Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-10-11
Buyer: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Country: DE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 75211200
Submission deadline: 2018-11-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) aims at enabling and fostering investments in the market for renewable energy and energy efficiency, and improving access to electricity in Nigeria. The programme is co-funded by the European Union and the German Government, and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (FMPWH). During the first phase, NESP supported the Nigerian government in the adoption of an Energy Management System (EnMS) based on ISO 50001 standard as a Nigerian Industrial Standard (NIS) and the establishment of the first Energy Efficiency Network (EEN) for industrial enterprises in Nigeria.
Now, in the second phase, NESP is looking for a multi-disciplinary team of international consultants who will support the implementation of EnMS and EEN in selected manufacturing industries in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) aims at enabling and fostering investments in the domestic market for renewable energy and energy efficiency, and improving access to electricity in Nigeria. The programme is co-funded by the European Union and the German Government, and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (FMPWH).
During the first phase, NESP supported the Nigerian government in the adoption of an Energy Management System (EnMS) based on ISO 50001 standard as a Nigerian Industrial Standard (NIS) in July 2017. As a result, two participating companies became the first industries to receive the NIS ISO 50001 certification in Nigeria. The standard provides a systematic approach tailored to an organization to improve its energy performance.
The programme also supported the establishment of the first Energy Efficiency Network (EEN) for Industrial Enterprises in Nigeria in January 2017 as a peer learning platform for industries to promote EE practices in their industrial processes. 5 industries participated and implemented a number energy efficiency measures with resultant energy savings.
Now, in the second phase, NESP is looking for a multi-disciplinary team of international consultants who will support the implementation of EnMS and EEN in selected manufacturing industries in Nigeria. The consultants' task will cover the following areas:
— supporting the implementation of EnMS based on NIS ISO 50001 standard in at least 5 industries in Nigeria,
— developing an approach with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on enforcing implementation of NIS ISO 50001 standard in manufacturing industries in Nigeria,
— strengthening and expanding the Energy Efficiency Network (EEN) for industrial enterprises in Nigeria,
— developing an innovative concept with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI) for compulsory energy audits in manufacturing industries in Nigeria.
The assignment will be implemented over a period of 725 expert days, with effect from the date the contract is signed until 27.11.2020.
2.1) Implementation of the Energy Management System (EnMS) based on NIS ISO 50001 Standard in at least five manufacturing industries;
2.2) Strengthening and expanding Energy Efficiency Network (EEN) for industrial enterprises in Nigeria;
2.4) Communicating effectively on all the results of the above work packages in a clear, concise and strategic method.
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 terms of reference.

Eligibility requirements: 1) Trading name and address, commercial register number; 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.