81310883-Technical advisory services to Tropical Timber Trade Facility (TTT) in Congo Basin, China and Europe

Brief description of the project: The Tropical Timber Trade Facility (TTT) is a project of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and began in 2023. TTT tackles the illegal timber trade in the Congo Basin rainforest which is home to the second largest contiguous rainforest area …

CPV: 77230000 Services incidental to forestry, 77231100 Forest resources management services
Deadline:
Dec. 10, 2024, noon
Deadline type:
Submitting a bid
Place of execution:
81310883-Technical advisory services to Tropical Timber Trade Facility (TTT) in Congo Basin, China and Europe
Awarding body:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Award number:
81310883

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 : 81310883-Technical advisory services to Tropical Timber Trade Facility (TTT) in Congo Basin, China and Europe
Description : Brief description of the project: The Tropical Timber Trade Facility (TTT) is a project of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and began in 2023. TTT tackles the illegal timber trade in the Congo Basin rainforest which is home to the second largest contiguous rainforest area in the world. The Congo Basin rainforest makes a decisive contribution to global climate protection and the preservation of biodiversity. It provides a livelihood for the local and indigenous population. However, it is increasingly threatened by deforestation. Up to 80 per cent of the timber harvested commercially in the region is sold to China. TTT is therefore helping to bring together the forested member states of the Central African Forestry Commission COMIFAC (Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea) and Chinese partners such as the National Forest and Grassland Administration (NFGA). The partners from China and Central Africa want to agree on regulatory instruments and create incentives for a legal and sustainable timber trade between the two regions. The COMIFAC is the principal political counterpart of TTT. The international organization is recognized for its role in sub-regional integration in terms of conservation and sustainable, concerted management of forest ecosystems. COMIFAC is also supported by other GIZ projects in its overall mission and the implementation of its work. TTT also supports established systems that can be used to verify the legality and sustainability of commercially harvested timber. In addition, the project involves potential buyers of timber and timber products in Europe in North America. In this way, the project aims to promote legality and sustainability in the timber trade in a comprehensive manner and thus make a decisive contribution to preserving the rainforest in the Congo Basin.
Procedure identifier : c2e705f7-94f5-410d-b1a2-64b888da86f1
Internal identifier : 81310883
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 ): 77230000 Services incidental to forestry
Additional classification ( cpv ): 77231100 Forest resources management services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : GIZ Office in Bonn Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 32 + 36
Town : Bonn
Postcode : 53113
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DEA22 )
Country : Germany

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6Y11R70BQ6 Communication / questions can only be submitted in English using GIZ"s eProcurement Tender Platform for the award of contracts.
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
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2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Analogous situation like bankruptcy under national law : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Bankruptcy : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Corruption : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Arrangement with creditors : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Participation in a criminal organisation : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Money laundering or terrorist financing : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Fraud : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Insolvency : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Assets being administered by liquidator : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Guilty of misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Guilty of grave professional misconduct : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Early termination, damages or other comparable sanctions : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Payment of social security contributions : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Business activities are suspended : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Payment of taxes : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities : Zwingende bzw. fakultative Ausschlussgründe nach §§ 123 bis 126 GWB

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : 81310883-Technical advisory services to Tropical Timber Trade Facility (TTT) in Congo Basin, China and Europe
Description : Services to be provided by the contractor: The Contractor is responsible for supporting the TTT project in the implementation of specific tasks and advisory services as well as to take over the thematic assessment and presentation of the sometimes complex issues and functional relationships in an easily understandable form. To achieve this kind of support function, the main responsibility of the Contractor will be the provision of two flexible expert pools which will contribute to the implementation of the project"s activities across all four outputs and three work packages described below in the following project countries: Cameroon, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea, as well as China. The experts from these two pools support the project team directly as well as the project"s cooperating partners; the private sector and CSOs. The tasks to be performed by the experts include technical, process and organizational development advice, outreach and campaigning, human capacity development measures such as trainings as well as research, monitoring, reporting, event management and products. In addition, the consultancy services can be utilized for internal team processes such as workshops or planning sessions. The contractor will be responsible for identifying, deploying and ensuring the quality of the short-term assignments. Once the contract has been awarded, a concrete action plan must be drawn up by the contractor in consultation with GIZ, in which, among other things, the response times and the form of service provision will be determined. For the individual specific service packages to be provided in the work areas, the Contractor will draw up corresponding terms of reference including the previsioned budget as part of the implementation of the contract.
Internal identifier : 81310883

