What Particip does

Particip GmbH is an independent German development consultancy headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau, founded in 1989 and operating as a private limited company (HRB 5459, Amtsgericht Freiburg). The firm delivers change-management and transformation services for international development cooperation, with a stated methodological focus on participatory, people-oriented approaches aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Its primary client base is EU institutions — particularly DG INTPA, DG NEAR, and DG ECHO — together with EU Delegations, partner-country governments, and international organizations; since 1989 the firm has implemented over 1,800 projects in 150+ countries.

The service portfolio is structured around the EU framework project lifecycle and comprises Framework Contract management, programme and project cycle management, monitoring and data collection, evaluation, institutional support, communication and visibility, and sectoral advisory services. The flagship asset is the firm's position under the EU's Framework Contract SEA 2023, where Particip leads five lots — including exclusive leadership of all three Monitoring & Evaluation-dedicated lots (Lots 15, 16, 17) and Lots 2 (Sustainable Natural Resources), 9 (Democracy/Human Rights), and 10 (Civil Society). Cumulative potential volume across the five lots is stated at approximately €275 million. Delivery is consortium-based: Particip operates as lead or member with a recurring network of tier-1 partners (Deloitte, Ecorys, ADE, AGRECO, adelphi, Sandpiper, AMBERO, OPM, GITEC, IDOM, IRD), with mobilization of subject-matter experts routed through an internal "My Particip" database portal.

Revenue is generated through project-specific, quote-based professional services contracts — primarily short-term expert missions and technical assistance assignments commissioned under EU FWC service requests and via direct bilateral contracts with partner-country governments. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct and field-driven: the firm responds to EU framework tenders, operates a Brussels liaison branch (Bureau de liaison at Rue Deux Eglises) to maintain proximity to European Commission Directorates-General, and maintains a multilingual web presence (English/French) supplemented by an email newsletter and the expert self-service portal. There is no disclosed venture funding, parent company, or public listing.

Name

Particip

Legal name

Particip GmbH

Website

https://particip.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Particip GmbH is an independent German development consultancy founded in 1989, delivering monitoring, evaluation, institutional support, and programme cycle management services to EU institutions, partner-country governments, and international organizations across 150+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK), Humanitarian Coordination, Information Management & Needs Assessment (BPADADAL)

Keywords

• Development consulting
• Monitoring evaluation services
• EU framework contracts
• Technical assistance
• Capacity building

Headquarters

HQ city

Freiburg Im Breisgau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. EU Framework Contract Services: Particip generates revenue through service contracts awarded under EU Framework Contracts (FWC), particularly the SEA 2023 contract. They lead consortia for multiple lots covering areas such as sustainable natural resources management, democracy and human rights, civil society support, monitoring, and evaluation. Revenue is generated through short-term expert missions and technical assistance assignments commissioned by EU Delegations and DG INTPA.
2. International Development Consulting: Direct consulting engagements with governments, international organizations, and development agencies worldwide for programme/project cycle management, monitoring, evaluation, institutional support, and communication services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Particip is an international development consultancy that delivers monitoring, evaluation, technical assistance, institutional support and communication services to EU institutions, partner-country governments and international organizations. Its flagship offering is management of the EU's FWC SEA 2023 framework contract, where it leads consortia across six lots including three Monitoring & Evaluation lots (Lots 15, 16, 17), enabling rapid mobilization of short-term experts for EU Delegations and DG INTPA assignments worldwide. Services span the full programme/project lifecycle and address all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals through a participatory, people-oriented change-management approach.

Product overview

Particip is a consulting firm specializing in change management and transformation processes for international development. The company operates primarily as a service-based consultancy rather than a software product company. Their portfolio consists of consulting services organized around EU-funded development projects, including Framework Contract Management (FWC SEA 2023) as their flagship service offering, complemented by Monitoring and Data Collection, Evaluation Services, Institutional Support, Programme and Project Cycle Management, Communication Services, and Sectoral Advisory Services. The company has successfully implemented over 1,800 projects in more than 150 countries since 1989.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SEA 2023 Framework Contract Services: EU Framework Contract management services including sustainable natural resources management, democracy and human rights, civil society support, monitoring, and evaluation services

