--- title: "Call for abstracts: feminist frontiers: Rethinking power, agency and responses in conflict-affected borderlands" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c4e44495-6100-4f15-8b17-2ef51190849c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c4e44495-6100-4f15-8b17-2ef51190849c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c4e44495-6100-4f15-8b17-2ef51190849c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c4e44495-6100-4f15-8b17-2ef51190849c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC." published: "2025-09-11" --- # Call for abstracts: feminist frontiers: Rethinking power, agency and responses in conflict-affected borderlands Buyer: CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c4e44495-6100-4f15-8b17-2ef51190849c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c4e44495-6100-4f15-8b17-2ef51190849c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c4e44495-6100-4f15-8b17-2ef51190849c.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52eb89aa-1907-4935-8f40-569a942ed738 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Sep 2025 | | Submission deadline | 15 Sep 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Oct 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC1M 5QL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Clerkenwell | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73110000 - Research services ## Release History - 11 Sep 2025 at 08:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52eb89aa-1907-4935-8f40-569a942ed738 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52eb89aa-1907-4935-8f40-569a942ed738 11th September 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5cfc9a3b-755e-4d6f-b54e-d9e0f563a1a3 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1c8b6fde-7387-4ab8-99a2-f68f034bfa77 Application form ## Notice URLs - https://www.xcept-research.org/grants_post/call-for-abstracts-feminist-frontiers-rethinking-power-agency-and-responses-in-conflict-affected-borderlands/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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