Tender notice.
Global announcement:
NRC seeks to establish at least one framework agreement with one or more qualified engineering service providers to supply flexible engineering capacity for the ongoing design, development, deployment, and maintenance of the CLEAR platform. This is not a fixed-scope project engagement; instead, NRC is seeking a partnership model where the selected provider(s) supply engineering capacity on a time-and-materials basis, with work packages defined iteratively based on evolving product priorities.
The selected provider will work under the direction of NRC’s internal CLEAR team, including the AI Lead and Product Manager, with work prioritised from a managed product backlog.
NRC offers a 24 months framework agreement (with the possibility of extension), under which specific work orders will be issued as capacity is required.
Background:
NRC is an international non-governmental organization (iNGO) working with displacement-affected people in 40 countries worldwide. We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future.
CLEAR (Crisis Learning, Early-warning, Anticipation, and Response) is NRC’s flagship initiative leveraging artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to transform how humanitarian organisations detect, prepare for, and respond to crises. CLEAR aims to integrate diverse data sources into unified early warning and early action systems that enable risk-informed, proactive humanitarian response at sub-national level.
The initiative has four core product areas:
- CLEAR Warning – Crisis detection, risk modelling, and threshold-based alerting
- CLEAR Insights – Situation analysis, impact estimation, and needs mapping
- CLEAR Operations Console – GenAI-powered emergency workflow management and decision support
- CLEAR Cash – Cash assistance dashboard with economic indicators
CLEAR is designed as a modular, API-first platform with a four-layered data architecture comprising data ingestion, processing, storage and governance, and an access layer. The system integrates with external data sources including satellite imagery, climate data, conflict event databases, social media feeds, and partner systems, and interoperates with key humanitarian platforms such as OCHA HDX, INFORM, and ERCC.
Tender details:
This tender will be comprised of 1 lot, which will cover the following technology landscape:
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Layer / Domain |
Technologies & Tools (Indicative) |
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Data Ingestion |
Kafka, Apache NiFi, standardised connectors, real-time streaming and batch processing |
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Data Processing |
Apache Spark, Airflow, PostGIS; ETL pipelines, geospatial processing, temporal aggregation |
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Storage & Governance |
PostgreSQL, Apache Atlas; federated catalogues, access control, data lineage |
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Access Layer / APIs |
FastAPI, GraphQL; REST APIs, webhooks, bulk export |
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Application Layer |
React, WebSocket, mapping libraries, GenAI integration |
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ML / AI |
Python (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy); NLP, LLM fine-tuning, ensemble methods, time-series forecasting |
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Infrastructure / DevOps |
Cloud infrastructure (AWS anticipated), CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, MLOps |
Required expertise:
The scope is intentionally flexible. NRC requires engineering capacity across the following broad capability areas, which may be drawn upon in varying proportions over the contract period:
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Capability Area |
Indicative Activities |
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Full-Stack Development |
React frontends, Typescript, Python/FastAPI backends, API development, dashboard and console development, mobile-responsive interfaces |
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Data Engineering |
ETL pipeline development, data ingestion connectors, streaming architecture, geospatial data processing, data quality frameworks |
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ML / AI Engineering |
Model development and training (NLP, time-series, ensemble methods), LLM integration and fine-tuning, MLOps pipelines, model monitoring and validation |
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DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure |
Cloud architecture, CI/CD pipelines, containerisation and orchestration, infrastructure-as-code, monitoring and alerting, security hardening |
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Integration Engineering |
API gateway development, platform integration, semantic mapping layers, authentication and access management |
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UX Engineering |
Implementation of UX designs, accessibility compliance, low-bandwidth optimisation, data visualisation and mapping interfaces |
Access to the tender package:
Register, and download the full tender package, using our form online by following (or copy/paste) this link: https://forms.office.com/e/1gaRPwmLmC
Deadline for submissions:
Submit your bid before 24 March 2026 - 23h59 (Oslo Time), by email to the address specified in the tender package (invitation to bid).