Products and services

• Framework Contract Management (FWC SEA 2023) Management of the EU Framework Contract SEA 2023, providing short-term expertise mobilizable on short notice across multiple lots: Sustainable Natural Resources Management (Lot 2), Democracy and Human Rights (Lot 9), Civil Society and Local Authorities (Lot 10), Monitoring (Lot 15), Evaluation at Intervention Level (Lot 16), and additional Strategic Evaluation (Lot 17) coverage. Particip leads three M&E lots and serves as consortium member on additional lots.
• Monitoring and Data Collection Services Monitoring and data collection services for EU Delegations, partner-country institutions and international organizations, including support for monitoring systems at intervention and portfolio level, third-party monitoring, use of ICT and emerging technologies for monitoring, and data collection for strategic purposes.
• Evaluation Services Comprehensive evaluation services covering ex-ante, mid-term, final and ex-post evaluations, including counterfactual impact evaluations, thematic evaluations and strategic evaluations at country, multi-country, regional and global levels, aligned with OECD-DAC and EU evaluation standards.
• Institutional Support Services Technical assistance and institutional support including strengthening and reforming institutions, digitalisation, process engineering, change management, coaching, capacity building, human resources and training for partner-country ministries and public agencies.
• Programme and Project Cycle Management Programme and project cycle management services spanning development cooperation advisory, policy dialogue, joint programming, project identification and formulation, technical assistance, budget support, fund and grant management, innovative development financing, SDG alignment, and assistance in fragile contexts.
• Communication and Visibility Services Communication and visibility services for EU-funded programmes including programme communication and visibility implementation, public diplomacy and awareness raising, communication strategies, campaigns, event organization, social media, and communication impact monitoring.
• Sectoral Advisory Services Thematic and sectoral consulting across public sector governance, economic development, environment and climate change, agriculture and food security, education and employment, and social and human development, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Daphne - Institute of Applied EcologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticip leads this consortium with Daphne - Institute of Applied Ecology as partner for the Serbia Natura 2000 technical assistance project, supporting Serbia in advancing the Natura 2000 network.
• Africa PracticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for SADC regional integration project (SNRL), providing expert consulting services for strengthening national regional linkages within SADC member states.
• DPCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for SADC regional integration consulting services.
• Imani Development GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for SADC regional integration and development consulting.
• AGRECOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner AGRECO with Particip and others (adelphi) for B4Life 2.0 EU Technical Facility for biodiversity and ecosystem services.
• adelphicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for EU biodiversity technical facility focused on Green Deal external dimension.
• SandpipercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner with Particip (Lead) for Policy Dialogue and Public Diplomacy Facility for Hong Kong and Macao.
• ADEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner ADE with Particip for EU-Fiji support measures including budget support coordination and policy dialogue.
• CommWithUscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for EU strategic communication and public diplomacy in Somalia.
• ecoryscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner ecorys with PAI and Particip for EU good governance technical assistance in Albania.
• PAIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for public administration reform and public finance management in Albania.
• Africa PracticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for South Africa NDICI Cooperation Facility.
• GOPA PACE (ex B&S Europe SA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for EU Kenya Dialogue Facility II.
• ELMEN EEIGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaged by Particip, ELMEN EEIG leads consortium for EU Member States nature conservation policy assistance.
• CIFOR gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for FWC SEA 2023 Lot 2 on sustainable natural resources management.
• Dorsch Impact GmbH - AMBEROcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for EU framework contract on sustainable natural resources.
• ELLEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for sustainable natural resources management framework contract.
• Expertise Advisors (formerly ETI Consulting)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for natural resources management services.
• GITECcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for EU framework contract on sustainable natural resources.
• IDOMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for sustainable natural resources management lot.
• IncatemacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for EU sustainable natural resources framework contract.
• IRDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for sustainable natural resources management services.
• OPM Europe GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for EU framework contract on natural resources.
• DiconcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner Dicon with Particip for Bulgaria Natura 2000 network objectives and measures.
• DeloittecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner with Particip (Lead) for South Africa NDICI Cooperation Facility.
• OXYGÈNEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for EU-Kenya strategic communication visibility project.
• SaracencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Kenya communication and visibility campaign.
• VO Europe SAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for EU-Kenya strategic communication project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NIRAS: NIRAS is a Denmark-based consultancy with a large international development division delivering TA, M&E, and policy advisory services to EU institutions, DANIDA, and UN agencies. It is comparable in size and EU framework contract footprint, and competes directly on environment, climate, and governance tenders.
• Cardno Emerging Markets: Cardno's International Development division (now part of DT Global) delivers M&E, governance, and infrastructure TA for USAID, DFAT, and EU clients. It is comparable in its EU framework contract participation and project portfolio breadth across developing countries.
• Ecorys: Ecorys is a Netherlands-based research and consulting firm that is one of the most active EU framework contractors for DG INTPA and DG NEAR. It both partners with Particip on SEA 2023 lots (e.g., Albania good governance) and competes for similar M&E and TA tenders, making it the closest scale-and-scope comparator in the EU development consulting market.
• GOPA PACE: GOPA PACE (formerly B&S Europe) is a Belgian consultancy delivering project cycle management and technical assistance for EU external action. It is a documented consortium partner on the EU-Kenya Dialogue Facility II and a direct competitor on EU framework contract bids for governance and TA services.
• ADE: ADE is a Belgian consultancy specializing in evaluation and public policy for EU institutions and partner countries. It is a regular consortium partner with Particip (e.g., EU-Fiji support) and a direct competitor on EU framework M&E and TA tenders, particularly for francophone Africa and budget-support mandates.
• Oxford Policy Management: Oxford Policy Management is a UK-based development policy consultancy with deep specialization in monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL). It is a direct competitor for EU and FCDO-funded M&E assignments and competes in the same high-end evaluation market as Particip's SEA 2023 Lots 15-17.
• ITAD: ITAD is a UK-based specialist M&E firm providing evaluation, monitoring, and learning services to bilateral and multilateral donors. It competes directly for EU M&E framework contracts (similar to SEA 2023 Lots 15-17) and serves a similar donor-client base in international development.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech International Development: Tetra Tech ID (incorporating the former Coffey International) is a large global consultancy delivering water, environment, and governance TA for USAID, DFAT, FCDO, and the EU. It is a broad incumbent that competes for large infrastructure and environment tenders — overlapping with Particip's Natura 2000 and sustainable natural resources work.
• DAI Global Health: DAI is one of the largest global development consulting firms, offering M&E, governance, and economic growth advisory across 100+ countries. It is a broad incumbent that competes for the same mega-contracts (and partners with Particip on consortiums like South Africa NDICI) but operates at a much larger scale with a more diversified donor base.
• GIZ: GIZ is the German government's federal agency for international cooperation, delivering TA across all of Particip's priority sectors. While not a commercial consultancy (and therefore not a direct bidder), GIZ frequently partners with or competes alongside Particip on German co-financed EU projects and is the most influential German institutional comparator in the market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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