EPSDS Consortium

The EPSDS comprises:

Leading technical organisations in the fields of economics, private sector development and policy cycle management to enable DFID to access the best available technical support and advice;

Specialist training capacity to support DFID staff in enhancing their knowledge and expertise in specialist technical subject areas;

Worldwide domain experience through our global network of associates and partners;

Unrivalled post-conflict experience;

Proven resource centre management ability to deliver a high quality service, while managing multiple consultancy assignments; and

A specialist framework management team that ensures DFID staff get the resources they need on a timely basis and provides effective support to consultants on all call down contracts.

Post Conflict Experience

EPSDS consortium members have significant experience of working in post conflict and fragile states on economic renewal, policy development and enabling private sector growth. We understand the particular requirements associated with working in these hostile environments, have pools of appropriately security cleared personnel and the systems and processes to ensure the safety and security of our staff in the field through effective management of the risks involved.

The EPSDS consortium comprises:

ORGANISATION		PRIMARY SPECIALISATION
	Coffey International Development	Coffey International Development has specialist expertise in managing and delivering framework agreements for DFID. Coffey's technical expertise is divided across three practice areas: Financial Sector and Private Sector Development, Stability and Recovery and Public Sector Development
	Adam Smith International	Economic and enterprise reform, government reform, and education and social development
	Blueprint	Southern African based industry sector strategies and policies
	CARANA	Trade and competitiveness, capital markets development, privatisation and institution building
	ECORYS	European consultancy providing leading advisory services in economics, public finance and social development
	Emerging Market Economics	Centre of excellence in PSD and in the implementation of “Making Markets Work for the Poor”
	FJP Management Engineering	West Africa based governance
	Genesis Analytics	Africa based competition policy and access to finance
	GIC	Specialists in competitiveness and new market opportunities
	HELM Corporation	Public sector economics and financial management, legislation, policy determination, accounting and audit, and MIS-IT systems
	HTSPE	Livelihoods, rural enterprise, institutional and organisational change and poverty reduction
	JPS Associates (Private) Limited	Economic and administrative reform, devolution, infrastructure and poverty alleviation
	Mokoro	Policy Cycle Management including: PFM/PEM, aid management, governance, decentralisation, sector policies
	ODG	Economic policy and economic training and capacity building
	ODI	Economic development, poverty and public policy, humanitarian and rural policy, governance and research and policy: economics and PSD training and capacity building
	Springfield Centre	PSD emphasising a strong market led approach, PSD training and capacity building