For over 20 years, FIDIC has advocated that the best value for money is to be had by clients who select consultants on the basis of quality. FIDIC has concluded that QBS, Quality Based Consultant Selection, is the preferred selection method, emphasising its benefits for the consulting industry, for clients and for the public.

 FIDIC publications which take QBS into account, and which are prepared by the relevant FIDIC task forces, starting from the year 1997, are the following:

- Quality Based Selection For The Procurement of Consulting Services (1997)

- FIDIC Guidelines For The Selection of Consultants - First Edition (2003)

- QBS – Quality Based Consultant Selection – First Edition (2011)

- FIDIC Guidelines For The Selection of Consultants - Second Edition (2013)

- FIDIC QBS Marketing Guideline – First Draft (2014)

The latest publication, namely the QBS Marketing Guideline, provides support and direction for FIDIC and its Member Associations (MAs) to promote QBS. It serves as a guide for FIDIC and MA professionals who will be marketing QBS worldwide. The Guideline includes sections such as the Current Situation of QBS Worldwide, Target Audiences and their Priorities, a QBS Marketing Strategy, Marketing Expertise and Tools, Monitoring of Marketing Activities, Supporting FIDIC Documents,  Appendices which include Marketing Tools ( Social Media, Printed Materials, Live Events, Special E-mail Messages, Symposia and Workshops in MA Countries, Public Relations, Branding and Artwork, Mainstream Media or Traditional Media, Political Lobbying by the FIDIC President and EC Members in Member Countries, Cadre of FIDIC-developed QBS Implementation Authorities) and Current QBS Use in Public Sector Projects.