81271942-Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda (ECOS)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development in cooperation with other co-financers has commissioned the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to implement the ‘Employment and Skills for Development in Africa’ (E4D) program in Uganda.
The overall program objective is to improve the economic situation of job seekers, employees and enterprises in Uganda in cooperation with the public and private sector. Within this context, E4D seeks to commission a consultancy/ consortium of firms to implement a measure under its enterprise development pillar referred to as the Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (ECOS) project. This measure aims to increase the competitiveness of 1 000 Ugandan enterprises through offering technical assistance in 5 main areas namely, innovation and digitalization, quality management, market development, access to finance plus additional areas as identified by the diagnostics.

Deadline

Die Frist für den Eingang der Angebote war 2021-08-09. Die Ausschreibung wurde veröffentlicht am 2021-07-06.

Anbieter

Die folgenden Lieferanten werden in Vergabeentscheidungen oder anderen Beschaffungsunterlagen erwähnt:

• GOPA Consultants

Wer?

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Wie?

• Unternehmens- und Managementberatung und zugehörige Dienste › Unternehmens- und Managementberatung

Wo?

• Darmstadt › Main-Taunus-Kreis

Geschichte der Beschaffung

Datum	Dokument
2021-07-06	Auftragsbekanntmachung
2021-07-28	Ergänzende Angaben
2021-11-10	Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge

Auftragsbekanntmachung (2021-07-06)
Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Titel: Unternehmens- und Managementberatung
Referenznummer: 81271942
Kurze Beschreibung:

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development in cooperation with other co-financers has commissioned the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to implement the ‘Employment and Skills for Development in Africa’ (E4D) program in Uganda. The overall program objective is to improve the economic situation of job seekers, employees and enterprises in Uganda in cooperation with the public and private sector. Within this context, E4D seeks to commission a consultancy/ consortium of firms to implement a measure under its enterprise development pillar referred to as the Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (ECOS) project. This measure aims to increase the competitiveness of 1 000 Ugandan enterprises through offering technical assistance in 5 main areas namely, innovation and digitalization, quality management, market development, access to finance plus additional areas as identified by the diagnostics.

Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Originalsprache: Englisch 🗣️
Dokumenttyp: Auftragsbekanntmachung
Art des Auftrags: Dienstleistungen
Verordnung: Europäische Union, mit GPA-Beteiligung
Gemeinsames Vokabular für öffentliche Aufträge (CPV)
Code: Unternehmens- und Managementberatung 📦
Ort der Leistung
NUTS-Region: ug 🏙️

Verfahren
Verfahrensart: Offenes Verfahren
Angebotsart: Angebot für alle Lose
Vergabekriterien
Wirtschaftlichstes Angebot

Öffentlicher Auftraggeber
Identität
Land: Deutschland 🇩🇪
Art des öffentlichen Auftraggebers: Sonstiges
Name des öffentlichen Auftraggebers: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Postanschrift: Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1 - 5
Postleitzahl: 65760
Postort: Eschborn
Kontakt
Internetadresse: https://www.giz.de 🌏
E-Mail: daniel.backhouse@giz.de 📧
Telefon: +49 6196792981 📞
Fax: +49 619679802981 📠
URL der Dokumente: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6YF43/documents 🌏
URL der Teilnahme: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6YF43 🌏

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2021-07-06 📅
Einreichungsfrist: 2021-08-09 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2021-07-09 📅
Datum des Beginns: 2021-11-01 📅
Datum des Endes: 2023-10-31 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2021/S 131-347314
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 131
Zusätzliche Informationen

The communication takes place exclusively via the project area of the portal. Notice-ID: CXTRYY6YF43

Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Kurze Beschreibung:

The overall program objective is to improve the economic situation of job seekers, employees and enterprises in Uganda in cooperation with the public and private sector. Within this context, E4D seeks to commission a consultancy/ consortium of firms to implement a measure under its enterprise development pillar referred to as the Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (ECOS) project. This measure aims to increase the competitiveness of 1 000 Ugandan enterprises through offering technical assistance in 5 main areas namely, innovation and digitalization, quality management, market development, access to finance plus additional areas as identified by the diagnostics.

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in cooperation with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), the European Union (EU) and other co-financers has commissioned the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to implement the ‘Employment and Skills for Development in Africa’ (E4D) program in Uganda.

The overall program objective is to improve the economic situation of job seekers, employees and enterprises in Uganda in cooperation with the public and private sector. The program operates in six countries: Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa. It offers skills development projects (including work readiness/soft skills) and supports small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to improve their competitiveness, expand business and create linkages to international value chains. The program uses GIZ's integrated approach to employment creation which consists of three pillars; skills development, enterprise development and matching labour demand and supply.

