10025199-Applying the Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation approach to strenghten governance in the water sector in Lesotho

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Description of project: Lesotho faces significant socio-economic challenges, including poverty, unemployment, food insecurity, and high HIV/AIDS prevalence. Thanks to its geographical location, Lesotho - the "Water Tower" of Southern Africa - plays a critical role in regional water security, supplying water to South Africa, with additional regional transfer schemes under consideration. Protecting and sustainably managing Lesotho"s water resources is therefore a national and regional priority. However, Lesotho"s catchments have been heavily degraded due to settlement in sensitive areas, overgrazing and unsustainable land use, causing erosion, soil fertility loss, sedimentation and hydrological instability. Climate change intensifies these impacts with erratic rainfall, floods and droughts. Despite numerous sustainable natural resource management efforts over the past 50 years, impacts and sustainability have often fallen short, largely due to insufficient coordination among ministries and institutions. Strengthened cooperation, knowledge and data sharing, and aligned action among key actors at national, river basin, and SADC levels are essential. Against this backdrop, the Government of Lesotho, supported by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has launched ReNOKA, a national Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) programme. ReNOKA aims to restore and sustainably manage Lesotho"s catchments-critical for water, land, energy, and food security across the Orange-Senqu basin and the Gauteng economic hub. For the continued support to ReNOKA, GIZ has been commissioned to implement the "Support to ReNOKA" joint action funded under the EU Multi-Donor Action "Metsi a Lesotho" and the BMZ-funded "Transboundary Water Management in the SADC Region" (TWM) project. The overall objective of "Metsi a Lesotho" is to "ensure access to sustainable water and sanitation for all as a means for green and resilient growth and promoting peace and security in Lesotho and the region". The specific objectives are: - Specific Objective 2: "Lesotho sustainably manages its water and land resources comprising the water-energy-natural resources nexus and advances its climate resilience with an inclusive approach" - Specific Objective 3: "Capacities of national water institutions to improve services and cooperation at community, catchment and transboundary levels are strengthened". To achieve these objectives, the Action will deliver five interlinked outputs, with the following output being relevant to this service: - Output 3.1: Enhancement of capacities of government staff for sustainable water management. Despite earlier support that improved technical water management, coordination and communication across key institutions-from the Prime Minister"s Office to community authorities-remain weak. To address this, GIZ intends to contract a service provider to implement Output 3.1 by applying the Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach in the water sector in Lesotho to address the underlying complex challenges and bottlenecks that hinder effective cooperation.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-09-07

Wer?

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Wie?

Wo?

• Darmstadt › Main-Taunus-Kreis
• Köln › Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt

Geschichte der Beschaffung

Datum	Dokument
2026-08-03	Auftragsbekanntmachung

Auftragsbekanntmachung (2026-08-03)
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Umfang der Beschaffung
Titel: 10025199-Applying the Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation approach to strenghten governance in the water sector in Lesotho
Referenznummer: 10025199
Kurze Beschreibung:

Kurze Beschreibung

Description of project:
Lesotho faces significant socio-economic challenges, including poverty, unemployment, food insecurity, and high HIV/AIDS prevalence. Thanks to its geographical location, Lesotho - the "Water Tower" of Southern Africa - plays a critical role in regional water security, supplying water to South Africa, with additional regional transfer schemes under consideration. Protecting and sustainably managing Lesotho"s water resources is therefore a national and regional priority.

However, Lesotho"s catchments have been heavily degraded due to settlement in sensitive areas, overgrazing and unsustainable land use, causing erosion, soil fertility loss, sedimentation and hydrological instability. Climate change intensifies these impacts with erratic rainfall, floods and droughts. Despite numerous sustainable natural resource management efforts over the past 50 years, impacts and sustainability have often fallen short, largely due to insufficient coordination among ministries and institutions. Strengthened cooperation, knowledge and data sharing, and aligned action among key actors at national, river basin, and SADC levels are essential.

Against this backdrop, the Government of Lesotho, supported by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has launched ReNOKA, a national Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) programme. ReNOKA aims to restore and sustainably manage Lesotho"s catchments-critical for water, land, energy, and food security across the Orange-Senqu basin and the Gauteng economic hub. For the continued support to ReNOKA, GIZ has been commissioned to implement the "Support to ReNOKA" joint action funded under the EU Multi-Donor Action "Metsi a Lesotho" and the BMZ-funded "Transboundary Water Management in the SADC Region" (TWM) project.
The overall objective of "Metsi a Lesotho" is to "ensure access to sustainable water and sanitation for all as a means for green and resilient growth and promoting peace and security in Lesotho and the region". The specific objectives are:
- Specific Objective 2: "Lesotho sustainably manages its water and land resources comprising the water-energy-natural resources nexus and advances its climate resilience with an inclusive approach"
- Specific Objective 3: "Capacities of national water institutions to improve services and cooperation at community, catchment and transboundary levels are strengthened".
To achieve these objectives, the Action will deliver five interlinked outputs, with the following output being relevant to this service:
- Output 3.1: Enhancement of capacities of government staff for sustainable water management.
Despite earlier support that improved technical water management, coordination and communication across key institutions-from the Prime Minister"s Office to community authorities-remain weak. To address this, GIZ intends to contract a service provider to implement Output 3.1 by applying the Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach in the water sector in Lesotho to address the underlying complex challenges and bottlenecks that hinder effective cooperation.

