81314156-Building MSMEs' skills and strengthening financial service providers' capacity through training and MSME-focused financial products

The GIZ Promotion of the Business Advisory and Economic Transformation Services II (also referred to as ProBATS II) is a joint Namibian-German technical cooperation project working with its political partner, the Namibian Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises (MFPE) under the BMZ 2030 Strategy core theme 3 "Sustainable Economic Development, …

CPV: 79998000 Coaching, 79411100 Beratungsdienste im Bereich Wirtschaftsförderung, 85312320 Beratungsdienste
Frist:
25. Februar 2025 12:00
Art der Frist:
Angebotsabgabe
Ausführungsort:
81314156-Building MSMEs' skills and strengthening financial service providers' capacity through training and MSME-focused financial products
Vergabestelle:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Vergabenummer:
81314156

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : 81314156-Building MSMEs' skills and strengthening financial service providers' capacity through training and MSME-focused financial products
Description : The GIZ Promotion of the Business Advisory and Economic Transformation Services II (also referred to as ProBATS II) is a joint Namibian-German technical cooperation project working with its political partner, the Namibian Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises (MFPE) under the BMZ 2030 Strategy core theme 3 "Sustainable Economic Development, training and employment" in the field of action "Private Sector Development and Financial System Development". Some of the objectives of ProBATS II, amongst others, are to improve the conditions for entrepreneurial activity in Namibia by empowering MSMEs to participate in the economic recovery. Improved access to finance for micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSME), financial inclusion and enhancing transparency in the financial sector are also part of the project objectives. ProBATS II contributes to the goals of the current 5th National Development Plan (NDP 5) which aims at increased economic growth and reduced unemployment rate. In order to measure the success of its activities, the project has 4 Module Target Indicators, and under these indicators, 3 Outputs and 2 indicators for each output. The main objective of this tender is to carry out the implementation of activities under the projects Output 2 and Output 3. Output 2 has the aim to strengthen the entrepreneurial and financial skills of MSMEs by integrating training measures for MSMEs. Output 3 has the objective to strengthen the competencies of financial service providers (FSPs) for developing financial products adapted to the needs of MSMEs by providing expert advice to these FSPs. To measure the implementation of Output 2, Indicator 2.1: 750 MSME employees of whom 50% are women and 25% are youth, with 60% working outside Windhoek, have successfully participated in training provided by the project to improve their competitiveness or entrepreneurial (business & financial) skills. Indicator 2.2: 5 new business relationships have been established between supported MSMEs and other Namibian based companies. To measure the implementation of Output 3, Indicator 3.1: 40 representatives of financial service providers who participated in information and training events confirm that their understanding of financial services tailored to the needs of MSMEs has improved. Indicator 3.2: An analysis of the potential for improving MSME product offerings is available for 2 financial service providers. The target group of ProBATS are underemployed persons, entrepreneurs, and employees in the (in)formal sector who are reached via intermediaries, MSMEs from the (in)formal sector and financial service providers.
Procedure identifier : 703ddd28-1699-44b8-b299-cc56db8d48fc
Internal identifier : 81314156
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79411100 Business development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79998000 Coaching services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85312320 Counselling services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : 00000
Town : Windhoek
Postcode : 00000
Country : Namibia
Additional information : The main place of supply is for a permanent establishment of the GIZ project "Promotion of Business Advisory and Economic Transformation Services II (ProBATS II)" under the address: 8 Newton Street, Windhoek, PO Box 8016, Bachtbrecht in Namibia

