Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2024-01-08
Region: DEA22
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79416200
Award criteria: price, quality

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 Govt of India has set for itself an ambitious target of achieving carbon neutrality by the year 2070. As per estimates, India will need 1689 GW of solar capacity by 2050 & 5630 GW of solar capacity by 2070 to achieve this target. However there lie 2 major challenges in achieving these targets. - Presently, the major contributors for solar PV installation across India are ground mounted and rooftop projects. These conventional methods of solar PV adoption rely heavily on land utilization and can only address the target potential partially. - Additionally, land use for energy generation is increasingly facing competition from other social economic usages directly affecting natural habitat and ecosystems. There is also a growing concern with regards to the scarcity of utilizable land, allocated for solar projects. This necessitates the need for exploring new innovative technology solutions for solar PV projects in India. Thus, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in cooperation with GIZ is supporting the promotion of land-neutral and dual use New & Innovative Solar Applications (NISA) across India. With MNRE, GIZ has shortlisted the following 6 New and Innovative Solar PV applications for further proliferation - 1. Agri PV 2. Floating PV 3. Canal Top PV 4. Building Integrated PV - BIPV 5. Urban PV 6. Road/Rail PV Apart from these seven applications, other technologies like PVT, vertical solar installations, solar tracking structures, green hydrogen, green mobility etc. are also developing and emerging as promising technologies for the future. There is a need for capacity building of various stakeholders including inistries, DISCOMs, nodal agencies, research institutes, govt. departments etc., and the solar sector for accelerated adoption of NISA. Under the ambit of Indo-German Energy Programme, GIZ, on behalf of BMZ is supporting MNRE with a new project titled "New & Innovative Solar Areas (INSolar)". Under this project, GIZ is exploring potential of NISA across India, along with focus on policy support, R&D collaborations, solar atlas, support to solar cities and creating marketing instruments for further adoption of NISA. Therefore, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is seeking a contractor to implement the project "Trainings in new and Innovative Solar applications" which is part of the project "New & Innovative Solar Areas (INSolar)". In this context, GIZ is seeking to commission a contractor to provide a range of specialised capacity building services expertise with focus on New Innovative Solar Areas relating to four packages of services: (1) Capacity building workshops, (2) National level study tours, (3) Conferences and Panel Discussions, and (4) E-Learning platform development.
Therefore, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is seeking a contractor to implement the project "Trainings in new and Innovative Solar applica-tions" which is part of the project "New & Innovative Solar Areas (INSolar)". Under IN-Solar project, GIZ is exploring potential of New Innovative Solar Applications (NISA) across India, along with focus on policy support, R&D collaborations, solar atlas, support to solar cities and creating marketing instruments for further adoption of NISA. In this context, GIZ is seeking to commission a contractor to provide a range of specialised capacity building services expertise with focus on New Innovative Solar Areas. The major activities under this assignment shall be implemented across but not limited to the following Indian states: - Punjab - Kerala - Gujarat - Uttar Pradesh - Jammu & Kashmir - Ladakh - Maharashtra - Karnataka - Rajasthan - Assam (NE) With activities for the following major stakeholder groups: - The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) - National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) - Policy Makers - State Nodal Agencies (SNA) - Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) - Research & Educational Institutes - Skill Council for Green Jobs (SCGJ) - Center of Excellence (CoE) - Government Authorities - Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) firms - Think Tanks - Development Agencies The contractor is responsible for providing the following work packages and deliverables: Work package 1: Capacity Building Workshops This work package focuses on- (i) Training content development- The Contractor shall develop and finalise course content in English, including slides/ pages covering a topic with pictures, illustrations, animations, examples, videos etc. on applications such as Agri PV, Floating PV, Canal top PV, Building Integrated PV - BIPV, Urban PV, Rail PV, Road PV, PVT, Vertical Solar installa-tions, solar structures, and Solar recycling etc. (ii) Conducting workshops- The contractor shall be responsible for the complete implementation of the face-to-face workshops for the different stakeholders as listed above. Work package 2: National Level Study tours The objective of this WP is to expose Indian stakeholders to the solutions developed nationally with respect to NISA including field visits to pilot projects, medium and large scale projects and have interactive sessions with experts on NISA benefits, challenges, opportunities, finan-cials, business models and expert recommendations. The contractor is required to plan, or-ganise (including travel arrangements for all stakeholder involved except for GIZ staff) and conduct domestic field visits for a group (max 5-10) of Indian stakeholders (regulators, utility managers, etc.) consisting of meetings with relevant industry experts. In total 8 (Eight) such visits have to be conducted, Each field visit shall comprise of max. 2 days excluding travel time. Work package 3: Conferences and Panel Discussions The objective of WP 3 is to catalyse and motivate discussions between energy sector industry leaders and policy makers with regards to experience, exposure, potentials, problems and solutions, policies, regulations, upcoming technologies, and other perspectives for expansion of NISA. The contractor is required to participate in at least 3 events on the national level (like Renewables Expo India (REI), Solar congress etc.) and 3 events on state level (like Vibrant Gujarat etc.) and organise 10 panel discussion sessions for stakeholders. The contractor is also required to prepare and present the solutions developed internationally with respect to policies, regulations, learnings, pilot demonstrations and executed projects in order to support the expansion of NISA as well as improve the understanding of the challenges that come with it. Work package 4: E-Learning platform Under WP 4 the contractor shall manage update and conduct capacity building courses on the moodle based e-learning platform developed by GIZ for MNRE called "Solar Pathshala". Also, GIZ has developed a free digital learning platform called "Atingi" where participants are offered tailored learning from more than 300 courses to provide participants with essential career skills, life skills and vocational training. In addition, the contractor shall digitalise and finalise courses including MCQ examination and reference material links on NISA technolo-gies for which the content is developed under WP1 and as provided by trainers and conduct online trainings.


Number of bids: 3