Le contrat a été attribué, à la suite d'un appel d'offres public lancé par la Commission, à un groupe dirigé par l'Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) de l'Université de Manchester, en collaboration avec l'Environmental Impact Assessment Centre de l'Université de Manchester et le Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade (CREDIT) de l'Université de Nottingham.
The consortium was awarded the contract following an open call for tender by the Commission. It is led by the Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) of the University of Manchester, in conjunction with the Environmental Impact Assessment Centre, University of Manchester and the Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade (CREDIT) of the University of Nottingham.