1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia 1 EC Cooperation with Third Countries Consultancy Opportunities for Private Sector prepared by Mauro Napodano mauronapodano@tin.it Development Strategies mauronapodano@tin.it The author accepts sole responsibility for this presentation. Its content does not necessarily reflect the views of the EC which funded the project and of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who organised the seminar.

2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia 2 The Programme Cycle consists of the following phases Consultancy opportunities are in all phases of the EC programme cycle 2 PROGRAMME CYCLE 1 3 Strategy Planning Policy Formulation 5 6 4 Performance Evaluation Project Implementation Programme Identification & Formulation Monitoring Implementation

3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia 3 What kind of opportunities we are talking about 12  Programmes with geographical focus  All programmes are already open to new Member States; also including the 10th EDF financing initiatives in ACP countries  To be inferred from Europe/Aid Framework Contract (13 different lots)  Sectors require specific expertise covering the entire project cycle  Sectors also require expertise in a number of horizontal aspects Geographical areas Sector areas

4. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia 4 Programmes CARDS Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia b c a TACIS Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan d ALA Most Asian and Latin America countries Geographical areas MEDA Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen, West Bank and Gaza Strip 1 ACP Countries (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) are part of the Cotonou Agreement and financed under the EDF not the EC budget

5. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia 5 Detailed information on http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/projects/index_en.htm

6. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia 6 Under the approved Financial Framework 2007-2013 the EC has grouped the present development instruments under a consolidated framework Present Range of Geographical and Thematical Instruments Simplified framework consisting of : -Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) -European Neighbouring and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) -Development Cooperation and Economic Cooperation Instrument (DCEC) -Instrument for Stability -Humanitarian Aid -Macro Financial Assistance No big changes for consultancies; projects will continue to be tendered within each instrument

7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia 7 Deconcentration b List of EC Delegation in the world (outside EU) Europe : Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine MEDA : Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria,Tunisia, Turkey, West Bank & Gaza Asia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam Latin America : Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay,Venezuela Africa/ACP : Angola, Barbados, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Randa, Republic of Guinea, Senegal, SouthAfrica, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe c a EC Delegations manage most tender procedures and contracts Deconcentration in the management of EC external aid management has far reaching impact Proven experience in the beneficary country is a strong advantage in the bidding process

8. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia 8 13 2 Sector areas Rural development and food security Transport & infrastructures 1 2 Telecom. & information technologies Energy & nuclear safety 3 4 Conferences Environment 5 6 Culture, Governance and Home Affairs Health 7 8 Education, Employment and Social Support to Industry / commerce / services 9 10 Macro economy, Public finances 11 For expertise required see details at: http://ec.europa.eu/ europeaid/tender/c adre05/index_en.ht m Standards 12 Humanitarian Aid, Crisis Management

9. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia 9 Steps in tendering process from the point of view of the Contracting Authority 1 4 2 5 3 Preparation of Tender DossierPublication of procurement notice Shortlist report Publication shortlist notice Tender opening session Drafting of long list Set of Evaluation Committee Evaluation of technical/financial offers Award contract or cancel tender (in case of no tenderers with average scores over 80 points) 6 789