“Strengthening trust, integrity and compliance in and between SME’s and public sector in Moldova (STIC)” Main Phase 1: 01.12.2024 – 30.11.2028 - 4 years

It is confirmed by private and public stakeholders, media and civil society organizations in Moldova, that the relationship between Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and public sector is driven by mistrust and fear, bureaucratic complexity and an organizational culture that tolerates abusive behaviours. In recognition of this, Moldova has advanced …

CPV: 98300000 Miscellaneous services
Place of execution:
“Strengthening trust, integrity and compliance in and between SME’s and public sector in Moldova (STIC)” Main Phase 1: 01.12.2024 – 30.11.2028 - 4 years
Awarding body:
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA / Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC / Swiss Cooperation Office Moldova
Award number:
97cb0b2f-1bec-44af-81f7-67b7c5f01a39

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA / Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC / Swiss Cooperation Office Moldova
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : “Strengthening trust, integrity and compliance in and between SME’s and public sector in Moldova (STIC)” Main Phase 1: 01.12.2024 – 30.11.2028 - 4 years
Description : It is confirmed by private and public stakeholders, media and civil society organizations in Moldova, that the relationship between Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and public sector is driven by mistrust and fear, bureaucratic complexity and an organizational culture that tolerates abusive behaviours. In recognition of this, Moldova has advanced in strengthening the anticorruption legal framework with direct and indirect impact on SMEs. The “Strengthening trust, integrity and compliance in and between SME’s and Public Sector (STIC)”, project shall therefore facilitate genuine and change oriented dialogues between SMEs (including business associations) and public sector actors at all administrative levels. The focus of the first phase is on sectors of strategic importance to Moldova, namely agri-food and construction. The STIC project of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC fills a niche no other donor or state actor is presently addressing. Actions aimed at reducing red tape and corruption are in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16.5 (substantially reducing corruption in all its forms) and it is expected that they will increase trust in the Moldovan economy, boost growth and reduce outmigration. This tender aims to identify a facilitation unit to implement SDC’s first phase related to the STIC project in Moldova. The overall goal is to enhance trust, change social norms, strengthen simplified integrity and compliance mechanism, reduce corruption risks in both the public and private sectors and reduce incentives for shadow and black economy in the agri-food and construction sector in Moldova. This tender covers a first phase of 4 years (planned for 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2028).
Procedure identifier : 97cb0b2f-1bec-44af-81f7-67b7c5f01a39
Internal identifier : 97cb0b2f-1bec-44af-81f7-67b7c5f01a39
Type of procedure : Open
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 98300000 Miscellaneous services

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Substantiation for award decision The tender by the successful tenderer was selected on the basis of the following reasons: • The relevant experience, qualification and competencies of the team leader to engage in the context of Moldova; the qualification and composition of the team proposed for the facilitation unit. • The lean organisational set-up, backstopping and back-office support. • The proposed change process to address mistrust, lack of compliance and integrity in the agri-food and construction sector from a public – SME perspective. • The appropriateness of the work- and investment plan to achieve the objectives as outlined in the tender document.
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : “Strengthening trust, integrity and compliance in and between SME’s and public sector in Moldova (STIC)” Main Phase 1: 01.12.2024 – 30.11.2028 - 4 years
Description : It is confirmed by private and public stakeholders, media and civil society organizations in Moldova, that the relationship between Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and public sector is driven by mistrust and fear, bureaucratic complexity and an organizational culture that tolerates abusive behaviours. In recognition of this, Moldova has advanced in strengthening the anticorruption legal framework with direct and indirect impact on SMEs. The “Strengthening trust, integrity and compliance in and between SME’s and Public Sector (STIC)”, project shall therefore facilitate genuine and change oriented dialogues between SMEs (including business associations) and public sector actors at all administrative levels. The focus of the first phase is on sectors of strategic importance to Moldova, namely agri-food and construction. The STIC project of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC fills a niche no other donor or state actor is presently addressing. Actions aimed at reducing red tape and corruption are in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16.5 (substantially reducing corruption in all its forms) and it is expected that they will increase trust in the Moldovan economy, boost growth and reduce outmigration. This tender aims to identify a facilitation unit to implement SDC’s first phase related to the STIC project in Moldova. The overall goal is to enhance trust, change social norms, strengthen simplified integrity and compliance mechanism, reduce corruption risks in both the public and private sectors and reduce incentives for shadow and black economy in the agri-food and construction sector in Moldova. This tender covers a first phase of 4 years (planned for 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2028).
Internal identifier : 1ab93e8f-98a2-4f31-a079-c1776e6ebc4b

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 98300000 Miscellaneous services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Chisinau, MD
Postcode : 2009
Country : Moldova
Additional information : Republic of Moldova

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 01/12/2024
Duration end date : 30/11/2028

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 1
The buyer reserves the right for additional purchases from the contractor, as described here : 7F-10887

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Award criteria
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria : The award criteria were provided to the tenderers with the invitiaton to tender.
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : Instructions on legal remedies This is a public contract under Annex 5 no. 1 let. d PPA. There is no right of appeal.

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 : Tribunal administrativ federal
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA / Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC / Swiss Cooperation Office Moldova
TED eSender : Simap.ch

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 3 700 000 Swiss franc

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : EN_GFA Consulting Group GmbH
Tender :
Tender identifier : 2d3c5278-8c91-4ba5-83ba-e952a270811c
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 3 700 000 Swiss franc
The tender was ranked : no
The tender is a variant : no
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : N/A
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 01/11/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 3
Range of tenders :
Value of the lowest admissible tender : 3 700 000 Swiss franc
Value of the highest admissible tender : 3 700 000 Swiss franc

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA / Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC / Swiss Cooperation Office Moldova
Registration number : 0ebe88ec-5507-483a-9348-0385dad5ca33
Postal address : Block B, 23 Mateevici St.
Town : Chisinau, MD
Postcode : 2009
Country : Moldova
Telephone : +37300000000
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Tribunal administrativ federal
Registration number : BVGER
Postal address : Postfach
Town : St. Gallen
Postcode : 9023
Country subdivision (NUTS) : St. Gallen ( CH055 )
Country : Switzerland
Telephone : +41584652626
Internet address : https://www.bvger.ch
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Simap.ch
Registration number : CH001
Postal address : Holzikofenweg 36
Town : Bern
Postcode : 3003
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bern / Berne ( CH021 )
Country : Switzerland
Telephone : +41584646388
Internet address : https://www.simap.ch
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

8.1 ORG-0010

Official name : EN_GFA Consulting Group GmbH
Size of the economic operator : Large
Registration number : a794dfc5-f666-463e-9588-40c08e0e3f63
Postal address : Eulenkrugstr. 82
Town : Hamburg
Postcode : 22359
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Hamburg ( DE600 )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +00 00 000 00 00
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 1ab93e8f-98a2-4f31-a079-c1776e6ebc4b - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 01/11/2024 02:25 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English German

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00670414-2024
OJ S issue number : 215/2024
Publication date : 05/11/2024