81313486-Implementation Partner for develoPPP Ventures calls for applications in Africa from 2025 onwards

Brief description of the project: develoPPP is a program that intends to foster the involvement of the private sector in areas where business opportunities and development policy initiatives overlap. The develoPPP program offers financial and technical support for companies operating in developing countries and emerging markets that create development impact …

CPV: 66122000 Usługi w zakresie finansów korporacyjnych oraz kapitału spółek, 66171000 Doradztwo finansowe, 79410000 Usługi doradcze w zakresie działalności gospodarczej i zarządzania
Termin:
7 lutego 2025 12:00
Rodzaj terminu:
Złożenie oferty
Miejsce wykonania:
81313486-Implementation Partner for develoPPP Ventures calls for applications in Africa from 2025 onwards
Miejsce udzielenia zamówienia:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Numer nagrody:
81313486

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 : 81313486-Implementation Partner for develoPPP Ventures calls for applications in Africa from 2025 onwards
Description : Brief description of the project: develoPPP is a program that intends to foster the involvement of the private sector in areas where business opportunities and development policy initiatives overlap. The develoPPP program offers financial and technical support for companies operating in developing countries and emerging markets that create development impact and long-term benefits for the local population. In particular, the program"s overall objective is to contribute to the socio-ecological-feminist transformation in the partner countries in cooperation with companies. The develoPPP program is implemented on behalf of the BMZ by GIZ GmbH as well as the DEG Impulse gGmbH a subsidiary of DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, please refer to this website: https://www.developpp.de/en/ The program launched a new funding window in 2021 called develoPPP Ventures to support the growth phase of local small and growing businesses (SGB) that have the potential to generate a measurable, positive social or environmental impact alongside financial returns. Hence, develoPPP Ventures is seeking locally registered SGB with innovative and scalable business models that have a direct positive impact on reaching the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) and the population on the ground. (see program eligibility criteria on website). Through this instrument co-financing of EUR 100,000 (with a potential top-up for successful ventures at a later stage) will be provided. Prerequisite will be that the company acquires additional funds from another source of at least the same amount (matching-fund-model). develoPPP Ventures financing is tailored to lift these companies above the first threshold of becoming attractive enough for commercial (impact) investors and / or financial institutions. The SGB must be registered in a country where develoPPP Ventures is being implemented (adhering to the BMZ 2030-country list: https://www.bmz.de/en/countries) , must have a relevant product or service already on the market and can prove first sales figures by providing at least one audited financial statement. In addition, they must provide sound financial and strategic business planning documents over a 3-year period going forward. The financial planning should provide insight in how the funds are used to grow, become financially sound and reaching break-even. On top of the funding, the SGB will receive technical assistance based on their specific needs to maximize their chances of success. SGBs can apply for develoPPP Ventures funding by handing in applications in calls for applications, where the best applications will be selected. These calls for applications are each tailored at one specific African country while gradually extending the number of calls for applications to further countries in Africa. GIZ launched develoPPP Ventures in Ghana in 2022. Since then, four calls for applications have been conducted by GIZ in Ghana, three calls for applications took place in Nigeria in 2023 and 2024, one call in South Africa in summer 2024, as well as one call in Côte d'Ivoire in winter 2024. Over time it is planned to roll out develoPPP Ventures to further African countries. DEG Impulse, who implements the develoPPP program besides GIZ, is currently offering develoPPP Ventures calls for applications in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. For further information on develoPPP Ventures, please refer to this website: https://www.developpp.de/en/funding-programme/startups
Procedure identifier : 9da28d03-24ce-4348-9e5c-15d6b43dcd45
Internal identifier : 81313486
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 ): 79410000 Business and management consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 66122000 Corporate finance and venture capital services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 66171000 Financial consultancy services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1 - 5
Town : Eschborn
Postcode : 65760
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Main-Taunus-Kreis ( DE71A )
Country : Germany

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YTYW476EK 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

