81272544-Strengthening access to finance and investments for farmers' organisations in Tunisia

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

The Projet Economie Agricole Durable - PEAD, agreed by the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries (MARHP) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and executed jointly by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH with the "Direction Générale des Etudes et du Développement Agricole" (DGEDA) (12/2020 - 11/2023, to be prolonged until 11/2024). The PEAD aims to stabilize and improve employment conditions in small- and medium-sized farms/enterprises and thus promoting the attractiveness of employment in the districts of North-West and Center-West in Tunisia. To achieve this, the incomes of smallholder farmers must be increased, the cooperation in and with farmers' organizations (FO) strengthened, market- and entrepreneurial orientation of farmers and farmers organizations encouraged and the enabling environment such as access to finance improved. Therefore, the project applies a focused approach, with four main fields of intervention (outputs) 1) Promotion of agricultural entrepreneurship through capacity building (FBS, CBS, FFS), 2) Promotion of collaborative and cooperative business models (coaching & matchmaking cycle coopreneur), 3) Strengthening access to finance and investments for farmers" organizations in Tunisia, and 4) Strengthening of enabling support structures. The project targets both, individual farmers and FO, and gives special attention to the integration and promotion of women and youth.
The contract awarded concerns Output 3 of the project PEAD "Strengthening access to finance and investments for farmers" organizations in Tunisia". The objective of the mission is to improve the information available to farmers" organizations and SMEs regarding suitable financing products and services. Furthermore, the aim is to strengthen their capacity to identify, apply and manage financial instruments. Public financing and bonus schemes and the private financial sector (commercial banks, microfinance institutes, equity funds) form the entry point and are complemented by funds from international donors to facilitate investments such as prefinance of seasonal requirements for inputs and distribution and marketing costs. A systematic analysis of the dysfunctionalities of the current agricultural finance system aims to increase transparency and to strengthen the exchange and linkages between financial institutions and farmers" organizations and their business partners (SMEs). The network of stakeholders amongst selected value chains and business models is strengthened by promoting and supporting the exchange of specific demands and offers; Possible cooperation on financing is thus concluded and further steps necessary in the organizational development of the farmers organizations and associations (e.g., the establishment of an external controlling/ audit) are supported. The farmers" organizations and collaborative business models are accompanied and coached during their application process. The impact hypotheses are the following:
1. The increased understanding on the financing options of both the banking and public sector allow agricultural SMEs and organizations to efficiently make use of these.
2. The increased exchange and contact between farmers' organizations and financial institutions (FI) facilitate a reduction in information asymmetry and hence encourage the FIs to adjust their offer to this clientele.
3. Through access to finance, productivity and thus profitability of investment increases, the income of farms and the opportunities for collaborative business models and collaboration and commercial exchange along value chains are improved.

Deadline

Die Frist für den Eingang der Angebote war 2021-08-31. Die Ausschreibung wurde veröffentlicht am 2021-07-28.

Anbieter

Die folgenden Lieferanten werden in Vergabeentscheidungen oder anderen Beschaffungsunterlagen erwähnt:

• AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants GmbH

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• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

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• Darmstadt › Main-Taunus-Kreis

Geschichte der Beschaffung

Datum	Dokument
2021-07-28	Auftragsbekanntmachung
2021-11-08	Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge

Auftragsbekanntmachung (2021-07-28)
Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Titel: Veschiedene Dienstleistungen für Unternehmen und andere Dienstleistungen
Referenznummer: 81272544
Kurze Beschreibung:

