Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-07-16
Buyer: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Country: DE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 71314000: Energy and related services
Submission deadline: 2021-08-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (4E) Project aims to improve the prerequisites for using renewable energies and increasing energy efficiency at key players from government and industry through the development of support mechanisms for further expansion of renewable energies, support for the development of energy transition strategies, support for the development and implementation of energy efficiency action plans, trainings for policy makers, project developers and investors, on the job-training for local consulting firms and key energy companies, support to renewable energy and energy efficiency technology transfer as well as organisation of study trips and match-making events. GIZ and the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) and the Department of Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development (DEESD) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in Viet Nam are jointly committed to work in three Action Areas:
The contract to be tendered now will establish standing pools of highly specialised experts to support the implementation of the 4E project of the 4E project for a period of twenty-four (24) months, with input of up to 1 580 expert days. Specifically, the consulting firm or consortium will provide international senior experts and international junior experts flexibly and on short notice to implement project activities as agreed between GIZ and its project partners.
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (4E) Project aims to improve the prerequisites for using renewable energies and increasing energy efficiency at key players from government and industry through the development of support mechanisms for further expansion of renewable energies, support for the development of energy transition strategies, support for the development and implementation of energy efficiency action plans, trainings for policy makers, project developers and investors, on the job-training for local consulting firms and key energy companies, support to renewable energy and energy efficiency technology transfer as well as organisation of study trips and match-making events. Relevant Work Packages cover technical topics including:
Because all activities ultimately must be agreed with the political partner and beneficiaries, and given the historically dynamic energy situation in Viet Nam, it is not possible to specify a more detailed work plan at this point. It is important that the consulting firm or consortium provide its professional perspective on activity development and implementation in the Viet Nam context, and essential that the consulting firm or consortium implement flexibly with regard to content and personnel.
The contract to be tendered now will establish standing pools of highly specialised experts to support the implementation of the 4E project of the 4E project for a period of twenty-four (24) months, with input of up to 1 580 expert days. Specifically, the consulting firm or consortium will provide international senior experts and International Junior Experts flexibly and on short notice to implement project activities as agreed between GIZ and its project partners.
GIZ is entitled to extend the period for fulfilment of the original contract by unilaterally notifying the Contractor. For details, please see the special terms and conditions.
The assignment will only be entrusted to companies with the required expertise and capacity (eligible companies), which meet the criteria listed in the document ‘Request to participate and Eligibility declaration by applicants (Call for competition)’, and which are not excluded under the terms of Sections 123 or 124 of the German Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB), or who can prove restoration of their integrity in line with Section 125 of the same act.
If there is a previously announced limit to the number of applicants, an assessment will be carried out according to the relevant evaluation scale included in the tender documents.
GIZ may optionally commission contract amendments and/or increases based on the criteria in the tender documents to the successful bidder of this tender. For details, please see the special terms and conditions.
2) Eligibility declaration that no grounds for exclusion in Section 123, 124 of the German Act Against Restraints of Competition (GWB) apply;
1) Declaration on the average annual turnover for the last 3 financial years (last-but-four financial year can be included in case of invitation to tender held within 6 months of end of last financial year);
It is necessary to provide references in the technical field ‘renewable energy and/or energy transition and/or energy efficiency’ with a minimum commission value of EUR 30 000.00.
1) At least 10 reference projects in the technical field of ‘renewable energy and/or energy transition and/or energy efficiency’ and at least 3 reference projects ‘in South-East Asia’ in the last 3 years;
2) The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 30 000.00.
According to Article 160, Section 3 of the German Act Against Restraint of Competition (GWB), application for review is not permissible insofar as

Eligibility requirements: 1) Trading name and address, commercial register excerpt; 2) Eligibility declaration that no grounds for exclusion in Section 123, 124 of the German Act Against Restraints of Competition (GWB) apply; 3) Eligibility declaration subcontractors if applicable; 4) Association clause if applicable.