NEXUS International Trade is a European Union consultancy to governments and multilaterally-financed programmes. We specialise in data governance, digital identity, AI policy, and the institutional design that makes digital public services durable.
Our focus is narrow by design. We go deep where institutional design, policy, and digital delivery intersect — the advisory layer that sits alongside, and complements, the large infrastructure or software programmes that dominate public-sector digital portfolios.
National and ministerial data governance frameworks: classification, consent, lawful basis, cross-ministerial data sharing, and alignment with GDPR, the EU Data Governance Act, and sector-specific regulation.
Citizen and business digital identity design: reference architecture, trust frameworks, service-bus integration, and the institutional arrangements that make identity programmes durable beyond the initial roll-out.
Regulatory mapping aligned with the EU AI Act, OECD AI Principles, and UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI. Sectoral risk frameworks, emerging-technology policy drafting, and AI-assisted regulatory tooling.
Digital service catalogues, citizen journey design, prioritisation frameworks, and the governance layer that sustains delivery across the full lifecycle of a GovTech programme — not only its first release.
Institutional cybersecurity frameworks, CERT and SOC operating-model design, and the policy layer that complements technical protection. Strictly separate from, and complementary to, penetration-testing services.
For governments pursuing EU candidate status, CEPA, or regulatory convergence: structured alignment of the digital acquis — eIDAS 2.0, GDPR, the Data Governance Act, and the AI Act — with the national framework.
Clients rarely ask where a consultant studied. They do ask whether deliverables hold up against the standards their own auditors, regulators, and multilateral counterparts apply. We design against these from the first page, not at review.
Headquartered in Spain (European Union), NEXUS maintains an active working focus across five regions. Regional sensitivity matters: the legal, institutional, and donor ecosystem of each one differs, and our methodology adapts accordingly.
We travel on demand for inception workshops, stakeholder validation, and handover — with in-person presence priced transparently into every proposal. Our default operating mode is remote-first with targeted missions.
The digital programmes that outlive their governments are not the ones with the best technology — they are the ones with the clearest institutional design underneath the technology.
Every engagement is scoped individually after a short written briefing exchange. Pricing is proposed once the scope is agreed and reflects the seniority of the team, the duration, the travel required, and the institutional complexity of the counterparty. NEXUS works under World Bank QCBS, CQS, and LCS procurement methods, under EU framework contracts, and under bilateral donor terms.
Multi-dimensional maturity assessment plus prioritised action plan. Decision-ready report for ministerial leadership and digital government units.
National or ministerial framework — policy, legal alignment, operational procedures, implementation roadmap, institutional governance.
Full service inventory, prioritisation against citizen impact, service-redesign briefs with citizen journey maps and technology-neutral design templates.
Gap against EU AI Act, OECD AI Principles, UNESCO Recommendation. Prioritised interventions and draft provisions ready for legal review.
Every engagement — whether a fixed-fee productised service or a multilaterally-financed QCBS mandate — follows the same five-phase method. The rigour is constant; the depth adapts to the mandate.
Institutional landscape, stakeholder map, documentation review, client focal points.
Peer comparison within the thematic cohort. What works, what has failed elsewhere, and why.
Framework drafting, consultation rounds, legal review, and integration with existing instruments.
Decision-ready documentation, template pack, and a readout designed for the intended audience.
Optional sustained-implementation support — monthly retainer or time-and-materials as needed.
We engage exclusively in writing — no introductory calls, no speculative meetings. Writing enforces precision, leaves a clean audit trail, and respects the counterparty's time. If there is a topic where NEXUS could be useful, please write and we will respond within 48 hours.
Written request to the email above. Please include the project or programme of interest and the nature of the engagement being considered.
Typical response time: under 48 hours on weekdays. Expressions of interest for RFPs and REoIs are submitted within 10 working days of formal receipt of the notice.