Within this context, E4D seeks to commission a consultancy or consortium of firms to implement a measure under its enterprise development pillar referred to as the Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (ECOS) project. This measure aims to increase the competitiveness of 1 000 Ugandan enterprises with the overarching goal of employment promotion and an improved employment situation. An intensive business diagnostic shall be conducted to identify the main obstacles preventing business growth within these enterprises and a combination of trainings and technical assistance provided in 5 main areas namely; innovation and digitalization, quality management, market development, access to finance plus additional areas as identified by the diagnostics.

This measure shall be implemented for a period of 2 years, as a nationwide project and based on results and observations from previous E4D interventions, target the creation of 3 000 jobs and an improved employment situation for 30 000 people in Uganda.

The assignment has been designed with 6 major outputs. The successful contractor shall be responsible for 100 % fulfilment of all outputs namely:

1) 1 000 SMEs undergo comprehensive business diagnostics;

2) Selected SMEs undergo training in (unassigned areas) as identified by the diagnostics;

3) Inhouse workshops on promoting digitalization are conducted for selected SMEs;

4) Selected SMEs are supported with quality enhancement measures;

5) Selected SMEs are supported with market development measures; and

6) Selected SMEs gain access to equitable and sustainable finance.

While all 1 000 SMEs shall benefit from the comprehensive business diagnostics, additional criteria that ensure transparency and equitable access shall apply for outputs 2, 3,4, 5 and 6. The minimum number of enterprises to benefit from such additional interventions is 800. While guiding activities are listed for each output, the contractor is free to make alternative or additional suggestions on activities that can support the fulfilment of project outcomes. For all outputs, the contractor is expected to leverage partnerships with other stakeholders, particularly with the private sector.

In order to intensify sustainability of the ECOS project, the contractor shall suggest local anchor partner/s for the project detailing specific roles and responsibilities for each. Where applicable, any financial grants awarded during the ECOS project shall be managed by the contractor.

In addition, the successful contractor must avail a project team leader for the entire duration of the project, including a deputy, 3 technical advisors in the fields of:

1) Access to Finance;

2) Innovation and Digitalization; and

3) Quality Management and Market Development plus a pool of 22 technical experts that shall be responsible for implementation including communications and monitoring of project activities.

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:

Ort der Leistung
Hauptstandort oder Erfüllungsort: GIZ ECOS 23 Nakasero Road 00000 Kampala, UGANDA.

Rechtliche, wirtschaftliche, finanzielle und technische Informationen
Bedingungen für die Teilnahme
Befähigung zur Berufsausübung:

1) Trading name and address, commercial register number and extract from the commercial register.

2) Eligibility declaration that no grounds for exclusion in Section 123, 124 of the German Act Against Restraints of Competition (GWB) apply.

3) Eligibility declaration subcontractors if applicable.

4) Association clause if applicable.

Wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit:

1) Average annual turnover for the last 3 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: EUR 800 000.00.

2) Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 10 persons.

Technische und berufliche Fähigkeiten:

1) The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of EUR 500 000.00.

2° At least 2 reference projects in the technical field SME Development and at least 2 reference projects in the region Eastern Africa in the last 3 years.

Verfahren
Rechtsgrundlage: 32014L0024
Zeitpunkt des Eingangs der Angebote: 12:00
Sprachen, in denen Angebote oder Teilnahmeanträge eingereicht werden können: Englisch 🗣️
Gültigkeitsdauer des Angebots: 2021-11-30 📅
Datum der Angebotseröffnung: 2021-08-09 📅
Zeitpunkt der Angebotseröffnung: 12:00

Öffentlicher Auftraggeber
Identität
Andere Art des öffentlichen Auftraggebers: Legal person governed by private law (gemeinnützige GmbH) wholly owned by the Federal Republic of Germany
Kontakt
Dokumente URL: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6YF43/documents 🌏

Referenz
Zusätzliche Informationen

The communication takes place exclusively via the project area of the portal.

Notice-ID: CXTRYY6YF43

Ergänzende Informationen
Körper überprüfen
Name: Die Vergabekammern des Bundes
Postanschrift: Villemombler Straße 76
Postort: Bonn
Postleitzahl: 53123
Land: Deutschland 🇩🇪
Telefon: +49 2289499-0 📞
E-Mail: vk@bundeskartellamt.bund.de 📧
Fax: +49 2289499-163 📠
Internetadresse: https://www.bundeskartellamt.de 🌏
Informationen zu Fristen für Nachprüfungsverfahren:

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.

Quelle: OJS 2021/S 131-347314 (2021-07-06)

Ergänzende Angaben (2021-07-28)
Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Kurze Beschreibung:

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development in cooperation with other co-financers has commissioned the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to implement the "Employment and Skills for Development in Africa" (E4D) program in Uganda. The overall program objective is to improve the economic situation of job seekers, employees and enterprises in Uganda in cooperation with the public and private sector. Within this context, E4D seeks to commission a consultancy/ consortium of firms to implement a measure under its enterprise development pillar referred to as the Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (ECOS) project. This measure aims to increase the competitiveness of 1,000 Ugandan enterprises through offering technical assistance in 5 main areas namely, innovation and digitalization, quality management, market development, access to finance plus additional areas as identified by the diagnostics.

Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Dokumenttyp: Ergänzende Angaben

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2021-07-28 📅
Einreichungsfrist: 2021-08-16 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2021-08-02 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2021/S 147-392294
Verweist auf Bekanntmachung: 2021/S 131-347314
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 147

Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Kurze Beschreibung:

The overall program objective is to improve the economic situation of job seekers, employees and enterprises in Uganda in cooperation with the public and private sector. Within this context, E4D seeks to commission a consultancy/ consortium of firms to implement a measure under its enterprise development pillar referred to as the Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (ECOS) project. This measure aims to increase the competitiveness of 1,000 Ugandan enterprises through offering technical assistance in 5 main areas namely, innovation and digitalization, quality management, market development, access to finance plus additional areas as identified by the diagnostics.

Quelle: OJS 2021/S 147-392294 (2021-07-28)

Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge (2021-11-10)
Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Gesamtwert des Auftrags: 1 774 250 EUR 💰
Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Dokumenttyp: Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge

Verfahren
Angebotsart: Entfällt

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2021-11-10 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2021-11-15 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2021/S 221-583350
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 221
Zusätzliche Informationen
Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YKBD

Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Kurze Beschreibung:

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in cooperation with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), the European Union (EU) and other co-financers has commissioned the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to implement the "Employment and Skills for Development in Africa" (E4D) program in Uganda.

The overall program objective is to improve the economic situation of job seekers, employees and enterprises in Uganda in cooperation with the public and private sector. The program operates in six countries: Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa. It offers skills development projects (including work readiness/ soft skills) and supports small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to improve their competitiveness, expand business and create linkages to international value chains. The program uses GIZ"s integrated approach to employment creation which consists of three pillars; skills development, enterprise development and matching labour demand and supply.

Within this context, E4D seeks to commission a consultancy or consortium of firms to implement a measure under its enterprise development pillar referred to as the Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (ECOS) project. This measure aims to increase the competitiveness of 1,000 Ugandan enterprises with the overarching goal of employment promotion and an improved employment situation. An intensive business diagnostic shall be conducted to identify the main obstacles preventing business growth within these enterprises and a combination of trainings and technical assistance provided in 5 main areas namely; innovation and digitalization, quality management, market development, access to finance plus additional areas as identified by the diagnostics.

This measure shall be implemented for a period of 2 years, as a nationwide project and based on results and observations from previous E4D interventions, target the creation of 3,000 jobs and an improved employment situation for 30,000 people in Uganda.

The assignment has been designed with 6 major outputs. The successful contractor shall be responsible for 100% fulfilment of all outputs namely; (1) 1,000 SMEs undergo comprehensive business diagnostics, (2) Selected SMEs undergo training in (unassigned areas) as identified by the diagnostics, (3) Inhouse workshops on promoting digitalization are conducted for selected SMEs, (4) Selected SMEs are supported with quality enhancement measures, (5) Selected SMEs are supported with market development measures and (6) Selected SMEs gain access to equitable and sustainable finance.

While all 1,000 SMEs shall benefit from the comprehensive business diagnostics, additional criteria that ensure transparency and equitable access shall apply for outputs 2, 3,4, 5 & 6. The minimum number of enterprises to benefit from such additional interventions is 800. While guiding activities are listed for each output, the contractor is free to make alternative or additional suggestions on activities that can support the fulfilment of project outcomes. For all outputs, the contractor is expected to leverage partnerships with other stakeholders, particularly with the private sector.

In addition, the successful contractor must avail a project team leader for the entire duration of the project, including a deputy, 3 technical advisors in the fields of (1) Access to Finance, (2) Innovation and Digitalization and (3) Quality Management and Market Development plus a pool of 22 technical experts that shall be responsible for implementation including communications and monitoring of project activities.

Ort der Leistung
Hauptstandort oder Erfüllungsort: GIZ ECOS 23 Nakasero Road 00000 Kampala, Uganda

Verfahren
Vergabekriterien
Qualitätskriterium (Bezeichnung): Technical Assessment
Qualitätskriterium (Gewichtung): 70
Preis (Gewichtung): 30.00

Auftragsvergabe
Datum des Vertragsabschlusses: 2021-11-05 📅
Name: GOPA Consultants
Postanschrift: Hindenburgring 18
Postort: Bad Homburg
Postleitzahl: 61348
Land: Deutschland 🇩🇪
E-Mail: werner.trutt@gopa.de 📧
Land: Hochtaunuskreis 🏙️
Gesamtwert des Auftrags: 1 774 250 EUR 💰
Informationen über Ausschreibungen
Anzahl der eingegangenen Angebote: 8

Ergänzende Informationen
Körper überprüfen
Informationen zu Fristen für Nachprüfungsverfahren:

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.

Quelle: OJS 2021/S 221-583350 (2021-11-10)

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