Project Overview
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) Secretariat, supported by C40 Cities, is seeking a qualified technology partner to manage and enhance its multi-platform digital ecosystem. The engagement covers ongoing website development, technical maintenance, hosting, database administration, UX/UI improvements, and new feature development across its primary website and associated initiative platforms.
GCoM’s main WordPress website includes a searchable resource library, an interactive marketplace, multilingual content, and a city directory containing data for more than 14,000 committed cities. The additional platforms include Innovate4Cities, Urban Transitions Mission, and the City-Business Climate Alliance.
Scope of Work (Requirements)
A. Website Maintenance & Technical Operations
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Maintain WordPress core, plugins, scripts, and website functionality across multiple domains.
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Manage hosting, DNS, server environments, database health, and automated backups.
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Monitor uptime, security, broken links, and site performance.
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Provide technical support for bugs, layout changes, and content asset updates.
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Maintain custom database tables supporting city profiles, mapping tools, and climate commitment tracking.
B. Feature Development & UX/UI Enhancements
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Improve website navigation, user journeys, page layouts, and content presentation.
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Develop reusable templates, campaign landing pages, and initiative-specific microsites.
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Enhance regional content hubs while maintaining consistent branding.
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Improve city profile pages, directory displays, search, and multi-variable filtering.
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Develop interactive maps, resource marketplaces, and other custom tools as required.
C. Database & Data Management
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Optimize database queries and performance for large city datasets.
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Maintain custom metadata and content-tagging frameworks.
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Improve batch data imports and exports across city profiles and partner reporting channels.
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Support data synchronization across websites and platforms.
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Improve the usability and performance of geographically based data and mapping tools.
D. Hosting, Security & Service-Level Support
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Provide ongoing infrastructure monitoring, backups, security patches, and technical maintenance.
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Establish clear service-level agreements (SLAs) for incidents, bugs, and outages.
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Maintain database integrity and cross-domain reliability.
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Provide a single point of contact for technical requests and incident escalation.
E. Project Governance & Collaboration
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Conduct weekly or biweekly meetings to review priorities and requests.
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Use a structured task-order process for new features and technical consulting.
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Provide clear estimates, timelines, and approval workflows before work begins.
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Supply specialists as needed, including project managers, business analysts, developers, database administrators, QA engineers, UX researchers, and UI designers.
The RFP also asks vendors to address digital carbon-footprint reduction and alignment with C40’s equity, diversity, and inclusion goals.
Key Dates
- Proposal Deadline: October 16, 2026
Budget
US$125,000
Why This Is a Great Opportunity, and for Whom
This RFP offers a chance to become a long-term digital delivery partner for a major international climate network. Rather than a one-off redesign, the work combines recurring maintenance and infrastructure management with ongoing feature development across four related digital platforms.
It is particularly relevant to agencies that can combine WordPress expertise, database engineering, UX/UI design, and reliable technical support within one delivery team. The US$125,000 maximum budget provides a defined financial ceiling, while the task-order model creates scope for continued development as GCoM’s digital needs evolve.
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