Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2024-04-15
Region: DEA22
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 75211200 | 80400000 | 80420000
Submission deadline: 2024-05-17

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.
Sincero II Program - Good Governance for an Ecuador with Transparency and Integrity

CONTEXT 
Building citizen trust in the decisions made by public and private entities is crucial for reinforcing good governance, fostering social cohesion, and advancing democracy within nations. Data collected from the Latinobarometer 2021 and Corruption Barometer 2022 reveals that the Ecuadorian population is lacking confidence in its institutions, both public and private, thereby impacting the governance of the country. On the other hand, in a world where social dynamics need to adapt to the rapid growth of data and technological innovations, governments must create new tools or update existing ones in order to provide greater transparency and efficiency in public actions for the benefit of citizens. At the same time, there is a focus on promoting increased equity and participation to better connect with people's needs. The new governance models aim to place citizens at the core of politics and public administration, ensuring that public decision-making is attentive to meeting their expectations and requirements.

FOCUS 
SinCero II addresses key issues such as: strengthening public services, improving regulatory quality and management processes, citizen participation and promoting public awareness of key concepts such as public and private integrity, transparency, accountability and Open State.

OBJECTIVE 
The SinCero II Program - Good Governance for an Ecuador with Transparency and Integrity aims to improve governance in terms of transparency, integrity and citizen participation.

TERRITORIAL SCOPE 
SinCero II is a national program, however, it has a territorial focus and therefore will prioritize work in 8 different territories in the country.

ACTORS
SinCero II provides technical assistance to counterparts and partners from the public and private sectors, academia and civil society organizations.

LINES OF ACTION
1. Strengthening and improvement of public services - The aim is to enhance the quality of selected public services with high citizen demand and impact on the business climate, in order to improve their efficiency, transparency and integrity. Likewise, tools are proposed to improve the measurement of service quality so that public actors can make policy decisions based on reliable information constructed with active citizen participation.
2. Public and private integrity mechanisms - The intention here is to develop instruments that contribute to the implementation of public integrity tools that actively strengthen risk management, transparency, management efficiency, public accountability, among others. Support will be provided especially to state entities that develop integrity and anti-corruption strategies, as well as to business organizations that seek to improve their compliance, due diligence and private integrity mechanisms to contribute to achieve optimal levels of reputation in the sector. 
3. Open State, Accountability and Citizen Participation - The generation of instruments that promote transparency and access to information, accountability, citizen participation and facilitate the implementation of an integrity system in Ecuador is at the center of this component. It also seeks to implement innovative digital solutions that strengthen transparency and participation, and thus aim to contribute to Ecuador's digital transformation agenda. 
4. Capacity building - The aim of this component is to promote capacity building of counterparts and partners based on the experience of the previous program: Ecuador SinCero. The capacity building measures have played a crucial role in fostering a clearer grasp of essential concepts in Ecuador. Within SinCero II, there will be an emphasis on the topic of public services, and an in-depth exploration of the conceptual framework surrounding public and private integrity, Open State, transparency, citizen participation, accountability, and innovation.
GIZ may extent the contract period. For details, please see the terms of reference.
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 25 persons


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