81226339 — Supporting Nigeria's strategy to promote on-grid Renewable Energies

Kurze Beschreibung

The Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Government — Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) — and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (FMPWH) supports inter alia the development of the on-grid Renewable Energy (RE) market in Nigeria. The programme builds upon an initial 4-year phase (2013–2017) during which NESP supported, inter alia, regulatory reforms allowing for the integration of variable RE (vRE), notably solar, into the grid; the development of a structured bidding approach for the competitive procurement of additional on-grid solar capacities; and better grid planning (incl. grid studies and system adequacy reporting) and operations. The programme also supported general policy formulation and sector coordination.

Beschreibung der Beschaffung

1) Background:
The Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Government — Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) — and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (FMPWH) supports inter alia the development of the on-grid Renewable Energy (RE) market in Nigeria.
The programme builds upon an initial 4-year phase (2013-2017) during which NESP supported, inter alia, regulatory reforms allowing for the integration of variable RE (vRE), notably solar, into the grid; the development of a structured bidding approach for the competitive procurement of additional on-grid solar capacities; and better grid planning (incl. grid studies and system adequacy reporting) and operations. The programme also supported general policy formulation and sector coordination.
During its second phase (2017-2020), NESP will continue supporting on all these aspects, although there will now be a stronger focus on project implementation geared towards competitive procurement of additional on-grid solar generation capacities. While the first phase focussed on grid planning and operations on the transmission level, NESP II will also incorporate the distribution level. Whereas NESP I supported the development of the regulatory framework for competitive procurement and integration of vRE, NESP II will also cover the review of the regulation for ancillary services;
2) Description of the assignment:
NESP is looking for a team of consultants with long experience in the on-grid power sector in Africa who can support in the realization of the above-mentioned targets through transaction, technical/engineering, legal and regulatory as well as financial advisory services.
The consultants will support NESP in providing advice to key stakeholders regarding the creation of an enabling environment for investments in the on-grid solar sector in Nigeria.
The consultants’ work will be structured along the 5 below mentioned general lines of intervention:
1) Preparation of policy papers and organization of dialogues on on-grid solar related topics;
2) Development and enforcement of the regulatory framework, notably on the on-grid solar as well as ancillary services markets;
3) Development of studies on grid protection systems and voltage stability;
4) System planning including the preparation of the System Adequacy Report;
5) Design and implementation of a tender approach for the competitive procurement of on-grid solar;
6) System and market operations, notably, considering that solar will feed into the grid in the future.
The period of implementation for this assignment will be 24 months from December 2018 to November 2020. The number of person days estimated for the assignment is 2 241, out of which 782 are field days;
3) About GIZ:
GIZ provides services in the fields of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education, working around the world to shape a future worth living. We have over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and the environment, and peace and security. The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe, with the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector and governments of other countries all benefiting from our services. We work with companies, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other key areas. As a public-benefit federal enterprise, German and European values are central to our work.

Beschreibung der Optionen

In the context of an extention of the programm or a subsequent programm the contract could be extended by up to 36 months. In the case of extention of the contract the compentencies and number of short-term experts are requested by the current ToR might be required. Within the framework of the basic project described in the Terms of Reference, GIZ reserves the right to award contracts for additional services of this type to the successful company in this procedure by means of a negotiated procedure without a prior call for competition, or to enter into a follow-on pursuant to the criteria listed in the Terms of Reference and the contract.

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According to Article 160, Section 3 of the German Act Against Restraint of Competition, application for re-examination is not permissible insofar as:
1) The applicant has identified the claimed infringement of the contract award regulations before submitting the application for re-examination and has not submitted a complaint to the commissioning party 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 contract award regulations that are evident in the notice are not submitted to the commissioning party at the latest by the expiry of the deadline for the application specified in the notice or by the deadline for the submission of bids;
3) Complaints of infringements of contract award regulations that first become evident in the tender documents are not submitted to the commissioning party at the latest by the expiry of the deadline for application or for the submission of bids;
4) More than 15 calendar days have elapsed after receipt of the notification from the commissioning party 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.