81269202-Sustainable Pakistan

Kurze Beschreibung

The contractor supports the project ‘Improvement of labour, social and environment standards in the Pakistani textile industry’ (Textiles) with nine work packages in two areas.
The project supports selected producers in the Fashion Industry in Punjab (textile, garments, leathers, shoes, sports, and other subsectors) with capacity development measures to link improvements in the area of labour standards with progresses in production processes, and, by this, to indirectly contribute to sustainable growth. A major focus of the services is therefore the support to enhance their competitiveness on global markets.
The two areas for the contractor are:
A. To prepare 5 partner enterprises for the ‘Green button’ certification;
B. To support 15 partner companies in the development of innovate products.
In area A), the work packages include the selection of appropriate partner companies, an assessment of their situation and the according development plan, followed by capacity development, consultancy, and trainings, and the assistance for the certification process.
In area B) the work packages include the selection of appropriate partner companies, an assessment of their situation and the according strategic work plan, followed by capacity development activities and, the participation on an international trade show.

Beschreibung der Beschaffung

Background and introduction
The textile and garment industry with its big clusters in Punjab is Pakistan's most important branch of the manufacturing industry. It contributes 8.5 % to the gross domestic product and 54 % of exports. Some 15 million people (around 25 % of the workforce) are employed in this sector. As compared to other countries in the region, the productivity in this industry is low.
There is little initiative for green growth. Large amounts of water, chemicals and energy are consumed in production. For the largely informal workforce, working conditions are characterised by low occupational safety, low wages, lack of co-determination and lack of dialogue. The economic potential of women is hardly utilised. There is hardly any governance and enforcement regarding the already weak labour and environmental legislation. The private sector itself is hardly aware of its responsibility with respect to improving working conditions and the associated competitive potential. At the same time, demand from international buyers for sustainably produced textiles is increasing. Pakistan's textile and fashion industry faces a major modernisation process in which sustainable production is a success factor.
Objective
The module presented here aims to orienting the textile and fashion industry towards sustainability to increase productivity and ultimately competitiveness and economic resilience. The aim is to support public and private actors in developing approaches to synergise the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of sustainability in production in the textile and fashion industry.
Approach and Impacts
The methodological approach is based on using of synergies between the social, economic, and ecological sustainability dimensions. Each output therefore comprises measures relating to all three sustainability dimensions.
Output 1 aims to improve cooperation between government and private actors to promote sustainability in production in the textile and fashion industry. The Textile Industry sustainability forum set up by the predecessor project will be used for this purpose. Successful approaches to sustainable production (including digital technologies) will be disseminated in the communities of practice to build networks within stakeholder groups.
Output 2 aims to strengthen the capacities of state actors responsible for compliance with labour and environmental legislation in the industry. With the Labour and Human Resource Department of the Punjab, change processes initiated in the previous project are being continued. Organisational development and the introduction of a quality management system will improve the service delivery of the labour administration. Digital management information systems are being further developed to strengthen monitoring and optimise administrative action and service delivery. Downstream institutions of the Labour and Human Resource Department are being supported in improving labour inspections and oversight and expand service deliver in prevention. The Environmental Protection Department of the Punjab and downstream institutions will be supported in the analysis of environmental risks in production processes and the development of corresponding manuals and consulting services to mitigate these risks. Furthermore, the Environmental Protection Department is supported in developing and piloting new instruments for monitoring resource efficiency.
Output 3 aims to increase the range of services for strengthening sustainable production. Different service providers will be empowered through technical and organisational consulting to develop and implement new services. This includes the development of tools for improved resource efficiency and chemicals management training. In addition, the tried-and-tested change management method dialogue for Sustainability is also being further developed and rolled out on a broad scale.

Beschreibung der Verlängerungen

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.

Beschreibung der Optionen

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.

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Bedingungen

The offer must be made using the forms provided by GIZ:
1) Trading name and address, beneficial owner(s), commercial register number, bank account, tax number, VAT identification number, brief company profile and contact in event of queries;
2) Extract from the commercial register or equivalent evidence/proof. (not older than 6 months);
3) Self-declaration that no grounds for exclusion in Section 123, 124 of the German Act Against Restraints of Competition (GWB) apply;
4) Self-declaration that no fine of at least EUR 2 500 has been imposed for noncompliance as specified in Section 21 of the German Minimum Wage Act (MiLoG);
5) If a candidate/tenderer wishes to use the capacities of another company for the execution of the contract, he must prove by submitting a declaration of commitment that the corresponding capacities are available to him for the execution of the contract or are provided by this subcontractor;
6) In the case of participation as a bidding consortium: tenderers must appoint a leading member and authorise this member to represent the group and to receive payments with discharging effect also for the other members. A corresponding agreement, signed by all members, must be attached to the application for participation. For this purpose, the form provided by GIZ must be used;
7) Order form for registration of a creditor (in case of bidding consortium for all members of the consortium and the bidding consortium itself).

