Deadline: 5 December 2025 Background As part of the comprehensive support envisioned by NetZeroCities as the Cities Mission platform, direct capacity support and capability building delivered by City Finance Specialised Services (CFSS) roles has been included in direct response to stated priority needs by Mission Cities. The CFS role is being provided in a combination of ways, and this procurement scope addresses one of those ways. Direct sub-contracting of CFS services in target geographies will seek to ensure all cities are receiving this level of capacity and capability support. Mission Cities use the Investment Plan of the Climate City Contract [...]

Deadline: 31 October 2025 Background Dijon Métropole has committed to energy transition through its Climate City Contract (CCC) and the Pilot Cities Programme (PCP) within the Horizon Europe “100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030” The Action plan and Investment Plan of the CCC are describing global investment amount needed for the Energy transtion on the territory as well as proposing to adress actions throughout the management of an Energy projects’ portfolio. One of the key initiatives of Dijon Métropole Pilot Cities Programme Activity is the creation of a territorial massification operator: the Société d'Économie Mixte (SEM) ENERGIES (a public-private [...]

Deadline: 31 October 2025 Background The City of Turin is advancing the implementation of its Climate City Contract (CCC) and has developed a structured labelling process to formalize and expand alliances with local stakeholders, including public companies, large corporations, SMEs, startups, trade associations, non-profits, academic institutions, and research centers. The aim of the labelling initiative is to recognize organizations that contribute to emissions reductions within the city. While the city has successfully engaged startups and youth-driven initiatives, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remain underrepresented in local climate governance. These stakeholders have traditionally been more difficult to engage due to a [...]

Deadline: 28 October 2025 About the request In the context of the efforts of Irish cities within the EU Mission for 100 Climate Neutral Cities by 2030, and specifically the opportunity identified to provide additional support to the community of cities working toward the mission’s objectives within the Ireland's national ecosystem, the City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC is requesting a quotation for services from an organisation or individual able to operate within this national context. The role involves supporting teams from NetZeroCities, as relevant, to take charge of and facilitate the process described below. The following [...]

Deadline: 10 October 2025 About the request The City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC, are requesting quotation for for legal advisory for the design and launch of a municipal Energy Fund in Porto aiming to improve energy efficiency and increase renewable energy production in residential dwellings and commercial spaces in the metropolitan area and mitigate energy poverty among vulnerable communities in the region. This fund will be technically managed by AdEPorto – Porto Energy Agency, in collaboration with Porto Municipality. AdEPorto is a non-profit association established in 2007, which promotes sustainable development in the northern part of [...]

Deadline: 29 August 2025 About the request The City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC, are requesting proposals for supporting Nantes Métropole in the development of a local climate finance facility aimed at linking private and public funders with project developers in the field of carbon storage, biodiversity, reforestation, and more generally climate transition. The goal of Nantes Metropole is to create an innovative facility, inspired by La Rochelle's Coopérative carbone pioneering model, capable of creating a new financial ecosystem by linking private (and public) funders with climate project developers, particularly in the fields of carbon storage, biodiversity, [...]

Deadline: 15 August 2025 Update: 28 July About the request The City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC, are requesting proposals for City Finance Specialised Services, dedicated to support capital and finance needs for specific Mission cities in the following geographic areas: Bulgaria : Sofia and Gabrovo Czech Republic : Liberec Estonia : Tartu Hungary : Budapest, Miskolc and Pecs Israel : Eilat Latvia : Riga and Liepāja Lithuania : Vilnius and Tauragė Slovakia : Bratislava and Košice In a practical sense, the City Finance Specialist (CFS) will be expected to work collaboratively with each city’s transition team and [...]

Deadline: 14 July 2025 About the request The City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC, are requesting proposals for legal advisory for the design and launch of a municipal Energy Fund in Porto aiming to improve energy efficiency and increase renewable energy production in residential dwellings and commercial spaces in the metropolitan area and mitigate energy poverty among vulnerable communities in the region. This fund will be technically managed by AdEPorto – Porto Energy Agency, in collaboration with Porto Municipality. AdEPorto is a non-profit association established in 2007, which promotes sustainable development in the northern part of the [...]

Deadline extended: 17 July 2025 Background The greenhouse gas inventory conducted in Warsaw every two years shows that nearly three quarters of Warsaw's greenhouse gas emissions come from the production and consumption of electricity and thermal energy in buildings. Therefore, actions concerning the energy sector are key to achieving climate goals. Since 2013, the City of Warsaw (responsible unit: Infrastructure Department) has been implementing a programme to monitor the management of electricity, heating, gas and water, and the cost of their consumption, together with the scoping of measures to improve the efficiency of energy use in more than 2,000 city [...]

Deadline: 8 July 2025 About the request The City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC, are requesting proposals to support the City of Zaragoza in the preparation of an external Communication Strategy and supporting the improvement of internal communication activities between different departments of the city for the successful implementation of the City Climate Contract. Zaragoza has set ambitious objectives in its Climate City Contract (CCC). However, effective participatory communication approaches remain a challenge, both internally and externally. Limited engagement from citizens, key community actors and private entities presents a significant barrier to implementation. To overcome these challenges, [...]