Support to SME Development in Armenia (SMEDA) Yerevan, October 5th 2016

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1 Support to SME Development in Armenia (SMEDA) Yerevan, October 5th 2016

2 Info Session on Call for Proposals For Business Member Organisa8ons SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 2

3 SMEDA Facts and Figures Period 01/ /2019 Funds co- financed by EU (+ BMZ) Partner Ministry of Economy ObjecFve Improve the nafonal business and investment climate and support the creafon and development of SMEs to enable broad based growth SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 3

4 SMEDA Vision SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 4

5 Result Area 2 Strengthen BMO/BSO Provide technical assistance to private sector organisafons (including chambers of commerce) to improve policy advocacy, to increase membership, to improve and expand services, to increase their network with European businesses Organise a call for proposals for acfon grants SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 5

6 Result Area 2 Indicators Range of services provided and used increased by at least 30%. Increased membership of min. 20% in at least 3 business associafons. Number of recommendafons of SME policy/strategy implemented (related to PPD demonstrafng the improvement of the dialogue as well as the general business and investment climate in Armenia). SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 6

7 Call for Proposals - Objec8ve Strengthen private sector organisafons role and capacity to parfcipate in PPD plazorms (evidence- based policy advocacy) CreaFng or upgrading exisfng pro bono legal advices/counsels for SME and entrepreneurs CreaFng or upgrading an independent whistle blowing IT reporfng system (corrupfon, harassment, bureaucracy etc.) SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 7

8 Call for Proposals Objec8ve II Increasing the awareness of SME s rights Upgrading entrepreneurial skills PromoFon of women entrepreneurship PromoFon of formalisafon of businesses Increasing innovafon capacifes and uflisafon of opportunifes of technology transfer Introducing innovafve tools for producfon processes or management PromoFon of economic clustering and value chain development SupporFng introducfon and expansion of Social Entrepreneurship concept and inifafves SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 8

9 Eligibility Criteria Applicants must apply as a Consor0um of Business Membership Organisa0ons (BMO) and/or Business Support OrganisaFons (BSO) The lead applicant of the consorfum has to be a BMO BSO may apply as co- applicants. 3 to 5 BMO/BSO per ConsorFum (number of total members represented by the consorfum) All members of ConsorFum must be registered in PADOR (PotenFal Applicant Data On- Line RegistraFon) h_p://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/etraining/pador/en/ index.html_en SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 9

10 Technical Proposal Name of Applicant s OrganisaFons in ConsorFum Contact of Applicant s organisafon/ lead of ConsorFum Type of organisafon (supporfng documents) Brief descripfon of the proposal ObjecFves Planned acfvifes Technical approach and methodology Timeframe/work plan Knowledge transfer elements proposed Deliverables/outcomes envisaged CVs of staff who will implement the Project and respecfve roles SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 10

11 Evalua8on Criteria Financial Proposal DescripFon of acfvifes, unit/measure, quanfty, unit costs (in EUR incl. taxes), total costs (in EUR incl. taxes), in- kind contribufon (if applicable) Financial and opera0onal capacity Sufficient experience of project management? Sufficient technical experfse? Sufficient management capacity? Does the lead applicant have stable and sufficient sources of finance? SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 11

12 Evalua8on Criteria II Relevance of the ac0on How relevant is the proposal to the objecfves and priorifes? How relevant to the parfcular needs and constraints of Armenia or region(s) of Armenia is the proposal (avoidance of duplicafon)? How clearly defined and strategically chosen are those involved? Have their needs been clearly defined and does the proposal address them appropriately? Does the proposal contain specific added- value elements, such as environmental issues, promofon of gender equality and equal opportunifes, needs of disabled people, rights of minorifes and rights of indigenous peoples, or innovafon and best pracfces SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 12

13 Evalua8on Criteria III Effec0veness and feasibility of the ac0on Are the acfvifes proposed appropriately, pracfcal, and consistent with the objecfves and expected results? Is the acfon plan clear and feasible? Does the proposal contain objecfvely verifiable indicators for the outcome of the acfon? Is any evaluafon/monitoring planned? Is the co- applicant(s)'s level of involvement and parfcipafon in the acfon safsfactory? SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 13

14 Evalua8on Criteria IV Sustainability of the ac0on Is the acfon likely to have a tangible impact? Is the proposal likely to have mulfplier effects? Are the expected results of the proposed acfon sustainable? Budget and cost- effec0veness of the ac0on Are the acfvifes appropriately reflected in the budget? Is the rafo between the esfmated costs and the expected results safsfactory? SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 14

15 Selec8on CommiKee GIZ SMEDA- Project GIZ Private Sector Development Programme in South Caucasus (PSD) GIZ Country Office Observer EBRD Observer EU DelegaFon SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 15