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YTRQTU7NC All communication takes place in English via communication tool in the project area of the procurement portal.
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
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2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Purely national exclusion grounds : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Analogous situation like bankruptcy under national law : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Corruption : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Participation in a criminal organisation : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Money laundering or terrorist financing : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Fraud : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Insolvency : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Assets being administered by liquidator : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Guilty of misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Guilty of grave professional misconduct : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Early termination, damages or other comparable sanctions : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Payment of social security contributions : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Business activities are suspended : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Payment of taxes : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : 81314156-Building MSMEs' skills and strengthening financial service providers' capacity through training and MSME-focused financial products
Description : GIZ has been commissioned in Namibia to implement the project "Promotion of Business Advisory and Economic Transformation Services phase II (ProBATS II)" on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The main objective of the previous phase of ProBATS I was to ensure a stable growth of the Namibian economy through the provision of advisory and economic transformational services for local businesses. With the projects continued efforts, the current phase aims to ensure that the entrepreneurial activities in Namibia have improved, and the local MSMEs are empowered, as it has been identified by the project that the core problem is the lack of important prerequisites for MSME inclusivity to participate in the economic recovery of Namibia. Against this background, a contractor is required to provide technical assistance in the strengthening of the competencies of MSME employees and Financial Service Providers. The contractor will lead the implementation of the following work packages: 1. Strengthening the entrepreneurial and financial skills of MSMEs a. Development of Integrated Training measures for 250 MSME employees 2. Strengthening competencies of financial service providers (FSP) a. Provision of Training measures and Technical Assistance for FSPs (2.1) b. Conduction of Information Sessions for FSPs (2.2) c. Adaptation of two existing Financial Products (2.3) A team of experts shall be provided by the contractor to deliver the above-mentioned services, and it should be well balanced with respect to gender and age. This team shall consist of (1) a team leader with both expertise in the European Union Member States and Southern Africa, who will overall be responsible for the advisory packages, (2) an MSME expert who will be responsible for MSME Capacity Building, (3) an expert with experience in Finance Service Market Access, (4) a support staff pool with a minimum of 2 experts with national experience in the SME Capacity Building sector and/or the Financial Systems Development and Capacity Development sector. Close coordination with the GIZ project team and collaboration with project partners in Namibia will be required. The Contractor may be a single firm or a consortium of various consulting firms. The involvement of consulting firms from Namibia within subcontracting or joint venture arrangements will be permitted. The estimated duration of the contract is 8 months from the contract award (anticipated in end of April-early May 2025).
Internal identifier : 81314156

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79411100 Business development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79998000 Coaching services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85312320 Counselling services
Options :
Description of the options : 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.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : 00000
Town : Windhoek
Postcode : 00000
Country : Namibia
Additional information : The main place of supply is for a permanent establishment of the GIZ project "Promotion of Business Advisory and Economic Transformation Services II (ProBATS II)" under the address: 8 Newton Street, Windhoek, PO Box 8016, Bachtbrecht in Namibia

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 01/05/2025
Duration end date : 30/11/2025

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2
Other information about renewals : 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.

5.1.6 General information

The names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to perform the contract must be given : Not yet known
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : no

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit
Description : 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: 1,000,000.00 EUR 2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 5 persons
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Eignung zur Berufsausübung
Description : 1. Self-declaration: name of company and address, tax ID, registration and commercial register number or equivalent register in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of origin. 2. No grounds for exclusion pursuant to § 123, § 124 GWB, § 22 LkSG 3. Declaration of bidding consortium and/or declaration of subcontractors (if applicable)
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technische und berufliche Leistungsfähigkeit
Description : 1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 100,000.00 EUR. 2. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field "Financial and Private Sector Development", of which at least 1 reference project in the region of Southern Africa in the last 3 years

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Deadline for requesting additional information : 14/02/2025 23:59 +01:00

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Variants : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 25/02/2025 12:00 +01:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 140 Day
Information that can be supplemented after the submission deadline :
At the discretion of the buyer, some missing tenderer-related documents may be submitted later.
Additional information : GIZ asks the applicant or bidder to submit, complete or correct documents, within the framework laid down by law.
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 25/02/2025 12:00 +01:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Conditions relating to the performance of the contract : The execution conditions result from the information given in the contract notice and the tender documents.
Electronic invoicing : Required
Electronic ordering will be used : yes
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Vergabekammern des Bundes -
Information about review deadlines : 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.
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH -
Organisation receiving requests to participate : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH -

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Registration number : 993-80072-52
Postal address : Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1 - 5
Town : Eschborn
Postcode : 65760
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Main-Taunus-Kreis ( DE71A )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49 6196794670
Fax : +49 6196791115
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation receiving requests to participate

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Vergabekammern des Bundes
Registration number : 022894990
Postal address : Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 16
Town : Bonn
Postcode : 53113
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DEA22 )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49 2289499-0
Fax : +49 2289499-163
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Datenservice Öffentlicher Einkauf (in Verantwortung des Beschaffungsamts des BMI)
Registration number : 0204:994-DOEVD-83
Town : Bonn
Postcode : 53119
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DEA22 )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49228996100
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

10. Change

Version of the previous notice to be changed : 55910844-53cd-44f7-80ca-f912f259c681-01
Main reason for change : Information updated
Description : The documents "81314156-03-Terms of Reference" and "81314156-08-Price Schedule" have been revised to make sure that the number of per-diems and overnight accommodation includes weekends and festive days in Namibia.

10.1 Change

Section identifier : PROCEDURE
Description of changes : In Section 5.1.11, the documents "81314156-03-Terms of Reference" and "81314156-08-Price Schedule" have been replaced to be available for the download under the link.
The procurement documents were changed on : 31/01/2025
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : cc8cc694-94be-4fd2-aa97-be48e32fe0aa - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 31/01/2025 10:44 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00071709-2025
OJ S issue number : 23/2025
Publication date : 03/02/2025