Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-07-10
Buyer: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Country: DE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 75211200
Estimated value: 2958000 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: GET.invest is a European program aiming at mobilizing private sector investments and at supporting project proponents (private as well as any other actors, e.g. community-based developers, NGO/CSO) to get their investment proposals ready for financing as fast as possible.
It draws on the experiences of its predecessor, the Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP), while further streamlining its advisory portfolio and extending its services globally.
The objective of the assignment is to improve the quality of project proposals and support proponents of decentralized renewable energy projects to the point that they are taken up by financiers.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 36 + 40 53113 Bonn GIZ Brussels.
To this end, this tender entails the following specific tasks that are delivered in the context of the GET.invest programme:
— Task 1: initial clarification of the assignment: briefing on the assignment and clarification of key aspects, in particular through a physical 2-day meeting in Brussels.
— Task 2: improved description of the FC: enhancement of the description of the support rendered through the finance catalyst on the central GET.invest website.
— Task 3: improvement and maintenance of FC website: Enhancement of other sections of the website towards greater user-friendliness and clarity, as well as continuous maintenance of the website content. This refers to content only; the actual IT (web-design, etc.) services are rendered by a specialised service provider made available separately by GET.invest.
— Task 5: project acquisition: mobilisation of potential projects through network, partners and other, related GET.invest services, such as B2B-events.
— Task 6: project selection: selection of applicants for further advisory support, based on the standardised process applicable under the GET.invest finance catalyst, including feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
— Task 7: provision of support to projects: the key service, i.e. the actual provision of advisory support by senior experts as well as specialists to projects that have successfully applied. This may include the organisation of thematic workshops in the partner countries.
— Task 8: provide inputs at the interface with other support modalities provided by GET.invest: from the advisory to projects, the experts are requested to identify additional support needs that can be provided by other, related GET.invest support modalities, such as support to regulators.
— Task 9: update the funding database: continuous update of the existing GET.invest database of funding instruments.
— Task 10: communication: in close cooperation and under guidance of GET.invest, provide information as a basis for GET.invest communication, and on occasion communicate directly.
— Task 11: documentation, monitoring and knowledge management: maintain a thorough documentation and monitoring system that allows to track project progress as well as inputs and notably also experiences and lessons learnt,


Winner: Partners for Innovation B.V.
Award value: 2958000
Number of bids: 3