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Auswahlkriterien

1) Declaration on the average annual turnover for the last 3 financial years (last-but-4 financial year can be included in case of invitation to tender held within 6 months of end of last financial year);
2) Declaration on the number of employees as at 31.12 of the previous year;
3) Evidence of creditworthiness (not older than 3 months).

1) Average annual turnover for the last 3 financial years: at least EUR 600 000 (six hundred thousand);
2) Number of employees as at 31.12 of the previous year: at least 5 persons.

Bedingungen für die Teilnahme (technische und berufliche Fähigkeiten)

1) The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of EUR 50 000 (fifty thousand) EUR;
2) The minimum requirements foresee at least 2 reference projects in the technical field of market access support textile and fashion industry in the region World in the last 3 years.

Genaue Informationen über Fristen für Überprüfungsverfahren

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) Mmore 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.

Kurze Beschreibung

The contractor supports the project "Improvement of labour-, social- and environment standards in the Pakistani textile industry" (TextILES) with nine work packages in two areas.
The project supports selected producers in the Fashion Industry in Punjab (textile, garments, leathers, shoes, sports, and other subsectors) with capacity development measures to link improvements in the area of labour standards with progresses in production processes, and, by this, to indirectly contribute to sustainable growth. A major focus of the services is therefore the support to enhance their competitiveness on global markets.
The two areas for the contractor are:
A) To prepare 5 partner enterprises for the "Green button" certification
B) To support 15 partner companies in the development of innovate products.
In area A), the work packages include the selection of appropriate partner companies, an assessment of their situation and the according development plan, followed by capacity development, consultancy, and trainings, and the assistance for the certification process.
In area B) the work packages include the selection of appropriate partner companies, an assessment of their situation and the according strategic work plan, followed by capacity development activities and, the participation on an international trade show.

Beschreibung der Beschaffung

Background and Introduction
The textile and garment industry with its big clusters in Punjab is Pakistan"s most important branch of the manufacturing industry. It contributes 8.5 % to the gross domestic product and 54 % of exports. Some 15 million people (around 25% of the workforce) are employed in this sector. As compared to other countries in the region, the productivity in this industry is low.
There is little initiative for green growth. Large amounts of water, chemicals and energy are consumed in production. For the largely informal workforce, working conditions are characterized by low occupational safety, low wages, lack of co-determination and lack of dialogue. The economic potential of women is hardly utilized. There is hardly any governance and enforcement regarding the already weak labour and environmental legislation. The private sector itself is hardly aware of its responsibility with respect to improving working conditions and the associated competitive potential. At the same time, demand from international buyers for sustainably produced textiles is increasing. Pakistan's textile and fashion industry faces a major modernization process in which sustainable production is a success factor.
Objective
The module presented here aims to orienting the textile and fashion industry towards sustainability to increase productivity and ultimately competitiveness and economic resilience. The aim is to support public and private actors in developing approaches to synergize the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of sustainability in production in the textile and fashion industry.
Approach and Impacts
The methodological approach is based on using of synergies between the social, economic, and ecological sustainability dimensions. Each output therefore comprises measures relating to all three sustainability dimensions.
Output 1 aims to improve cooperation between government and private actors to promote sustainability in production in the textile and fashion industry. The Textile Industry Sustainability Forum set up by the predecessor project will be used for this purpose. Successful approaches to sustainable production (including digital technologies) will be disseminated in the Communities of Practice to build networks within stakeholder groups.
Output 2 aims to strengthen the capacities of state actors responsible for compliance with labour and environmental legislation in the industry. With the Labour and Human Resource Department of the Punjab, change processes initiated in the previous project are being continued. Organizational development and the introduction of a quality management system will improve the service delivery of the labour administration. Digital management information systems are being further developed to strengthen monitoring and optimize administrative action and service delivery. Downstream institutions of the Labour and Human Resource Department are being supported in improving labour inspections and oversight and expand service deliver in prevention. The Environmental Protection Department of the Punjab and downstream institutions will be supported in the analysis of environmental risks in production processes and the development of corresponding manuals and consulting services to mitigate these risks. Furthermore, the Environmental Protection Department is supported in developing and piloting new instruments for monitoring resource efficiency.
Output 3 aims to increase the range of services for strengthening sustainable production. Different service providers will be empowered through technical and organizational consulting to develop and implement new services. This includes the development of tools for improved resource efficiency and chemicals management training. In addition, the tried-and-tested change management method Dialogue for Sustainability is also being further developed and rolled out on a broad scale.

Genaue Informationen über Fristen für Überprüfungsverfahren

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.