Public procurement notice: Additional Information
Published: 2023-05-05
Buyer: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Country: DE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72200000 | 72227000: Software integration consultancy services | 72266000: Software consultancy services | 73000000
Submission deadline: 2023-05-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
GIZ has been commissioned by the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (GATF) to implement this project in Jordan that aims at:
- Establishing a web-based system for facilitating electronic certificates of origin (eCOs) with possible integration with the country"s Single Window. The push toward eCOs will give micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) a better opportunity to participate in global trade, thanks to a reduction in clearance times and enhanced efficiency at customs points. It could also eliminate barriers women face in cross-border trade, such as transportation challenges.
- Reforming the National Public-Private Consultation Mechanism: The project will work on restructuring the current committees on trade facilitation in Jordan to become more responsive to the needed reforms in the area of trade facilitation. This will include a gap analysis and a reform proposal, developing a national trade facilitation action plan, and designing a technical assistance and capacity building program to improve the ability of the new proposed structure to be more effective and efficient.
This Project came in the ongoing work of the GATF within its partnership with the GIZ / Trade for Employment Project (T4E) project to identify and address trade facilitation measures that would support the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in meeting its obligations under the World Trade Organization"s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
The project implementation started end of 2021, and included an assessment of the current business processes related to the issuance of electronic certificates of origin, an assessment and review of the regulatory framework governing the eCOs, and IT readiness assessment for transitioning to electronic issuance of certificates of origin.
The certificate of origin is an important document that exporters require with each exported shipment which shows the origin of the products and ensure preferential tariff treatment when a free trade agreement is signed between the exporting country and the importing country.
The project aims at digitalising the current paper-based system and transitioning to electronic issuance of certificates of origin through developing a web-based system where applications from exporters to get a certificate of origin, approvals from Ministry of Industry and Trade and Chambers of Industry and Commerce, payment of fees, and issuance of certificates of origin are all done online to reduce the cost and time for exporters.
In Jordan, Certificates of Origin (COs) are issued in paper by the relevant chambers. COs for manufactured products are issued by the chambers of industry/manufacturing- while those for wholly obtained goods and -fresh or unprocessed- plant or animal goods are issued by the chambers of commerce.
Exporters must obtain the CO from the chamber that they are registered with, depending on the nature of the economic activity and their geographical location. Chambers are distributed geographically in different regions of the country. There are three regional chambers of industry/manufacturing in Jordan"s biggest cities of Zarqa, Irbid and Amman (the capital). The latter has jurisdiction over all regions not covered by Zarqa or Irbid chambers. In the case of commerce, there are 16 chambers of commerce located throughout Jordan in the cities of: Amman, Zarqa, Irbid, Mafraq, Aqaba, Karak, Maan, Ramtha, Tafeleh, Madaba, Salt, Jarash, Ajloon, Mazar and the Shuna Al-Shamalieh.
After being issued by the relevant chamber, all COs must be stamped and authenticated by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply. Except for the COs pursuant to the pan-euro-med rules of origin applied in three of Jordan"s free trade agreements (FTAs): the Association Agreement with the EU, the FTA with EFTA and the Agadir Agreement, where a Movement Certificate to the EU, noting that these EU Movement Certificates are issued and authenticated by Jordan Customs.