Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2024-07-02
Region: DEA22
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79000000 | 79410000
Estimated value:  EUR
Award criteria: price, quality
EU fund: eu-funds

Technical requirements: 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.
The overall objective (outcome) of the GIZ program "Employment promotion for women for the green transformation in Africa (WE4D)" is that the employment and economic situation of women, especially in companies driving the green transformation, has improved. Key outputs are: 1.) Labour market-oriented education and training, 2.) transition to the labour market, 3.) employment in value chains, 4.) competitiveness of start-ups and MSMEs and 5.) regional scaling of the approaches. WE4D"s strategy is to establish partnerships with stakeholders from the public and private sector and civil society that will improve the employment opportunities of women in companies and value chains that are driving the economic transition to an ecologically sustainable and climate-friendly business model. Opportunity-driven and demand-oriented measures will be conducted with individual partner organisation and multi-actor partnerships in the implementation countries Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa with the aim of achieving quantitative employment effects and qualitative, transformative results. The capacity development measures at micro and meso level of implementation- and employment-oriented country measures supplement reform-oriented advisory approaches of bilateral DC projects. 

WE4D focuses on sectors that offer the highest possible employment effects for women and in which companies, with their products, technologies and/or services, are actively shaping the transition of the economy to an ecologically sustainable, climate-friendly business model (1. Sustainable agriculture and agricultural processing, 2. Blue economy and aquaculture, 3. Renewable energy, 4. Circular economy and waste management, including biomass, 5. Eco-tourism) and on two further sectors in which companies are developing more environmentally friendly or resource-saving business models (6. Transport/logistics, 7. Construction).

Up to now, WE4D incorporates a co-financing agreement with the EU Team Europe Initiative "Investing in Young Businesses in Africa" (TEI IYBA SEED), the EU Team Europe Initiative "Investing in Young Businesses in Africa - Women Entrepreneurship for Africa: Entrepreneurial Skills and Seed-Funding" (TEI IYBA WE4A). Other Co-financings are in preparation (e.g.Norad)
GIZ may optionally commission contract amendments and/or increases based on the criteria in the tender documents to the successful bidder of this tender. For details, please see the terms of reference.
Zur Ermittlung des wirtschaftlichsten Bieters wird hier von der Vergabestelle die erreichte Gesamtpunktzahl nach fachlicher Wertung eingetragen. Es werden nur Angebote mit einer fachlichen Bewertung von über 500 Punkten gewertet. Fachliche Angebote mit weniger Punkten scheiden als fachlich ungeeignet aus.
The services described in the present tender are to introduce and improve gender diversity practices in companies supporting the green transformation in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa and Mozambique. Gender Diversity Management" (GDM), understood as a structured approach towards a gender-balanced workforce supports companies in expanding their talent pool, boosting recruitment and retention, and improving employment outcomes. It is essential for establishing an inclusive work environment that ensures the long-term success of companies, especially in male-dominated sectors, and lays the foundations for more women entering and advancing their careers in these sectors. 
To anchor the approach in local ecosystems, close cooperation with local partners (e.g. sectoral business associations) is envisaged to develop a service package for enterprises. In addition, local expertise (e.g. local GDM consultants) to facilitate GDM measures in selected companies will be enhanced. Subsequent awareness-raising campaigns will be developed to further promote the GDM approach among the business community at national level.

The tender comprises the following services: 


1) The conceptual development of the GDM approach in the respective countries (assessments and country concepts)
2) The development and facilitation of workshops and trainings on Gender Diversity Management for local partners and prospective GDM consultants
3) The Implementation of the Gender Diversity Management approach in selected companies (GDM advisory service)
4) Set up and implementation of national GDM awareness campaigns
5) Monitoring & evaluation and learning of GDM approach


Winner: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Award value: 719400
Number of bids: 13