Open Calls
068-025 Technical assistance to monitor key digital developments in the Western Balkans and prepare the Western Balkans Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2025 Report
Published: 05 SEPTEMBER 2025 Deadline: 24 SEPTEMBER 2025
Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) is looking for a consulting company or consortium of experts to support the RCC in preparing the Western Balkans Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2025 Report.
The overall objective of the consultancy is to support the Western Balkans Six (WB6) in monitoring digital progress in each WB6 and the region towards the digital targets, by using indicators related to DESI, in line with the four dimensions of the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030, European Union (EU) best practices, and the respective EU DESI methodology.
066-025 Technical support to the RCC on Content Development of GAWB Observatory Platform
Published: 03 SEPTEMBER 2025 Deadline: 17 SEPTEMBER 2025
The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) is seeking consultancy services to support the content development of GAWB Observatory Platform.
The purpose of this assignment is to collect, prepare, and upload content to the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans (GAWB) Observatory Platform—an online tool designed to visually present the progress of Sofia Declaration’s implementation.
The Observatory Platform will consist of several sections that require structured content and regular monthly updates. It will feature both a public and a private layer, with the Service Provider responsible exclusively for the public layer.
062-025 Mapping Deep-Tech and Green-Tech Manufacturing Potential in the Western Balkans
Published: 14 AUGUST 2025 Deadline: 08 SEPTEMBER 2025
The RCC is looking for a qualified consulting company or consortia of individual experts to map deep-tech and green-tech manufacturing potential in the Western Balkans (WB) to identify strategic opportunities for innovation-driven growth, sustainable industrial transformation and broader regional collaboration.
This assignment aims to identify and analyse the ecosystem of deep-tech and green-tech manufacturing in the WB, enabling policymakers, investors, and entrepreneurs to make data-driven decisions. It will map and assess the existing and emerging potential within both sectors and offer an overview of organisations working across key sub-industries while highlighting innovation intensity and scale in the WB, and inform on future growth prospects.
The consultancy aims to support the activities undertaken by the RCC in the framework of the implementation of the Common Regional Market Action Plan 2025-2028 (CRM 2.0). The CRM 2.0’s Human Capital Development pillar seeks to foster the growth of a regional innovation ecosystem by supporting innovation-related initiatives and enhancing workforce skills.
061-025 Regional Online Matchmaking Platform for Research & Innovation Infrastructures
Published: 13 AUGUST 2025 Deadline: 08 SEPTEMBER 2025
The RCC is looking for a specialized technology firms, consortia or joint ventures, accredited academic institutions, and recognized academic technology infrastructures to create and maintain a Regional Online Matchmaking Platform for Research & Innovation Infrastructures. The Platform will offer targeted support to enhance cooperation among research organisations, higher education institutions, individual researchers, businesses, governments, and civil society in the Western Balkans.
Once operational, a publicly accessible Platform will (1) feature comprehensive profiles of infrastructures and entities, (2) help increase the utilisation and awareness of regional innovation assets and (3) offer operational matchmaking functionality to facilitate cross-regional collaboration.
The consultancy aims to support the activities undertaken by the RCC in the framework of the implementation of the Common Regional Market Action Plan 2025-2028 (CRM 2.0). The CRM 2.0’s Human Capital Development pillar seeks to foster the growth of a regional innovation ecosystem by supporting innovation-related initiatives and enhancing workforce skills.
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