Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-07-11
Buyer: Development of national sustainability disclosure requirements and support in the implementation of the requirements for financial institutions
Region: DEA22
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79411100 | 79412000
Submission deadline: 2025-08-11
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.
Emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) have set ambitious targets aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Agreement, and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Achieving these goals requires a fundamental transformation of economic and financial systems, particularly in countries that are highly vulnerable to climate and biodiversity crises and face limitations in financial and institutional capacities.

To support this transformation, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is implementing the global project Sustainable Economic Transformation and Sustainable Finance (2Transform) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), co-funded by the European Union. The project is part of the Team Europe Initiative (TEI) Sustainable Finance Advisory Hub (SFAH) and complements the Global Green Bonds Initiative. It provides targeted technical assistance to partner countries, enabling them to attract private capital for sustainable development and ensure a just and inclusive transition. The project works in two components:

1. Sustainable Finance
This component aims to accelerate the financial sector"s transformation towards sustainability in alignment with international standards and national development goals. The Sustainable Finance component is currently active in Brazil, India, Mexico, Peru, Rwanda, Senegal, Egypt, South Africa and Ghana . The activities are divided in three workstreams:

Global agenda setting and knowledge exchange:
This pillar fosters international dialogue and peer learning, working closely with networks such as the Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN), UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). It promotes the interoperability of frameworks and supports partner countries in articulating their needs and positions globally.

Policy and regulatory frameworks:
The project supports the development and enhancement of sustainable finance policies, regulations, and supervisory practices. This includes assistance in drafting taxonomies, sustainability disclosure frameworks and policies, green/sustainable bond frameworks, sustainable finance strategies, and risk-based regulations that foster financial stability and green investments.

Transformation of financial institutions:
The project helps banks and other financial actors embed sustainability in governance, strategies, and operations. To deliver scalable training, GIZ, UNEP FI, and the Chartered Banker Institute have co-founded the Principles for Responsible Banking Academy (PRB Academy). This global learning platform offers both online and in-person trainings based on the PRB. Tailored advisory services are also provided to selected institutions to support their sustainability transformation.

2. Sustainable Economic Transformation
This component offers economic policy advisory services through capacity-building measures to advance green industrial development and the sustainable economic transformation of partner countries. It supports capacity development for evidence-based industrial and economic policymaking within relevant ministries and subordinate authorities - such as ministries of economy, energy, planning, and environment - as well as private sector organisations and structured economic actors (e.g., industry associations). A particular focus lies on green hydrogen and Power-to-X, aiming to maximise the development impact and local value creation of investments in the green hydrogen economy. The project ensures that such investments are meaningfully integrated into evolving national industrial ecosystems.
EN-A1: Principles for the execution of orders (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): The eligbility criteria are not from the same category as stipulated above, as there is no suitable category. 

1. Self-declaration: name of company and address, tax ID, registration and commercial register number or equivalent register in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of origin.
2. No grounds for exclusion pursuant to § 123, § 124 GWB, § 22 LkSG, EU-Russia sanctions

3. Declaration of bidding consortium and/or declaration of subcontractors (if applicable)
EN-B1: Technical and professional ability (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): 1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 60,000.00 EUR.
2. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field financial sector sustainability reporting regulation and guidelines of which at least 1 reference project in the technical field development of jurisdictional roadmaps for regulatory adoption of sustainability reporting requirements aligned with IFRS S1 and S2 and 1 reference project in the technical field regulatory guidelines for sustainability reporting for financial sector entities aligned with IFRS S1 and S2 of which at least 1 reference project in Africa or in Latin America and the Caribbean in the last 36 months (deadline: date of publication of invitation to tender).
EN-C1: Economic and financial standing (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): Average annual turnover for the last three years (last-but-four financial year can be included in case of tenders held within 6 months of end of last financial year), at least: 250,000.00 EUR.

Eligibility requirements: EN-A1: Principles for the execution of orders (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): The eligbility criteria are not from the same category as stipulated above, as there is no suitable category. 

1. Self-declaration: name of company and address, tax ID, registration and commercial register number or equivalent register in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of origin.
2. No grounds for exclusion pursuant to § 123, § 124 GWB, § 22 LkSG, EU-Russia sanctions

3. Declaration of bidding consortium and/or declaration of subcontractors (if applicable)
EN-B1: Technical and professional ability (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): 1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 60,000.00 EUR.
2. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field financial sector sustainability reporting regulation and guidelines of which at least 1 reference project in the technical field development of jurisdictional roadmaps for regulatory adoption of sustainability reporting requirements aligned with IFRS S1 and S2 and 1 reference project in the technical field regulatory guidelines for sustainability reporting for financial sector entities aligned with IFRS S1 and S2 of which at least 1 reference project in Africa or in Latin America and the Caribbean in the last 36 months (deadline: date of publication of invitation to tender).
EN-C1: Economic and financial standing (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): Average annual turnover for the last three years (last-but-four financial year can be included in case of tenders held within 6 months of end of last financial year), at least: 250,000.00 EUR.
EN-C2: Economic and financial standing (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 0 persons.
GIZ asks the applicant or bidder to submit, complete or correct documents, within the framework laid down by law.
The execution conditions result from the information given in the contract notice and the tender documents.
Price criteria for "Bestangebots-Quotienten-Methode"
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. - Erreichte Gesamtpunktzahl nach fachlicher Wertung (inkl. Mindbed.)
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.
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.