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 77230000 Services incidental to forestry
Additional classification ( cpv ): 77231100 Forest resources management 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 : GIZ Office in Bonn Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 32 + 36
Town : Bonn
Postcode : 53113
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DEA22 )
Country : Germany
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 13 Month

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2
The buyer reserves the right for additional purchases from the contractor, as described here : 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
Additional information : Suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Due to a technical error, this information could not be entered in the line provided.

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : Reduction of environmental impacts
Aim of strategic procurement : Fulfilment of social objectives
Approach to reducing environmental impacts : The protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems
Approach to reducing environmental impacts : The transition to a circular economy
Approach to reducing environmental impacts : Climate change adaptation
Approach to reducing environmental impacts : Climate change mitigation
Social objective promoted : Gender equality
Social objective promoted : Human rights due diligence in global supply chains
Social objective promoted : Other

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: 500,000.00 EUR 2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 10 persons.
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Eignung zur Berufsausübung
Description : 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 of subcontractors if applicable 4. Association clause if applicable 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 EUR 150,000.00. 2. At least 3 references in the technical field of "Environment and value chain development with focus on sustainable forest management and/or forest governance" in the last 3 years that had a minimum commission value of EUR 150,000.00 of which a) at least 2 reference projects in Middle Africa and b) at least 1 reference project in Asia (exclusion criterion).

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Preis
Description :
Weight (points, exact) : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Erreichte Gesamtpunktzahl nach fachlicher Wertung (inkl. Mindbed.)
Description : Zur Ermittlung des wirtschaftlichsten Bieters wird hier von der Vergabestelle die erreichte Gesamtpunktzahl nach fachlicher Wertung eingetragen. Es werden nur Angebote mit einer fachlichen Bewertung von über 500 Punkten gewertet. Fachliche Angebote mit weniger Punkten scheiden als fachlich ungeeignet aus.
Weight (points, exact) : 70
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Erreichte Gesamtpunktzahl nach fachlicher Wertung (inkl. Mindbed.)
Description : Zur Ermittlung des wirtschaftlichsten Bieters wird hier von der Vergabestelle die erreichte Gesamtpunktzahl nach fachlicher Wertung eingetragen. Es werden nur Angebote mit einer fachlichen Bewertung von über 500 Punkten gewertet. Fachliche Angebote mit weniger Punkten scheiden als fachlich ungeeignet aus.
Minimum score : 500
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Deadline for requesting additional information : 27/11/2024 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 : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 10/12/2024 12:00 +01:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 126 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 : 10/12/2024 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
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. 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.

5.1.15 Techniques

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

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Die Vergabekammern des Bundes
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
TED eSender : Datenservice Öffentlicher Einkauf (in Verantwortung des Beschaffungsamts des BMI)

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Registration number : fef1f082-1d07-4c5a-b8f6-e6d9885124de
Postal address : Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1 - 5
Town : Eschborn
Postcode : 65760
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Main-Taunus-Kreis ( DE71A )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49 6196794873
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Registration number : a7ad1a7b-009d-4e73-8af5-edb812d0d73a
Postal address : Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1 - 5
Town : Eschborn
Postcode : 65760
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Main-Taunus-Kreis ( DE71A )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49 6196794873
Roles of this organisation :
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Die Vergabekammern des Bundes
Registration number : af283e0e-340f-4490-8d02-6347335e8cf3
Postal address : Villemombler Straße 76
Town : Bonn
Postcode : 53123
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-0004

Official name : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Registration number : e7171cd8-db8e-443d-ad55-e19f6bde24ac
Postal address : Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1 - 5
Town : Eschborn
Postcode : 65760
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Main-Taunus-Kreis ( DE71A )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49 6196794873
Roles of this organisation :
Organisation receiving requests to participate

8.1 ORG-0005

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

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : e52bd65c-21bc-431c-ab95-4114a03d207c - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 06/11/2024 13:55 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00679154-2024
OJ S issue number : 217/2024
Publication date : 07/11/2024