Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-03-09
Buyer: Danida Evaluation, Learning and Quality (ELK), Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Country: DK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 75211200 | 79419000
Estimated value: 3500000 DKK
Submission deadline: 2020-04-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: — to document achievements in terms of assisting developing countries to mitigate climate change through the provision of Danish support in the period from 2013, both through the climate change envelope and through other development assistance channels,
— to analyse the outcomes of climate change mitigation funding, with due consideration of the opportunities and barriers at both national and global levels,
— on the basis of the lessons learned from the evaluation, to provide recommendations pertaining to future funding priorities.
Copenhagen, Denmark, and the selected case countries (Ethiopia, Indonesia, South Africa and Vietnam).
The full portfolio of climate change mitigation projects and programmes including support channelled through international and non-governmental organisations since 2013 will constitute the basis for the evaluation. Thus, analyses will include consideration of:
— funds from the climate change envelope (CE), provided for both bilateral projects and programmes and through multi-lateral channels, as well as grants to NGOs and finance mobilized through the Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU);
— non-CE bilateral and multilateral development assistance funding, with a focus on projects, programmes and initiatives categorized as ‘principal’ with respect to climate change (using the Rio markers).
An updated overview of climate change mitigation funding will be prepared in the inception phase using data available. This will include grants to projects and programmes through the CE and through bilateral development assistance in a range of countries as well as projects supported through the IFU instruments, notably the Danish Climate Investment Fund (DCIF). The overview will describe support to several multilateral agencies and funds, notably the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) of the multilateral development banks (MDBs). Furthermore, major programmes such as the ‘sustainable energy for Africa facility’ (SEFA) at the African Development Bank and support to organisations such as the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will be considered. Funding has also been provided to various specialized organisations and think tanks whose efforts are important with respect to mitigation, not least in the energy sector. Finally, the portfolio includes grants to Danish non-governmental organisations.
Four country case studies (Ethiopia, Indonesia, South Africa and Vietnam) will be carried out in order to inform the evaluation about the results of climate change funding and to pinpoint the critical issues associated with reducing GHG emissions in developing countries. The countries selected are all associated with Denmark as partners in global climate change mitigation efforts, with contrasting ‘development and carbon profiles’, geo-historical characteristics, political economies, etc.
Candidates will be selected on the basis of the information concerning technical and professional ability, cf. section III.1.3), in relation to the object of this contract, cf. sections II.1.4) and II.2.4).
— the extent to which the relevant contracts are performed for clients comparable to the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
As the task to be performed is an evaluation assignment, economic operators and individual consultants whose independence and impartiality may be questioned will be excluded from the procurement procedure.
The contracting authority has a maximum budget of DKK 3 500 000,00 net of VAT in relation to the procurement. Tenders will be rejected if they exceed the contracting authority's maximum budget.
In Part III.A-C of the ESPD, economic operators must answer whether they are subject to exclusion grounds.
An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if the economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been convicted by final judgement or fined within the last 4 years for any of the exclusion grounds relating to the criminal convictions listed in section 135(1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Eligibility requirements: In Part III.A-C of the ESPD, economic operators must answer whether they are subject to exclusion grounds. An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if the economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been convicted by final judgement or fined within the last 4 years for any of the exclusion grounds relating to the criminal convictions listed in section 135(1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if it has unpaid overdue debt of DKK 100 000.00 or more to public authorities in relation to payment of taxes and payment of social security, cf. section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. An economic operator is, however, not excluded where the economic operator has agreed on a repayment scheme with the collection authority and that scheme is observed, cf. section 135(4), or where the economic operator provides guarantee of payment of the part of the debt which constitutes DKK 100 000.00 or more, cf. section 135(5). An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if it is subject to any of the exclusion grounds listed in sections 136(1)(1) and 136(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if it within the last 2 years has been subject to any of the exclusion grounds listed in sections 136(1)(3) and 137(1)(2-3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority can accept the following documentation in relation to the exclusion grounds in sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act (in order of priority): 1) Extracts from the relevant register or similar documents issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority or certificates issued by the competent authority in the country referred to as documentation that the tenderer is not subject to the grounds for exclusion stipulated in sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2). 2) A declaration on oath (only if such extracts, certificates or similar documents are not issued in the country where the economic operator is established, or where the documentation does not cover all the grounds for exclusion stipulated in sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2) entirely). 3) A solemn declaration made by the person concerned before a competent judicial or administrative authority, a notary or a competent professional or trade body, in the country of origin or in the country where the economic operator is established (only if there is no provision for declarations on oath in the country where the economic operator is established). Thus, the contracting authority cannot accept e.g. a solemn declaration made before a notary if there can be issued a certificate by the competent authority in the country where the economic operator is established. Moreover, the contracting authority cannot accept self-declarations or similar declarations issued by the economic operator or the person concerned as documentation in relation to the exclusion grounds. Economic operators can identify the relevant documentation using the online platform e-Certis: https://ec.europa.eu/tools/ecertis/#/search Economic operators are encouraged to submit all necessary documentation as early as possible.

Award value: 3500000