Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-07-18
Buyer: 81318195-On demand experts to support cities in the early-stage preparation of climate resilient and low carbon investment projects in the energy sector (Lot 1)
Country: DE
Region: DEA22
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79000000
Submission deadline: 2025-08-22
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.
Project description - All lots

The City Climate Finance Gap Fund (Gap Fund) is a collaborative initiative involving donors (GER BMWK / BMZ and LUX), the World Bank (WB), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, along with partner organizations such as city networks and international multi-stakeholder partnerships. Its primary objective is to assist cities in middle- and low-income countries (as per the OECD-DAC List (https://www.oecd.org/content/oecd/en/topics/sub-issues/oda-standards.html)) in transitioning towards low-carbon and climate-resilient pathways.
The implementation of the Gap Fund is carried out by Technical Secretariats at the WB and EIB in cooperation with GIZ, with an implementation period spanning from 2020 to 2027. Both the EIB and WB host a multi-donor trust fund (MDTF) of EUR 48 million and EUR 57 million respectively. In 2023, donor contributions to the Gap Fund have doubled the initial fund"s capitalisation bringing it to 105 million EUR.
The Gap Fund provides support to cities in emerging and developing economies in the development and execution of climate strategies and investment projects, including energy, transport, waste, water, and nature-based solutions with a focus on both, adaptation and mitigation. Its assistance covers the early stages of the investment process, ranging from contextual understanding and strategy development to data collection, stakeholder engagement, investment prioritization, and project preparation. Additionally, a new area of support is being opened under the Gap Fund, focusing on capacity development for cities and intermediaries.
The Gap Fund activities are organized into three main tracks:
1. Support to urban strategy development (WB);
2. Support for low-carbon, climate-resilient project development (WB and EIB/GIZ);
3. Partnership coordination, knowledge and information sharing among project preparation facilities and standardisation of early project preparation approaches (advocacy, outreach and coordination - WB and EIB/GIZ).
The tendered service is related to Track 2.

The EIB-GIZ Gap Fund 
The specific objective of the EIB/GIZ Gap Fund (outcome) is:
Cities access catalytic technical assistance and grant funding for early-stage preparation of 1.5 degree compatible climate-resilient and low-carbon urban infrastructure projects and prepared projects are successfully taken up by existing national, regional, and international PPFs.
The EIB/GIZ Gap Fund key performance indicators include assessing 900 expressions of interest (EoI) from cities jointly with the WB, implementing technical assistance for 130 urban investment projects, and linking 65% of these projects to further technical assistance or financing by November 2027.
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-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: 1,500,000.00 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 15 persons.

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-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: 1,500,000.00 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 15 persons.
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 100,000.00 EUR.

2. 
At least 2 reference projects in the technical field "Techno-economical assessment (including energy audits) for energy efficiency investments in buildings" 

and at least 2 reference projects in the technical field "Techno-economical assessment (including energy audits) for energy efficiency investments in public lighting" 

and at least 2 reference projects in the technical field "Techno-economical assessment for investments in solar Photovoltaics projects" 

and of all these 6 references at least 3 reference projects in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe or Southern Europe 

and all these 6 references in the last 36 months (deadline: date of publication of invitation to tender).
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 mindestens 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 mindestens 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.