1. British Expertise/ European Development Fund (EDF) 26th July 2010 Harewelle experience In EU-funded development

2. WHO ARE WE? 41 EU-funded projects in the last 10 years 22 in Africa, 15 Asia and Pacific, 10 global 11 ongoing, contract value € 25 m Project value € 491 m (inc. basket funds)

3. WHO ARE WE? Sectors Fisheries, Forestry, PAM, Agriculture, Water, livestock, CZM, Training / capacity building, Economics Coverage Permanent offices in Bangladesh, Zambia Zimbabwe and Lesotho

4. Overview of our Presentation Implementation Procurement Project Cycle

5. Implementation Case studies Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Programme (LUSIP) Swaziland Rural Water Supply and sanitation Programme (RWSSP) Papua New Guinea

6. Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Programme LUSIP PMU, management and co-ordination Total EU investment € 15m TA contract € 2.5m Total project investment € 100m, 7 funders

7. Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme – RWSSP - PNG PMU, delivery, capacity building, grant management and co-ordination Total EU investment € 35m (two phases), TA contract € 2.5m Delivery through NSAs to remote areas

8. Common lessons learned Changes in systems and reporting Coping with ‘non-standard’ conditions Delays in payment and approvals Differences between delegations in interpretation of PRAG

9. Procurement Different interpretations between delegations ‘Mechanical’ application of procedures Competition and working capital (SME participation) Importance of early intelligence and in forming consortia to meet PQ criteria

10. Project cycle Use of specialised niche firms/individuals (Frameworks) ‘Static’ assumptions and ability to adapt

11. Summary Notwithstanding, easier to work with procedures than other agencies Good information via website Valuable support through BE and bodies such as the UK Rep in Brussels Openness and willingness of EC Officials to meet at events and venues such as this

12. Contact details: Harewelle - www.harewelle.org Bruce Mead - bmead@harewelle.org Chris Shaw - cshaw@harewelle.org British Expertise - http://www.britishexpertise.org European Union ‘Practical Guide’ http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/impleme ntation/practical_guide/index_en.htm European Union ‘Procurement opportunities’ https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online- services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome&nbPubliList=15& orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&searchtype=QS

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