Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-12-07
Buyer: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Country: DE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 09300000 | 09330000: Solar energy | 09332000: Solar installation | 71314000: Energy and related services | 71314200: Energy management services
Estimated value: 1925000 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The GIZ Commercial and Industrial Rooftop Solar (CIRTS) project in Viet Nam aims to improve the pre-conditions for the development of commercial rooftop solar energy (RTS) through the analysis and assessment of prevailing applicable standards, the development and adaptation of relevant regulatory and technical regulations for RTS, the development of key stakeholders" (power sellers and purchasers) capacities for RTS development, and to support the improvement of the Electricity Viet Nam"s (EVN)"s information base for the development of RTS projects. GIZ and the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in Viet Nam are jointly committed to work in three Action Areas:
The contract to be tendered now will establish standing pools of highly-specialized experts to support the implementation of the CIRTS project for a period of twenty-four (24) months, with input of up to 1,980 expert days. Specifically, the consulting firm or consortium will provide International Senior Experts, International Junior Experts, and select Local Experts flexibly and on short notice to implement rooftop solar activities as agreed between GIZ CIRTS, its political partner EREA, and the project beneficiary EVN.
The GIZ Commercial and Industrial Rooftop Solar (CIRTS) project in Viet Nam aims to improve the pre-conditions for the development of commercial rooftop solar energy (RTS) through the analysis and assessment of prevailing applicable standards, the development and adaptation of relevant regulatory and technical regulations for RTS, the development of key stakeholders" (power sellers and purchasers) capacities for RTS development, and to support the improvement of the Electricity Viet Nam"s (EVN)"s information base for the development of RTS projects. Relevant Work Packages cover technical topics including:
Because all activities ultimately must be agreed with the political partner and beneficiaries, and given the historically dynamic energy situation in Viet Nam, it is not possible to specify a more detailed work plan at this point. It is important that the consulting firm or consortium provide its professional perspective on activity development and implementation in the Viet Nam context, and essential that the consulting firm or consortium implement flexibly with regard to content and personnel.
The contract to be tendered now will establish standing pools of highly-specialized experts to support the implementation of the CIRTS project for a period of twenty-four (24) months, with input of up to 1,980 expert days. Specifically, the consulting firm or consortium will provide International Senior Experts, International Junior Experts, and select Local Experts flexibly and on short notice to implement rooftop solar activities as agreed between GIZ CIRTS, its political partner EREA, and the project beneficiary EVN.
In case of need of extension/expansion of services GIZ reserves the right to award contracts for additional services of this type within the framework of the basic project described in the terms of reference to the successful company in this procedure.
According to Article 160, Section 3 of the German Act Against Restraint of Competition (GWB), application for review is not permissible insofar as
1. the applicant has identified the claimed infringement of the procurement rules before submitting the application for review and has not submitted a complaint to the contracting authority within a period of 10 calendar days; the expiry of the period pursuant to Article 134, Section 2 remains unaffected,
2. complaints of infringements of procurement rules that are evident in the tender notice are not submitted to the contracting authority at the latest by the expiry of the deadline for the application or by the deadline for the submission of bids, specified in the tender notice
3. complaints of infringements of procurement rules that first become evident in the tender documents are not submitted to the contracting authority at the latest by the expiry of the deadline for application or by the deadline for the submission of bids,
4. more than 15 calendar days have expired since receipt of notification from the contracting authority that it is unwilling to redress the complaint.
Sentence 1 does not apply in the case of an application to determine the invalidity of the contract in accordance with Article 135, Section 1 (2). Article 134, Section 1, Sentence 2 remains unaffected.


Winner: GFA Consulting Group GmbH
Award value: 1925000
Number of bids: 1