Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2024-04-05
Region: DEA22
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71351611 | 71351612 | 90711100 | 90712400 | 90721800
Submission deadline: 2024-05-07

Technical requirements: Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
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.
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is owned by the Federal Republic of Germany. As a service provider in international cooperation for sustainable development, GIZ is dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. With over 50 years of experience, GIZ collaborates with diverse entities such as the German Government, European Union, United Nations, private sector, and governments worldwide. GIZ experience covers wide variety of areas, including economic development, employment promotion, energy, environment, and maintaining peace and security. The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe - from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector, and governments of other countries. GIZ works with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity. The registered offices of GIZ are in Bonn and Eschborn. In 2022, GIZ generates a business volume of around EUR 4 billion. 25,422 employees of GIZ are accounted for almost 70 per cent of whom are national staff, work in around 120 countries. 
Thailand, one of GIZ"s partner countries, struggle to manage the impacts of climate change. Extreme events, such as droughts and floods have been intensifying and are adversely affecting people and the economy. Agriculture and agricultural livelihoods are especially vulnerable to changing climatic conditions. Thailand being an important rice producer, climate change will also have an impact on the rice production for the global market.
With climate extremes expected to increase, climate-informed water management and climate-resilient water infrastructure will be critical to prepare for and respond to floods and droughts. In Thailand"s National Adaptation Plan 2018, flood control and drought management are both highlighted as key priorities. The Enhancing Climate Resilience in Thailand through Effective Water Management and Sustainable Agriculture (E-WMSA) project, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), proposes integrated solutions which bring together water management and agriculture. The 4-year project will support the adaptation of water management and agricultural livelihoods in the Yom and Nan River basins to climate change induced extreme weather events including droughts and floods. Efforts through this support will help influence a paradigm shift to move towards climate risk informed water and livelihood management through tailored climate information, technical support, and the adoption of innovative technologies and practices, such as ecosystem-based adaptation. The project will help realize Thailand"s commitment towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at both a national and sub-national level, uplifting the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable communities in the country.
The E-WMSA is executed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) together with the Thailand Royal Irrigation Department (RID) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC). It combines three main outputs; 1) improved climate information and cross sectoral coordination; 2) improved water management by Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) measures; and 3) reduced volatility of agriculture livelihoods, offering a holistic approach for enhancing climate resilience in Thailand. 
Within Output 2, GIZ has been commissioned by UNDP as Responsible Party for activity 2.2, in a joint task, where RID does the actual implementation of EbA measures, and GIZ supports the identification, detailed design, training, monitoring, and policy integration of EbA measures, in order to support RID and local communities in adapting water management in response to extreme droughts and floods.
It is possible to continue key elements of the service specified in the tender as part of a follow-on measure within the context of the basic project. 
Type and scope: Continuation of the activities described in section 2 of the ToRs with possible expansion of these activities to include tasks of the same type. Within the framework of the available financing, the number of expert days and the budget specified in section 5 of the ToRs can then be increased in proportion to the additional activities that are then required.
Precondition: The contract for the follow-on phase is awarded by GIZ"s commissioning party.


GIZ"s commissioning party may adapt the service in the tender within the context of a change to the contract for the basic project. 
Type and scope: Expansion of the activities described in section 2 of the ToRs to include new work packages of the same type. It is not yet possible to provide details. Within the framework of the available financing, the number of expert days and the budget specified in section 5 of the ToRs are increased in proportion to the additional activities that are now required. 
Precondition: Commissioning the project with additional service packages.
1. 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: 500,000.00 EUR
2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 10 persons


Winner: Beschaffungsamt des BMI