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United Kingdom
Permanent Representation to the EU
Commercial Section
British Expertise –July 2010
UKRep, Commercial Section
What does UKRep do?
Represents the UK in negotiations on EU policy
Monitors activities of EU institutions
Provides information and advice to UK Ministers
and Whitehall
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EU External Aid
Allocation by Region
2007-13
Pre-accession/potential candidates (IPA)
€11.5 billion
EU neighbourhood (ENPI)
€11.2 billion
Asia, Central Asia, Latin America (DCI)
€16.9 billion
Africa, Caribbean & Pacific (EDF 10)
€22.7 billion
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What does UKRep Commercial Section do?
“Help UK companies access
business opportunities arising
from EU External Aid Funded
Projects.”
€12 billion/annum
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What does UKRep Commercial Section do?
1.
Information on future tenders
Information Bulletin (subscription charge)
Monthly update and information on EU-financed project opportunities
Information about aid-funded business events
Increasingly project information about EIB/EBRD
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What does UKRep Commercial Section do?
2. Help in solving problems*
e.g.
•
Advice on procurement procedures, rules and regulations
•
Influence Commission on PRAG revisions through organisation of Member
States meetings with EuropeAid.
•
Advice and assistance with payment problems
•
Differing views encountered in country on rules and procedures at
tendering or implementation stage of a project
•
Documentary evidence
NB. We cannot intervene in contractual matters
* partly under Account Management
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What does UKRep Commercial Section do?
3.
Help in identifying potential partners*
• Organisation of two sector based networking seminars annually (around
150 companies from 16 Member States).
• Project specific partner seeking service (in co-operation with other Member
States Perm Reps and Trade Offices in Brussels)
• Contacts in other Member States (NB. New “Consultants Directory” including
companies from other EU Member States coming soon)
• Trade Advisers in Embassies
* partly under Account Management
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Sources of Information
UKTI
UKREP web-page - (http://ukeu.fco.gov.uk/en/)
“Advice to Business”)
(click on
UKTI portal - Aid Funded Business Service and business
opportunities (www.ukti.gov.uk)
Commission
EuropeAid for forthcoming external aid tenders
(https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/onlineservices/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome)
TED for all tender notices both external aid and member state
public procurement.
(http://ted.europa.eu)
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More information
The Commercial Team at UKREP
Sue Mortimer
Head of Section
Pre-accession & Future Candidates
Linda Geller
Commercial Officer
ACP, Asia (thematic), Latin
America
Jan Soeltenfuss
Commercial Officer
European Neighbours, Asia country
programmes, EIB
Claire Wilcock
Commercial Assistant
Business Opportunities
Lorraine Emsbach
Commercial Assistant
General enquiries
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.ukeu.fco.gov.uk/en/advice-business/
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Avenue d’Auderghem, 10
B1040 Brussels
Thank you for your attention!
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