The Projet Economie Agricole Durable - PEAD, agreed by the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries (MARHP) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and executed jointly by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH with the "Direction Générale des Etudes et du Développement Agricole" (DGEDA) (12/2020 - 11/2023, to be prolonged until 11/2024). The PEAD aims to stabilize and improve employment conditions in small- and medium-sized farms/enterprises and thus promoting the attractiveness of employment in the districts of North-West and Center-West in Tunisia. To achieve this, the incomes of smallholder farmers must be increased, the cooperation in and with farmers' organizations (FO) strengthened, market- and entrepreneurial orientation of farmers and farmers organizations encouraged and the enabling environment such as access to finance improved. Therefore, the project applies a focused approach, with four main fields of intervention (outputs) 1) Promotion of agricultural entrepreneurship through capacity building (FBS, CBS, FFS), 2) Promotion of collaborative and cooperative business models (coaching & matchmaking cycle coopreneur), 3) Strengthening access to finance and investments for farmers" organizations in Tunisia, and 4) Strengthening of enabling support structures. The project targets both, individual farmers and FO, and gives special attention to the integration and promotion of women and youth. The contract awarded concerns Output 3 of the project PEAD "Strengthening access to finance and investments for farmers" organizations in Tunisia". The objective of the mission is to improve the information available to farmers" organizations and SMEs regarding suitable financing products and services. Furthermore, the aim is to strengthen their capacity to identify, apply and manage financial instruments. Public financing and bonus schemes and the private financial sector (commercial banks, microfinance institutes, equity funds) form the entry point and are complemented by funds from international donors to facilitate investments such as prefinance of seasonal requirements for inputs and distribution and marketing costs. A systematic analysis of the dysfunctionalities of the current agricultural finance system aims to increase transparency and to strengthen the exchange and linkages between financial institutions and farmers" organizations and their business partners (SMEs). The network of stakeholders amongst selected value chains and business models is strengthened by promoting and supporting the exchange of specific demands and offers; Possible cooperation on financing is thus concluded and further steps necessary in the organizational development of the farmers organizations and associations (e.g., the establishment of an external controlling/ audit) are supported. The farmers" organizations and collaborative business models are accompanied and coached during their application process. The impact hypotheses are the following: 1. The increased understanding on the financing options of both the banking and public sector allow agricultural SMEs and organizations to efficiently make use of these. 2. The increased exchange and contact between farmers' organizations and financial institutions (FI) facilitate a reduction in information asymmetry and hence encourage the FIs to adjust their offer to this clientele. 3. Through access to finance, productivity and thus profitability of investment increases, the income of farms and the opportunities for collaborative business models and collaboration and commercial exchange along value chains are improved.

Kurze Beschreibung

The Projet Economie Agricole Durable - PEAD, agreed by the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries (MARHP) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and executed jointly by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH with the "Direction Générale des Etudes et du Développement Agricole" (DGEDA) (12/2020 - 11/2023, to be prolonged until 11/2024). The PEAD aims to stabilize and improve employment conditions in small- and medium-sized farms/enterprises and thus promoting the attractiveness of employment in the districts of North-West and Center-West in Tunisia. To achieve this, the incomes of smallholder farmers must be increased, the cooperation in and with farmers' organizations (FO) strengthened, market- and entrepreneurial orientation of farmers and farmers organizations encouraged and the enabling environment such as access to finance improved. Therefore, the project applies a focused approach, with four main fields of intervention (outputs) 1) Promotion of agricultural entrepreneurship through capacity building (FBS, CBS, FFS), 2) Promotion of collaborative and cooperative business models (coaching & matchmaking cycle coopreneur), 3) Strengthening access to finance and investments for farmers" organizations in Tunisia, and 4) Strengthening of enabling support structures. The project targets both, individual farmers and FO, and gives special attention to the integration and promotion of women and youth.

The contract awarded concerns Output 3 of the project PEAD "Strengthening access to finance and investments for farmers" organizations in Tunisia". The objective of the mission is to improve the information available to farmers" organizations and SMEs regarding suitable financing products and services. Furthermore, the aim is to strengthen their capacity to identify, apply and manage financial instruments. Public financing and bonus schemes and the private financial sector (commercial banks, microfinance institutes, equity funds) form the entry point and are complemented by funds from international donors to facilitate investments such as prefinance of seasonal requirements for inputs and distribution and marketing costs. A systematic analysis of the dysfunctionalities of the current agricultural finance system aims to increase transparency and to strengthen the exchange and linkages between financial institutions and farmers" organizations and their business partners (SMEs). The network of stakeholders amongst selected value chains and business models is strengthened by promoting and supporting the exchange of specific demands and offers; Possible cooperation on financing is thus concluded and further steps necessary in the organizational development of the farmers organizations and associations (e.g., the establishment of an external controlling/ audit) are supported. The farmers" organizations and collaborative business models are accompanied and coached during their application process. The impact hypotheses are the following:

1. The increased understanding on the financing options of both the banking and public sector allow agricultural SMEs and organizations to efficiently make use of these.

2. The increased exchange and contact between farmers' organizations and financial institutions (FI) facilitate a reduction in information asymmetry and hence encourage the FIs to adjust their offer to this clientele.

3. Through access to finance, productivity and thus profitability of investment increases, the income of farms and the opportunities for collaborative business models and collaboration and commercial exchange along value chains are improved.

Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Originalsprache: Englisch 🗣️
Dokumenttyp: Auftragsbekanntmachung
Art des Auftrags: Dienstleistungen
Verordnung: Europäische Union, mit GPA-Beteiligung
Gemeinsames Vokabular für öffentliche Aufträge (CPV)
Code: Veschiedene Dienstleistungen für Unternehmen und andere Dienstleistungen 📦
Zusätzlicher CPV-Code: Dienstleistungen in Landwirtschaft, Forstwirtschft, Gartenbau, Aquakultur und Bienenzucht 📦
Ort der Leistung
NUTS-Region: tn 🏙️

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: marion.chevalier@giz.de 📧
Telefon: +49 6196794017 📞
Fax: +49 619679804017 📠
URL der Dokumente: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6YFGQ/documents 🌏
URL der Teilnahme: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6YFGQ 🌏

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2021-07-28 📅
Einreichungsfrist: 2021-08-31 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2021-08-02 📅
Datum des Beginns: 2021-11-01 📅
Datum des Endes: 2023-10-31 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2021/S 147-391541
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 147
Zusätzliche Informationen

Communication / questions can only be submitted using GIZ"s eProcurement Tender Platform for the award of contracts. Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YFGQ

Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Kurze Beschreibung:

The contract awarded concerns Output 3 of the project PEAD "Strengthening access to finance and investments for farmers" organizations in Tunisia". The objective of the mission is to improve the information available to farmers" organizations and SMEs regarding suitable financing products and services. Furthermore, the aim is to strengthen their capacity to identify, apply and manage financial instruments. Public financing and bonus schemes and the private financial sector (commercial banks, microfinance institutes, equity funds) form the entry point and are complemented by funds from international donors to facilitate investments such as prefinance of seasonal requirements for inputs and distribution and marketing costs. A systematic analysis of the dysfunctionalities of the current agricultural finance system aims to increase transparency and to strengthen the exchange and linkages between financial institutions and farmers" organizations and their business partners (SMEs). The network of stakeholders amongst selected value chains and business models is strengthened by promoting and supporting the exchange of specific demands and offers; Possible cooperation on financing is thus concluded and further steps necessary in the organizational development of the farmers organizations and associations (e.g., the establishment of an external controlling/ audit) are supported. The farmers" organizations and collaborative business models are accompanied and coached during their application process. The impact hypotheses are the following:

1. The increased understanding on the financing options of both the banking and public sector allow agricultural SMEs and organizations to efficiently make use of these.

2. The increased exchange and contact between farmers' organizations and financial institutions (FI) facilitate a reduction in information asymmetry and hence encourage the FIs to adjust their offer to this clientele.

3. Through access to finance, productivity and thus profitability of investment increases, the income of farms and the opportunities for collaborative business models and collaboration and commercial exchange along value chains are improved.

Geschätzter Gesamtwert: 396675.87 EUR 💰
Kurze Beschreibung:

The mission contributes to the achievement of output 3 indicator, the module objective and related target indicators of the project, as well as output indicators of the other three outputs of the project. The module objective consists on that the incomes and the organization of farmers in the North-West and Center-West regions of Tunisia are improved. The main target indicators of the PEAD are (1) the share of the average annual household income generated in agricultural value chains, (2) the annual turnover of farmers" organizations in supported service sectors and value chains, and (3) the number of farmer organizations members. The mission contributes straight to output 3 objective, which aims to a better use of the information on appropriate financing options by Farmer's organizations and SMEs to apply for available financing instruments. Output 3 indicator consists in the number of financing applications submitted for the business plans of farmers" organizations and SMEs.

The mission contributes to fulfilling the objectives and indicators of Output 2 "Promotion of collaborative and cooperative business models". The objective of Output 2 consists of increasing the use of services provided by farmers organizations and cooperating SMEs in the areas of input, production and marketing. Indicators of Output 2 are (1) the quality assessment of services provided by farmers organizations, and (2) the number of developed collaborative business models involving farmers organizations and SMEs.

In order to achieve these indicators and results, the mission will be divided into three work packages. The first work package aims to identify opportunities and dysfunctionalities in the Tunisian agricultural finance system for farmers organizations through financial market analysis. Based on work package 1 results, the work package 2 would permit the development, in collaboration with financial institutions, of a financial product for farmers organizations based. The development of the financial product encompasses modelling, analyzing, testing and merchandizing. The work package 3 aims to strengthen farmers organizations capacities in financial literacy, increase the level of knowledge on available financing options (public, private and alternative), enable FOs to assess the adequate finance and investment opportunities and coach FOs in management and the application processes for finance and investment.

