Plastic Busters Initiative: rallying to action

o Requested services Over the time of implementation of the contract (2023-2025), the Contractor is expected to: - Compiling all the Plastic Busters (PB) related projects, relevant outcomes, deliverables and activities under the overall PB Initiative. - Capture and keep an overall, close and coherent look on Plastic Busters developments over time, updating any related information and dissemination package; collecting and structuring the information, documentation, policy paper, capacity building and training material into relevant communication packages, web news, PPTS etc to be – among others – placed on the Plastic Busters and UfM news; adapt accordingly websites texts, power points presentation, speeches and whatever relevant. - Identify concrete opportunities for supporting/funding marine litter actions, through current/upcoming funding windows (call for proposals or tenders or similar such as the InterregMed Euro Med; the Interreg Next Med; EU; etc) and any other relevant one; in close cooperation with the promoters and the UfM Secretariat, select the best-suited funding opportunity and assisting in preparing high quality technical documentation, according to the requirements, rules and templates of the donors/agency approached within the set deadlines (templates, forms, proposals etc..). - participating to meetings and present the Plastic Busters Initiative (vision, initiative and package of activities) as one, when so requested. - Keep on integrating the policy paper with the latest political, policy and legal developments (ex-international legally binding agreement, ..) as well as scientific findings and developments. - Fine-tune and update the communication material and database. Details of activities will be defined at inception phase and progressively, during project implementation. o Required outputs The Contractor shall produce: 1. Inception report (short work plan and tentative detailed work plan) 2. Mid-term reports, with the status of the advancement of the activities of the agreed work plan, plus annexes (communication and dissemination material, tender dossiers, etc.) 3. Final report with the description of the support provided, plus all annexes including the specific work carried out.