Art des Vertrags: Dienstleistungen
Produkte/Dienstleistungen: Wirtschaftshilfe an das Ausland 📦
Beschreibung
Interne Kennung: 10025199
Diese Auftragsvergabe ist auch für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) geeignet ✅
Beschreibung der Beschaffung:

Desription of required services: This tendered assignment contributes to BMZ-funded TWM"s overall objective of improving transboundary, climate-resilient water management in Southern Africa, with a focus on sustainable, high-performing governance structures. It also supports the specific objective of the "Support to ReNOKA" joint action to strengthen national water sector capacities to improve services and cooperation at community, catchment, and transboundary levels-specifically Output 3.1. The contractor shall be responsible for achieving the expected results of Output 3.1. of the "Support to ReNOKA". Output 3.1. Enhancement of capacities of government staff for sustainable water management. The objective focuses on strengthening individual and institutional capacities and collaboration for more sustainable water management in Lesotho. Using participatory methods, cooperation among Output 3.1 implementing partners, the Commission of Water as the lead implementing partner for Output 3, key institutions (e.g., the National ICM Coordination Unit) and stakeholders at national, River Basin Organisations, and SADC levels, is enhanced. Key activities for Output 3.1. - Develop a PDIA implementation plan and identify the core team. - Identify and analyse core problems in the water sector. - Conduct root cause analysis for selected problems. - Identify entry points and define the sequencing to tackle various causes. - Design and implement iterative "small bets", including structured learning cycles after each iteration. - Document quick wins and lessons learned, including closure notes where problems are resolved. - Implement an exit and handover process to responsible institutions to ensure sustainability. Most of the assignment will be carried out in Maseru, Lesotho, with only a small portion of services by the team leader delivered from their home bases. Only a limited number of trips by the core experts within Lesotho will be required.

Beschreibung der Beschaffung

Desription of required services:
This tendered assignment contributes to BMZ-funded TWM"s overall objective of improving transboundary, climate-resilient water management in Southern Africa, with a focus on sustainable, high-performing governance structures. It also supports the specific objective of the "Support to ReNOKA" joint action to strengthen national water sector capacities to improve services and cooperation at community, catchment, and transboundary levels-specifically Output 3.1.

The contractor shall be responsible for achieving the expected results of Output 3.1. of the "Support to ReNOKA".

Output 3.1. Enhancement of capacities of government staff for sustainable water management.
The objective focuses on strengthening individual and institutional capacities and collaboration for more sustainable water management in Lesotho. Using participatory methods, cooperation among Output 3.1 implementing partners, the Commission of Water as the lead implementing partner for Output 3, key institutions (e.g., the National ICM Coordination Unit) and stakeholders at national, River Basin Organisations, and SADC levels, is enhanced.

Key activities for Output 3.1.
- Develop a PDIA implementation plan and identify the core team.
- Identify and analyse core problems in the water sector.
- Conduct root cause analysis for selected problems.
- Identify entry points and define the sequencing to tackle various causes.
- Design and implement iterative "small bets", including structured learning cycles after each iteration.
- Document quick wins and lessons learned, including closure notes where problems are resolved.
- Implement an exit and handover process to responsible institutions to ensure sustainability.

Most of the assignment will be carried out in Maseru, Lesotho, with only a small portion of services by the team leader delivered from their home bases. Only a limited number of trips by the core experts within Lesotho will be required.

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Zusätzliche Produkte/Dienstleistungen: Beratungsdienste im Bereich Wirtschaftsförderung 📦
Ziel der strategischen Auftragsvergabe: Verringerung der Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt
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Konzept zur Verringerung der Umweltauswirkungen: Der Übergang zu einer Kreislaufwirtschaft
Gefördertes soziales Ziel: Gleichstellung von ethnischen Gruppen
Hauptstandort oder Erfüllungsort: See tender documents
Land: Lesotho 🇱🇸
Dauer: 36 Monate
Maximale Verlängerungen: 2
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Frist für den Eingang von Angeboten oder Teilnahmeanträgen: 2026-09-07 12:00:00 📅
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Mindestzeitraum, in dem der Bieter das Angebot aufrechterhalten muss: 115 Tage
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EN-B1: Technical and professional ability (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): 1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 50,000 EUR (net, in words: fifty thousand euros). 2. At least 2 reference projects in the technical field "using participatory governance approaches in the water sector" and at least 1 reference project in any of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe; all of which in the last 36 months

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EN-C1: Economic and financial standing (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): 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: 1,3 million EUR (net, in words: one point three million euros).

EN-C2: Economic and financial standing (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 30 persons.

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