Climate Resilience Framework Advisor Team - RFP

Description

RFx ID: 33391344 Organisation: Dunedin City Council Open date: Thursday, 29 January 2026 5:30 PM +13:00 Close date: Friday, 27 February 2026 4:00 PM +13:00 Categories: 77000000 - Environmental Services 80000000 - Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services 81000000 - Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services 83000000 - Public Utilities and Public Sector Related Services 93000000 - Politics and Civic Affairs Services Region: Otago Overview: The Dunedin City Council (DCC) is designing a citywide climate resilience framework to embed adaptation and resilience across all council activities and decisions. The DCC seeks a team of advisors to provide on-call specialist support for the design and establishment of the citywide climate resilience framework. The advisor team will complement in-house delivery through expertise in: 1. Climate resilience and adaptation planning 2. Organisational change and local government best practice 3. Community and stakeholder communications and engagement to support resilience and adaptation planning, and climate mainstreaming within Council The supplier will support: • Development of an adaptation plan • Mainstreaming adaptation across council operations • Building internal capability for climate-informed advice and decision-making • Initiating partnerships and community engagement This contract will not commit the DCC to a minimum spend. The DCC will engage with the supplier as and when required to scope and price the works. The consultant advisor team will not design or establish the citywide climate resilience framework, nor will they prepare or draft the climate adaptation plan. These functions remain the responsibility of DCC’s Climate Adaptation and Resilience Team (CART) and other internal DCC staff. The consultant’s role is strictly advisory, providing technical review, specialist guidance and best‑practice input to support in‑house delivery. Note that this contract is related to Citywide Climate Risk Assessment Solution for Dunedin - RFP (RFx ID 33333318)