LONDON, April 16 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Marden Parish Council Industry: Construction work Description: Proposed extension and alterations to Marden Changing Rooms/Pavilion at Marden Playing Field, Marden, Kent. Building is single storey, brick built with tiled roof. At present the building is vacant but has previously been used as changing rooms for the playing fields and the intention is to convert it into ...
LONDON, April 16 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED Industry: Ground investigation work and Ground investigation services Description: Kier infrastructure is seeking to establish a dedicated supply chain to deliver a programme of both non-intrusive and intrusive surveys in support of the design developments and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) requirements for one of our contracts. The scope i...
LONDON, April 16 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED Industry: Excavation work at archaeological sites and Geophysical surveys of archaeological sites and Archaeological services Description: Kier Infrastructure is seeking to establish a dedicated supply chain to deliver a programme of both non intrusive and intrusive surveys in support of the design development and Environmental Impact Assessment (...
LONDON, April 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Connect Fund extended for an additional two years, with £1.5 million new funding to be awarded in 2027-2029. * It comes as 22 applicants are awarded funding from the second round for 2026/27. * Minister visits group supporting art access for older people and those with dementia. Northern Ireland community and voluntary organisations will be able to bid for an additional £1.5 million in grant funding...
India, April 16 -- A new preschool centre in Bishnupur is bringing renewed attention to the importance of structured early childhood education in Manipur. Designed for children aged 2 to 6 years, the newly launched facility introduces a thoughtfully planned learning environment that combines safety-focused infrastructure, activity-based classrooms, and age-appropriate developmental spaces. Located within a community setting, the centre reflects an effort to make organized early learning more acc...
Mumbai, April 16 -- When India's defence and intelligence agencies need to see the unseen, to detect a threat before it strikes, to connect dots across terabytes of fragmented data, to stay five steps ahead of adversaries operating at the speed of algorithms, they increasingly turn to technology built by an Indian company, on Indian soil, for Indian sovereignty. That company is Innefu Labs. And the man who saw this future before it became a national conversation is Tarun Wig. At the India Today...
LONDON, April 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Vulnerable young people leaving the care system will be better supported following a review launched by the government today into the deaths of care leavers. This is in response to the horrifying fact that a disproportionate number of young people who have been in care die young, often in complex circumstances and without support from social workers and others. The government is determined to change this as par...
LONDON, April 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Taskforce first step towards modernising and speeding up recruitment process * Record multi-million-pound investment to encourage public to become magistrates * Part of the Government's Plan for Change to deliver faster and fairer justice for victims A new national taskforce will oversee local recruitment committees across England and Wales - helping select, interview and recruit civil-minded members of the p...
LONDON, April 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Returning to the Queen Elizabeth II Centre for a second year, the UK Flag Forum brings ship owners and operators, industry leaders and government partners together to discuss UK Flag interests,including maritime safety and technology. The day opened with a warm welcome from Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) CEO Virginia McVea, followed by Opening Remarks from the MCAChair Lord Simon Stevens. Maritime Ministe...
LONDON, April 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Families will receive new support from today to help children prepare for school, as the government rolls out a package of measures from primary school offer day through to the first day in September. The move comes as over a third (37%) of children are starting school without the basic skills they need for the classroom, with teachers and charities finding many children arriving in Reception unable to use the ...