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Ex-Ante evaluation of the sectoral operational programme Transport within the Bulgarian national development plan 2007-2013
Details
Locations:Bulgaria
Start Date:Apr 1, 2006
End Date:Aug 1, 2006
Sectors: Macro-Econ. & Public Finance, Monitoring & Evaluation, Transport
Categories:Consulting services
Funding Agencies:
Date posted:Oct 18, 2013
Description
Ex-ante evaluations aim to optimise the allocation of budgetary resources under operational programmes and improve programming quality. Through this process the identification and appraisal of medium- and long-term needs, goals to be achieved, expected results, quantified targets, coherence of the strategy proposed, Community value-added, the extent to which the Community’s priorities have been taken into account and the quality of the procedures for implementation, monitoring, evaluation and financial management can be undertaken.
The Sectoral Operational Programme for Transport (SOPT) ex-ante evaluation was a valuable source of additional expertise, verification, and advice in SOP development in Bulgaria. It also assisted the country in coping with the process of putting into operation the new Structural Fund and CohesionFunds Regulations, and the accompanying changes. The evaluation team had to ensure that the most recent developments and requirements in the reform of the EU cohesion policy were taken into account in the process of preparation of the SOP and that they followed Community strategic guidelines for the period 2007-2013. Finally the ex-ante evaluation findings and reflections had to be incorporated in the SOPT as an integral part of it.
This involved the following specific objectives:
· Assessment of the impact of the proposed interventions within the OP
· Optimisation of the allocation of budgetary resources under priorities
· Improvement of the overall quality of the OP
· Coherence with the Community strategic guidelines and the national priorities in transport sector.
By meeting these objectives the Consultant was expected to improve the overall quality of the SOP on Transport, as well as contributing to establishing sound grounds for the implementation of the Structural and Cohesion funds in Bulgaria in the programming period 2007–2013.