Multiple framework contract to recruit short-term services in the exclusive interest of third countries benefiting from European Commission external aid, Lot 11

Multiple framework contract to recruit short-term services in the exclusive interest of third countries benefiting from European Commission external aid

EuropeAid/132633/C/SER/Multi

Lot 11: Macro economy, Statistics and Public finance management, minimum number of B-Sectors: 10;

Duration: Up to the 31/12/2015 with possibility of extension of maximum 2 years.

The Framework Contract BENEF 2013 is extended for two more years and is valid from 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2017.

Lot 11: Macro economy, Statistics and, Public finance management

A. EXPERTISE COMMON TO ALL LOTS

As a minimum, the expertise is required to cover the entire project cycle:
a. programme or project design and implementation,
b. preparation of Terms of Reference (services) and technical annexes (works, supplies)
and evaluation of offers (Procurement),
c. evaluation of grant proposals
d. evaluations (ex-ante, interim, ex-post etc.), monitoring

as well as a number of horizontal aspects:

e. (Cross-) sectoral policy analysis and reforms,
f. Macroeconomics,
g. Public financial management
h. legislation, regulations and law enforcement, approximation of legislation,
i. institutional capacity development,
j. training and research,
k. awareness-raising, (incl. information and communication).

B. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

A. Macro economy
1. Macroeconomic analysis / reforms (e.g. national accounts, fiscal, balance of payment, monetary)
2. Debt issues
3. Economic growth
4. Poverty analysis

B. Statistics
5. National statistical systems (e.g. data collection, analysis, publishing, quality control) ,
6. Performance measurement and monitoring (e.g. indicators identification, setting targets, measurement of development results, quality control)

C. Public financial management (PFM)
7. Assessment, diagnosis and reform of Public financial management, incl. PEFA framework
8. Audit (Internal and external)
9. Tax policy, revenue (e.g. direct and indirect, personal and corporate, excises)
10. Budgeting (e.g. policy, planning, preparation, execution, reporting and audit)
11. Public procurement
12. Public sector accounting systems (e.g. chart of accounts, single/double, cash/accruals)