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 : 81313486-Implementation Partner for develoPPP Ventures calls for applications in Africa from 2025 onwards
Description : Services to be provided by the contractor: The program develoPPP seeks to continue investing in SBGs across Africa. In 2025 four calls for applications for Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and as an option an additional country, to be defined, shall take place. The calls for applications take place bi-annualy for six weeks at the end of a quarter. A new call for applications will be announced on the develoPPP (Ventures) website prior to the start of the application window and is open to all start-ups that meet the conditions for participation. With an expected minimum of one call for applications per country and year, the program plans to select and support approximately 5 local businesses per call and country, with a co-funding grant of EUR 100,000 each, with an option of investing another tranche (Top-up) at a later stage after reaching certain milestones. In addition, customized technical assistance for each grant recipient will be provided. The successful bidder, (for future reference implementation partner) will support the activities of develoPPP Ventures in Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, as well as the optional roll out of the program to additional countries, by handling an expected minimum of four calls for applications for these countries starting in the 2nd quarter of 2025 with follow-up activities until 2026. The implementation partner should be the key contact person on the ground. Tasks to be performed by the implementation partner are particularly the marketing and targeted sourcing of the new funding opportunity to relevant actors within the local/regional start-up and investor ecosystem as well as to other relevant stakeholders and multipliers in order to assure a sufficient number of appropriate applicants; providing further information or clarification in case of inquiries by local/regional actors and interested SBGs; organizing the call for applications together with GIZ, using the develoPPP-website as information channel; making a pre-selection of the applications received; preparing a shortlist based on a selection criteria grid provided by GIZ and supporting a pitching event for the pre-selected SGBs with GIZ. Moreover, supporting GIZ with applying a sound due diligence of the final candidates selected after the pitching event, including conversations with local and regional start-up ecosystem experts and investors. After final selection, each SGB signs the funding contract with GIZ; the implementation partner defines together with each SGB their needs for technical assistance (TA) and coordinates the TA by contracting the relevant TA-providers. It is possible that certain TA-components can be provided by the implementation partner itself in case of available inhouse expertise. The implementation partner must keep regular contact to the supported ventures, oversea their progress, be responsible for monitoring and reporting to GIZ as well as addressing and organizing the TA-needs of the ventures. Furthermore, the implementation partner will support the selection of suitable top-up candidates based on the companies" progress, growth prospectives and availability of additional matching funds. To sum up, the overall duty of the selected implementation partner will be to support the implementation of develoPPP Ventures on time, and in line with program budget and agreed parameters (to be agreed at the inception meeting) while maintaining clear communication with GIZ and providing periodic reports on the key program milestones as well as compiling a final evaluation report with an analysis of the achieved impact.
Internal identifier : 81313486

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79410000 Business and management consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 66122000 Corporate finance and venture capital services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 66171000 Financial consultancy 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 : Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1 - 5
Town : Eschborn
Postcode : 65760
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Main-Taunus-Kreis ( DE71A )
Country : Germany
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 20 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 : The following externally imposed deadlines must be taken into account when submitting the offer and adhered to during implementation: - Application window for call for applications 2025-Q2: 15th May until 30th June 2025 - Application window for call for applications 2025-Q4: 15th Nov. until 31st Dec. 2025

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : Reduction of environmental impacts
Description : Compensation of CO2 emissions from flights within a service contract
Aim of strategic procurement : Fulfilment of social objectives
Description : Improving gender equality
Approach to reducing environmental impacts : Climate change mitigation
Social objective promoted : Gender equality

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: 850,000.00 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. 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 : At least 3 references in the technical field of "start-up investing and investment-readiness" in the last 3 years that had a minimum commission value of EUR 400,000.00, of which at least 2 reference projects in Western Africa and of which at least 1 reference project in South Africa (exclusion criterion).

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Preis
Description : Preiskriterium für "Bestangebots-Quotienten-Methode"
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 : 27/01/2025 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 : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 07/02/2025 12:00 +01:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 97 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 : 07/02/2025 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
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
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 : 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 6196794873
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Die Vergabekammern des Bundes
Registration number : 022894990
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-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

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : e7c2bb28-330a-428d-a4d9-ca5a5cd88609 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 03/01/2025 16:04 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00006798-2025
OJ S issue number : 4/2025
Publication date : 07/01/2025