16 Other Relevant Informa8on Applicants shall bear all costs associated with the preparafon and submission of proposals. GIZ/SMEDA is not bound to accept any proposal and reserves the right to annul the selecfon process at any Fme, without thereby incurring any liability to applicants. The proposals and correspondence between applicants and GIZ/SMEDA shall be in English. Applicants, their partners, co- applicants and experts are responsible for meefng all tax liabilifes. Requests for clarificafon must be addressed by to GIZ will send its response in wrifng via , including an explanafon of the query but without idenffying its source to all organisafons that obtained the full set of RFP documents. SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 16

17 Budget Total maximum budget for CFP: EUR 200, (all taxes included) Maximum amount per proposal: EUR 100, (all taxes included) Applicants can contribute to the co- financing in kind (e.g. Fme, equipment, administrafve costs, travel expenses, office space, materials, etc.) SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 17

18 Timeline September 2016 October 2016 November 2016 November October Pre- announcement starfng September 6th - Launch of Call for Proposals on 29th - Informa0on Session on Call for Proposals on 5th - Deadline for Submission of Proposals 28th - Opening of Proposals on 1st - SelecFon and PreparaFon of contracts 4th- 11th - Signature of contracts second half of November - IncepFon of contracts - Contract implementafon SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 18

19 Addi8onal Informa8on I Call For Proposal (ENG) download at: h_p://eeas.europa.eu/delegafons/armenia/grants_tenders/files/ _en.htm Call For Proposal (ARM) download at: h_p://eeas.europa.eu/delegafons/armenia/grants_tenders/files/ _hy.htm 'STRONG CSOs for Stronger Armenia Contact: Irene Danielyan - info@civilsociety.am; T: East- Invest Contact: Vladimir Amiryan (NaFonal Focal Point) vamiryan@armcci.am; T: Financial Check for eligibility through GIZ: see a_ached.dotx- file; SupporFng Financial Audit for last year needs to be provided SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 19

20 Addi8onal Informa8on II The proposal does not have to respond to all three indicators for the SMEDA project listed in the CFP CVs of experts/staff can be presented in more than one proposal; however, feasibility has to be ensured, in case that two proposals with the same experts are selected. Applicants may submit mulfple Proposals, serve as a partner for another ConsorFum. While there are no strict restricfons against mulfple submissions from the same organisafon, the diversity of the grantee pool will be a factor in funding submissions. Therefore, we encourage you to think crifcally about the relafve strengths of the projects for which you are considering submisng Proposals. In- kind contribufon is not compulsory for the budget and is no selecfon criteria SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 20

21 Addi8onal Informa8on III Pro bono advice specifies services that are free of charge to enterprises (in parfcular to SMEs). These services can be provided by volunteers, staff or advisors. Funding for these services may be issued through project funds/grants. The tasks should be split within the applicants of the consorfum (shown within the descripfon of acfvifes). There is no obligafon to highlight this within the budget. This CFP excludes applicafons from private companies in the form of single enffes. Only private companies associated in BMO/associaFons/networks/ clusters/clubs of entrepreneurs or companies are eligible. If candidates are not chosen for the first grant cycle, they may apply again for the second grant cycle. SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 21

22 Addi8onal Informa8on IV All applicants will receive a decision within four to five weeks regarding whether or not they are selected. We cannot guarantee every proposal will receive detailed feedback, however, applicants are welcome to contact the project with specific quesfons about their proposal. Applicants may submit a proposal that is being considered by other organizafons. If your proposal is selected by both SMEDA and other funding organisafons you will be required to report this to SMEDA and adjust or expand the acfvifes and budget as appropriate so there is no duplicafon of funding. You are allowed to expand your project s scope of work with funding from other sources, as long as you complete the project SMEDA funded to being conducted. Only organisafons (BMO/BSO/etc.) registered in Armenia are eligible for the Call for Proposal. SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 22

23 Business Membership Organisa8on (BMO) This CFP uses the definifon of BMO used by GIZ internafonally. BMO are here referred to as various organisafons where companies or individual entrepreneurs and somefmes other business organisafons are members. BMOs advocate the interests of their members and respond to their needs by delivering required services and informafon. A general disfncfon is to be made between business associafons and chambers. Worldwide different types of associafons exist such as trade or industry associafons (also clusters), small scale enterprises associafons, business women s organisafons, industrial estate associafons, employers associafons, federafons (formed by other BMOs at lower administrafve levels). As chambers of commerce and industry in Armenia are established under private law (no obligatory membership of companies) they are also referred to as BMO SMEDA 12/10/2016 page 23

24 Support to SME Development in Armenia Private Sector Development Programme South Caucasus Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Eva Maria Näher 12 Proshyan Street 0019 Yerevan, Armenia T