Call for Proposals: GRC terms of reference for the Anticipation Hub Strategy 2030

The Anticipation Hub (AH) is a joint initiative of the German Red Cross (GRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCCC). It was established in December 2020 and is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO). 

Disclaimer – Updated TOR and Price Sheet, and contract 

Please note that the Terms of Reference (TOR) have been updated due to changes in the project timeline. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 

The new TOR has been posted, and all relevant changes are highlighted in yellow for your easy reference. 
Kindly be advised that the Price Sheet has also been renewed and now reflects a fee of 30 days. 

⚠️ Important: Only bids using the new Price Sheet will be considered for evaluation. 

The AH serves as a central convener, connecting around 160 partners from across the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, academic and research institutions, NGOs, UN agencies, government bodies, donors, and networks engaged in anticipatory action. 
Its mission is to promote knowledge exchange, joint learning, technical guidance, and strategic advocacy across practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to enable better, coordinated and collective anticipatory action in collaboration with at-risk communities. 
Since its inception, the AH has worked through three strategic priorities – (1) learning, innovation and exchange; (2) guidance and support; and (3) policy and advocacy – which have shaped its services and positioned it as a central convenor and knowledge platform in the anticipatory action space. 

Objective of the Contract 

Building on the implementation of the 2021–2024 strategy and insights gained from its recent evaluation; the Anticipation Hub is now entering a new strategic cycle. As a connector, knowledge broker and thought leader in anticipatory action, the AH is poised to evolve its vision and service offerings in response to shifting global dynamics, funding landscape, institutionalization of anticipatory action, and the needs of diverse anticipatory action stakeholders and implementers. 

The AH Strategy 2030 will define the Hub’s renewed vision, strategic priorities, and Theory of Change for the next five years. It should build on the achievements and lessons of the previous strategic period, respond to the findings of the recent evaluation of the 2021–2024 strategy, and reflect trends across the anticipatory action landscape. The strategy shall reaffirm the AH’s added value and clarify its focus in a rapidly changing context marked by a humanitarian system that is under financial pressure, demand for increased coordination and localisation, and the evolution of anticipatory action across regions, sectors and hazards. 

   

Tender Process Steps  

  

   

Timeline  

   

Publication of the Public Tender  

05.09.2025 

Deadline for Bidder Questions  

15.09.2025 

Submission Deadline for Offers  

19.09.2025 

 

Deadline for Contracting Authority's Inquiries Regarding Submitted Offers  

23.09.2025 

Invitation: Presentation of Offer (Top 3 Candidates) 

19.09.2025 EOB(scheduled 23.09.2025) 

Notification of Planned Contract Award  

06.10.2025 

Contract Conclusion (tentative) 

10.10.2025 

Start of Collaboration  

13.10.2025 

Binding Period for Offers: (Offers that do not comply with the binding period will be excluded.)  

10.10.2025 

Inception Report 

Tentative October 2025 

White Papers Around Four Strategic Areas of Intervention 

Tentative November 2025 

Team Retreat Facilitation & Initial Findings Presentation 

Tentative November2025 

Theory of Change Document 

Tentative December 2025 

Draft Strategy Document 

Tentative December 2025 

Final Strategy Documents and Annexes & Final Validation Workshop 

December 2025 

Download tender documents: Amendment_Tender_Documents_Strategy_2030.zip

Bidder Questions: Bidder questions strategy 2030.pdf

Contact: Team64-support(at)drk(dot)de  

Subject: Anticipation Hub Strategy 2030

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