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Call for abstracts: feminist frontiers: Rethinking power, agency and responses in conflict-affected borderlands

CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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11 Sep 2025 at 08:30

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Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process initiated by Chemonics International, Inc. involves a tender for research services titled "Call for abstracts: feminist frontiers: Rethinking power, agency and responses in conflict-affected borderlands". This opportunity, primarily for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), is based in London, United Kingdom. The tender, which was published on 11th September 2025, is seeking abstracts by 15th September 2025. The procurement follows an open procedure and is currently in the Tender stage, with the project valued at up to £15,000 covering a contract period starting 30th October 2025 and ending 31st July 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in research, particularly those with expertise in feminist studies, conflict resolution, and social policy. The project aims to develop papers that apply a feminist lens to borderland conflict studies, exploring themes such as power dynamics and agency. Ideal candidates are those capable of harnessing feminist perspectives to inform peacebuilding and governance policy in contested areas. Participating in this project could provide these businesses with higher visibility, strengthened reputation in research consulting, and a substantial platform for influencing policy development.

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Notice Title

Call for abstracts: feminist frontiers: Rethinking power, agency and responses in conflict-affected borderlands

Notice Description

The XCEPT Research Fund (XRF) invites abstracts that will support the development of a series of high-quality papers that apply a feminist lens to the study of conflict-affected borderlands, with a particular focus on power structures linked to masculinities and femininities, the gendered dynamics of agency within conflict ecosystems, and the potential for feminist approaches to inform more just and transformative peacebuilding in borderlands. Grounded in questions of power, resistance, and structural inequality, this research will contribute to advancing feminist knowledge and practice in borderland contexts and to generating more contextually grounded, equity-focused policy responses to conflict and governance challenges in fragile and contested spaces. XCEPT will provide up to PS15,000 of funding for a 6-9 month project that explores one of the below questions and themes. 1. In what ways do ideas and practices of masculinity and femininity shape power structures and conflict in borderlands? 2. How does gender shape agency within conflict-affected borderlands and how is this reflected in the ways communities or actors navigate, resist or transform structural conditions? 3. In what ways do gender-mainstreaming peacebuilding frameworks engage with the structural and intersectional dimensions of conflict-affected borderlands? What epistemic and practical limitations do these frameworks expose, and how might feminist approaches inform more transformative, contextually grounded interventions? Papers may be authored individually or co-authored. Interested applicants can read more about this opportunity here: https://www.xcept-research.org/grants_post/call-for-abstracts-feminist-frontiers-rethinking-power-agency-and-responses-in-conflict-affected-borderlands/ The deadline for submission is Monday 15 September 2025 at 10:00 BST.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c4e44495-6100-4f15-8b17-2ef51190849c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52eb89aa-1907-4935-8f40-569a942ed738
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£15,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
15 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Oct 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC1M 5QL
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

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