EU and Public Sector Consultancy
EU AND PUBLIC SECTOR CONSULTANCY
IBS frequently works for governments and public sector institutions. It is well accustomed to handling pre-qualification procedures for competitive tenders and to assisting leading international companies put together winning consortia.
It is particularly active in projects funded by the European Commission, with a department dedicated to tracking the EU's growing aid programme for Turkey. The launch of negotiations between the EU and Turkey for full membership in 2005 means that the aid budget is likely to increase rapidly. The Commission is planning to disburse €11.5 billion of aid to Turkey, Croatia, and FYROM. 60-70% of this is likely to be channelled to Turkey. Confirmed allocations for Turkey are:
| 2007 | €492 million |
| 2008 | 539 |
| 2009 | 566 |
| 2010 | 654 |
Forecasts for 2011-13 are around €1 billion annually.
These funds are being disbursed under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), which replaces previous EU programmes. The IPA comprises five components:
- Support for transition and institution-building
- Cross-border cooperation between themselves, with the Member States or within the framework of cross-border or inter-regional actions.
- Human resources development as preparation for cohesion policy and the European Social Fund;
- Regional development in preparation for the implementation of the Community's cohesion policy, and in particular for the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund;
- Rural development in preparation for the common agricultural policy and related policies and for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
IBS is particularly experienced in the last two of these items, regional and rural development. Since 2003, it has been involved in 12 successful bids for projects funded by the European Commission. It also provides pre-selected consultants to give technical and administrative assistance to the EC Delegation in Ankara. In this context, IBS is one of the Accepted Consultants for providing experts under List 5 (Transport ), List 9 (Energy), List 10 (Industrial policy & SMEs), and List 13 (Regional policy). It has a particular expertise in regional development. It looks forward to sharing in the opportunities created by this fund flow. It believes that its track record here can be valuable to a European partner with its own experience in this area.
Other institutions for which IBS has worked include:
- Turkish Government
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Prime Minister's Promotion Fund
- State Planning Organisation
- Telecommunications Authority
- World Bank
- Telecommunications Regulatory Entity, Albania
- Foreign aid programmes and trade missions
- AFD, France
- Department of Commerce, US
- Enterprise Ireland
- EVD, Netherlands
- ICE, Italy
- ICEX, Spain
- International Trade, Canada
- Jetro, Japan
- Trade and Development Agency, US
- UK Trade and Invest
- Virginia Economic Development Partnership, US
EU Projects
Examples of technical assistance projects involving IBS and experts supplied by IBS include:
| 2007 | Preparation of Tender Dossiers for the Project of Control of Rabies Disease in Turkey |
| 2005-07 | Distribution Networks Modernization Incentives in Pre-accession Countries (DINEMO, EU's 6th Framework) |
| 2005-06 | Technical Assistance to Provide Support in the Preparation o Grant Contracts to be signed under the Rural Development Component to the GAP Regional Development Programme Grant Scheme |
| 2005-07 | Technical Assistance for the Implementation of Regional Development in Samsun, Kastamonu and Erzurum NUTS II Regions |
| 2005 | Technical Assistance to Support the Evaluation of the Call for Proposals of Rural Development Component of GAP Regional Development Programme |
| 2004-06 | Energy Corridor Optimisation for the European Markets of Gas, Electricity & Hydrogen (ENCOURAGED, EU's 6th Framework) |
| 2004 | Baseline survey and needs analysis for Regional Development Programmes in two NUTS II regions Agri-Kayseri |
| 2004 | Baseline survey and needs analysis for Regional Development Programmes in two NUTS II regions Konya-Malatya |
| 2003-04 | Rapid Appraisal and Need Analysis for Rural Development Component of the GAP Regional Development Programme |
| 2003-04 | Preparation of Detailed Designs and Tender Dossiers for Works and Services Related to Veterinary Border Inspection Posts in Turkey |
| 2003-04 | Interim evaluation of EU-funded projects on behalf of the European Commission |
| 2003 | Assistance to the General Directorate of Insurance at the Undersecretariat of Treasury |
| 2002 | Assessment of the Renewable Energy Potential of the EBRD Countries of Operation for European Investment Bank in cooperation with Black & Veatch (USA) |
| 2002 | European Investment Bank (EIB) Tender Document Preparation for Construction and Consultancy Services for Eskişehir Municipality Water and Sewerage Works (TR) |
| 2001 | EU PACE Promoting Active Citizenship in Europe |
| 1996-99 | EU-MEDA Project for the Strengthening of the Organisational Structure of the Association for the Protection of Consumers |
We are also among the pre-selected consultants used to provide technical and administrative assistance to the EC Delegation in Ankara for its own tasks. In this context, IBS is one of the Accepted Consultants for providing experts under List 5 (Transport ), List 9 (Energy), List 10 (Industrial policy & SMEs), and List 13 (Regional policy).
Other Consultancy & Advisory Projects
- Comprehensive consultancy for the Telecommunications Authority in Ankara on market entry regulations and licensing, in partnership with WIK-Consult GMBH.
- Assistance to the Telecommunications Regulatory Entity, Tirana, with WIK-Consult
- Consultancy on the natural gas market for the World Bank energy team
- Informatics Sector Studies commissioned by the World Bank.
- Studies of Agricultural Taxation commissioned by the World Bank
- Cukurova Metropolitan Project commissioned by the State Planning Organisation, Ankara from a consortium formed by Inbucon & Dar Al Handasah. IBS was responsible for the macroeconomic sections of the project
- Reorganisation of the Iller Bank, commissioned by the State Planning Organisation, Ankara. IBS worked with Inbucon, being responsible for the legal, administrative and economic components of the project
- Supporting the Energy Conservation Programme commissioned by Elektrik Isleri Etud Idaresi, Ankara, from Hagler Bailly. IBS acted as representative of Hagler Bailly in this World Bank-funded project.
- In the original Master Health Plan of Turkey, tendered by the State Planning Organisation, Ankara. IBS put together a consortium of Stevenson Kellog Ernst &Whinny of Canada, Hacettepe University, Ankara, and Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul. The consortium won the technical evaluation stage of the tender, with 97 points out of 100 but came second in the financial section.
Market Entry Projects
- The wireless sector in Turkey, for International Trade, Canada
- The metal working sector in Turkey, for EVD, Netherlands
- Renewable energy in Turkey, for Agence Francaise de Developpement, Paris
- A study of 72 sub-sectors of the construction industry in Turkey for the Turkish Trade Unit of British Trade International.
- A range of projects for ICE, the Institute of Foreign Trade, Rome, including studies on food processing & packaging, leather and shoe industries, packaging, agricultural machinery, and furniture.
- 12 sectoral studies for ICEX, the Institute of Foreign Trade, Madrid, to assist in the preparation of Expotecnica 1999, the major Spanish trade and investment fair planned for next year.
- Various studies for UK Trade & Invest (formerly the Department of Trade and Industry) London.
- Various studies for the Department of Commerce, Washington.
- A review of cotton sector issues commissioned by Japanese External Trade Organisation.
- The European Business Week, commissioned by the State Planning Organisation, Ankara. IBS was responsible for the technical preparations, documentation and selection of Turkish companies, as well as their matchmaking with foreign participants.