For the Work package 1, the Market Analysis shall provide an in-depth analysis on the finance opportunities and investment need of farmers organizations in the North-West and Central-West. The aim of the analysis is to provide evidence for the investment potentials, finance opportunities and risks related to access to finance for farmers organizations in Tunisia. The study builds the base for the systematic overview on the appropriate financing options for farmers organizations, which is evidently necessary, to the achievement of the module objective "Farmer's organizations and SMEs use the information on appropriate financing options to apply for available financing instruments".

Different types of collective organizations or contractual forms will be considered in the analysis of the enabling financial environment: Société Mutuelle de Services Agricoles (SMSA, the Tunisian Cooperatives), Groupement de Développement Agricole (GDA, local associations that are tasked with the collective management of natural resources including for agriculture), contract farming system, Social and Solidarity Economy organizations, to cite the most prominent examples. Farmers organizations would be considered as both, end users of finance provision as well as intermediaries providing access to finance to their members. The analysis will consider the following: both investment and operating costs; long term and seasonal (short term) financial needs; the disaggregated financial needs of different organization types; the disaggregated needs related to specific value chains activities (e.g., farm operation costs, post-harvesting investments, processing investments); and specific value chains or sub-sectors that are selected for the operations of PEAD. The market analysis would build on the existing literature, exchange with other projects currently active in similar research and already deployed efforts, including GIZ, FAO and WB previous reports, to avoid offering existing results.

As part of the work package 2, the product development process would be done in close collaboration with potential partner financial institutions. The product development process must be centered on farmers" organizations as customer segment or distribution channel. The project favors the adoption of concepts such as value chain finance (e.g., value links, contract farming), where farmers organizations can have a role to play to inform and organize farmers. The project will consider both new projects tailored to farmers" organizations or adapting existing products currently offered by financial institutions. This modelling should consider combining financial and other services (e.g., Investment incentives, technical and entrepreneurship advisory services, digital solutions). This mission should also support financial institutions on how the new product and services can be disseminated and marketed.

The training and coaching activities of work package 3 are directed to selected farmer organizations whose development and market inclusion are supported by the project. The mission builds existing training materials by GIZ. Financial literacy is run to complement and optimize the impact of other training cycles. The latter are organized for famers and their organizations to improve the economic and agricultural management of their agricultural enterprises.

In the light of the pandemic, the mission must obey to a health and hygiene protocol adapted to the activities.

Geschätzter Wert ohne MwSt: 396675.87 EUR 💰
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: 00000 Tunisia

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

1. Trading name and address, commercial register number.

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 three years at least 585,000.00 EUR.

2. Number of employees as at 31.12 of the previous year at least 5 persons.

Mindeststandards:

1. Average annual turnover for the last three years at least 585,000.00 EUR.

2. Number of employees as at 31.12 of the previous year at least 5 persons.

Technische und berufliche Fähigkeiten:

1. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field Agricultural finance and at least 3 reference projects in Africa in the last 3 years.

2. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 250,000.00 EUR.

Mindeststandards:

1. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field Agricultural finance and at least 3 reference projects in Africa in the last 3 years.

2. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 250,000.00 EUR.

Verfahren
Rechtsgrundlage: 32014L0024
Zeitpunkt des Eingangs der Angebote: 12:00
Sprachen, in denen Angebote oder Teilnahmeanträge eingereicht werden können: Französisch 🗣️
Gültigkeitsdauer des Angebots: 2021-12-30 📅
Datum der Angebotseröffnung: 2021-08-31 📅
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/CXTRYY6YFGQ/documents 🌏

Referenz
Zusätzliche Informationen

Communication / questions can only be submitted using GIZ"s eProcurement Tender Platform for the award of contracts.

Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YFGQ

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 147-391541 (2021-07-28)

Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge (2021-11-08)
Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Gesamtwert des Auftrags: 396081.96 EUR 💰
Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Dokumenttyp: Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge

Verfahren
Angebotsart: Entfällt

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2021-11-08 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2021-11-12 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2021/S 220-579617
Verweist auf Bekanntmachung: 2021/S 147-391541
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 220
Zusätzliche Informationen
Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YKMH

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

Auftragsvergabe
Datum des Vertragsabschlusses: 2021-11-08 📅
Name: AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants GmbH
Postort: Bonn
Land: Deutschland 🇩🇪
Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt 🏙️
Gesamtwert des Auftrags: 396081.96 EUR 💰
Informationen über Ausschreibungen
Anzahl der eingegangenen Angebote: 3
Quelle: OJS 2021/S 220-579617 (2021-11-08)

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