Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2025-04-23
Buyer: 81311157-Expert Service on the update of the Southern African Power Pool Generation and Transmission Master Plan
Region: DEA22
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 71314000: Energy and related services
Estimated value: 875370 EUR
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.
GET.transform is a partner for national governments and regional organisations seeking to drive their energy system transformations. Operating as a global programme, GET.transform offers comprehensive and in-depth energy sector transformation advisory services. 
One of the primary contributions of GET.transform is its technical assistance (TA) services, which play a critical role in establishing the regulations, markets, and technical infrastructure necessary for large-scale clean energy investments. These services span both the on-grid and off-grid sectors, ensuring a comprehensive and integrated approach to energy transformation.
The implementation structure of GET.transform is based on both a Thematic and Geographic Approach. GET.transform offers advisory services on four key transformational topics: Long-Term Energy Planning, Renewable Energy Grid Integration, On-Grid Regulation and Market Development, and Off-Grid Regulation and Market Development.
GET.transform operates through two regional windows, one dedicated to Africa and the other to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). GET.transform actively cultivates implementation partnerships with regional governing bodies entrusted with the development of legal, economic, and technical regulations within the power sector. Central to its activities is the emphasis on capacity building and the formulation of normative policies, regulatory directives, and knowledge products that can be effectively disseminated and seamlessly integrated into the unique contexts of country windows. 
For this tender, GET.transform"s core partner is the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), a cooperative of national electricity companies across Southern Africa. Headquartered in Harare, Zimbabwe, the SAPP was established in 1995 under the Southern African Development Community with the mission to provide reliable, cost-effective electricity while minimizing environmental impact.
The SAPP is made up of twelve member countries, each represented by its respective electric power utility. The organization operates through four working committees-Operating, Planning, Markets, and Environmental-overseen by a Management Committee reporting to an Executive Committee, ensuring efficient coordination and delivery of energy solutions for the region.
The services are to be provided in different countries in Sub Saharan Africa as defined the Terms of Reference.
In order to determine the most economical bidder, the contracting authority will enter the total number of points achieved after technical evaluation. Only bids with a technical evaluation of over 500 points will be considered. Technical bids with fewer points will be rejected as technically unsuitable.
The service involves the rapid mobilisation of technical expertise to update the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) Generation and Transmission Master Plan from 2017. The contractor will provide comprehensive modelling services, draft the updated report, and facilitate workshops and capacity building. This engagement will contribute to achieving the following key objectives:
- Identifying priority generation and transmission investments.
- Ensuring an efficient and sustainable electricity supply for the region.
- Supporting integration and power trade in the SAPP region from 2025 to 2045.
- Identifying priority transmission corridors for investment.
The requested service is divided into the following Work Packages:
I. Model construction and update.
II. Benchmark scenario based on independent country generation and transmission plans.
III. Scenarios and sensitivity analysis. 
IV. Climate resilience analysis.
V. Country-level support on the aligning of national masterplans with regional and continental master plans.
VI. Sustainability concept.
VII. Capacity building.


Winner: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Award value: 875370
Number of bids: 8