Cepa Centre For Economics And Public Administration

What Cepa Centre For Economics And Public Administration does

CEPA Centre For Economics And Public Administration is a boutique European policy research and consultancy firm founded in 2013, operating through two legal entities — Centre for Economics and Public Administration Limited (UK) and CEPA Consult GmbH (Austria) — with offices in London and Vienna. The firm delivers three integrated service lines: Policy Research & Analysis, Consultancy & Project Management, and Training & Capacity Building, organized around two research areas, Public Administration and Economic Policy and Finance. Its delivery model is built on an international network of experts drawn from public and private sectors and leading academic institutions across the EU and internationally, rather than on a large in-house staff.

The firm serves three customer segments: public-sector and government clients, corporate clients, and academic and research institutions. Pricing is bespoke and quote-based, with no publicly disclosed rate cards or engagement minimums, consistent with professional services procurement. The go-to-market approach is sales-led and relationship-driven, leveraging the expert network and institutional credibility built since founding; the firm's marketing footprint consists of a website only, with no recent activity in the news section disclosed in the input.

The underlying technology is described as a policy research and analysis platform functioning as an independent European platform for researchers and practitioners — effectively a curated expert network and project delivery infrastructure rather than a proprietary software product. No patents, trademarks, product launches, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. Revenue mechanics are not publicly broken out, but the firm is positioned as a for-profit private professional services entity with a small core team (1–10 employees) and a wider contracted expert base.

Name

Cepa Centre For Economics And Public Administration

Legal name

Centre for Economics and Public Administration Limited

Website

https://cepanet.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Boutique European policy research and consultancy firm providing bespoke policy research, project management, and training services to public-sector, corporate, and academic clients via offices in London and Vienna.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Policy Research & Consulting

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education Professionals (Teacher/Administrator CE, CPD) (EDAAALAE)

Keywords

• Policy research services
• Economic policy consulting
• Public administration training
• Research consultancy
• Capacity building programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consultancy and Advisory Services: Bespoke advisory services for public-sector and corporate clients, including policy analysis and evaluation, project and programme review, and good practice evaluation and dissemination.
2. Training and Capacity Building: Training programmes, expert workshops and seminars delivered to clients seeking capacity building in economic policy and public administration.
3. Collaborative Research Projects: Design, development and management of collaborative research projects, likely funded through grants or client commissions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CEPA is an independent European research and consultancy organisation that delivers bespoke policy research and analysis, consultancy and project management, and training and capacity-building services to public-sector bodies, corporate clients, and academic/research institutions. Its work covers multi-level governance, citizen engagement, public-sector innovation, financial stability, European fiscal and monetary policy, and the digital economy and financial sector.

Product overview

CEPA is a research and consultancy organization providing an independent European platform for researchers and practitioners. It offers three integrated service lines: Policy Research & Analysis (researching multi-level governance structures from EU to citizen level), Consultancy & Project Management (advisory services, programme review, and collaborative research project management), and Training & Capacity Building (programmes, workshops, and seminars). These services address two primary research areas: Public Administration (governance, citizen engagement, public-sector innovation) and Economic Policy and Finance (financial services, stability, European fiscal/monetary policy, and digital finance).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Policy Research & Analysis Research on multi-level governance structures and processes from the European Union down to the individual citizen, exploring interactions across levels and contributing to dialogue between academia, practitioners, politicians and civil society.
• Consultancy & Project Management Bespoke consultancy services covering project and programme review, good practice evaluation and dissemination, advisory services for public-sector and corporate clients, and design, development and management of collaborative research projects.
• Training & Capacity Building Training programmes, expert workshops and seminars designed to build capacity among public and private sector clients in economic policy and public administration.
• Public Administration Research Research activity area covering multi-level governance and EU policy-making, citizen engagement, participation and inclusion, and public-sector innovation and technology.
• Economic Policy and Finance Research Research activity area focusing on financial services and the public sector, financial stability and prudential regulation, European fiscal and monetary policy, and the digital economy and financial sector.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Oxford Economics: Larger global economics forecasting and analysis firm serving public- and private-sector clients including governments and regulators. Comparable economic-policy capabilities but at much greater scale and breadth.
• PwC (Public Sector / Economics & Policy practice): Global professional services firm with large EU public-sector economics and policy teams delivering research, evaluation, and capacity-building engagements. Comparable deliverables but as part of a broad advisory portfolio.
• ICF International (European operations): Large advisory firm with significant EU policy, energy, and climate research practices serving European Commission and member-state clients. Overlaps with CEPA on multi-level governance, public-sector innovation, and programme evaluation.

Direct peers

• RAND Europe: European policy research arm of the RAND Corporation conducting applied research for public- and private-sector clients on EU policy, governance, and economics. Comparable in client mix, method, and policy-research service line.
• Frontier Economics: European economics consultancy providing economic and financial analysis to public and private clients. Comparable on the economic-policy advisory side, particularly financial services and regulatory analysis.
• CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies): Brussels-based independent think tank producing EU policy research and analysis across economic, financial, and regulatory topics. Closely comparable to CEPA in mission, customer base (EU institutions, member states), and the combination of research with applied advisory.
• European Policy Centre (EPC): Independent, non-governmental policy think tank based in Brussels covering EU integration, governance, and economic policy. Overlaps directly with CEPA's public administration and economic policy mandates.
• Cambridge Econometrics: Economics consultancy combining modelling, forecasting, and policy analysis for governments and international institutions. Comparable to CEPA on the quantitative and policy-evaluation dimensions.
• Bruegel: European think tank specializing in economic policy, fiscal and monetary policy, and financial stability. Highly comparable to CEPA's Economic Policy and Finance focus area and its EU-wide policy advisory positioning.
• Ecorys: International research and consulting company with deep EU institutional relationships delivering policy research, evaluations, and capacity-building projects. Directly comparable to CEPA's project review, evaluation, and dissemination services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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