81276849 - Strengthening the Peace Process in South Sudan (StrePP)

Kurze Beschreibung

After years of civil war (2013-2018) in South Sudan, the main conflict parties signed an updated version of the peace agreement, the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) in September 2018, mediated by the regional organization Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). The opposition"s return to Juba and its entry into the transitional government of national unity has officially started the transition phase of South Sudan"s peace process, which is expected to end after three years with national elections and the adoption of a new constitution. The greatest political challenges in this phase include both the unification of the various armed groups closely linked to the conflict parties into a unified security sector and the transformation of the political system into a federal structure.
During the transition phase, the transitional institutions established under the peace treaty play an important role. Of central importance is the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) which monitors the implementation of the agreement and, in the event of delays, makes suggestions to the government on how to proceed. However, R-JMEC"s technical and human resources to support the peace and transition process in the area of police reform, which is central to the peace process, are limited. In addition, efforts to reform South Sudan"s security sector focus primarily on the military and the numerous armed groups. The police, on the other hand, possess few organizational and technical capacities and resources. Nonetheless, building an effective police force that functions according to the rule of law is essential if it is to ensure the human security of the citizens of South Sudan in the long-term.
On behalf of the German Federal Foreign Office (AA), the GIZ-project "Strengthening the Peace Process in South Sudan" (StrePP) supports R-JMEC in the area of police reform. Active support in reforming South Sudan"s police not only contributes to combating (transnational) threats and strengthening the trust in the state security actors, but it also has a positive impact on peace and security in the country and in the region. The GIZ-project "Strengthening the Peace Process in South Sudan (StrePP) consists of two fields of action. In Field of Action 1, R-JMEC"s staff and technical capacities are strengthened concerning the provision of expert advice on institutional police reform through the provision of one Security Adviser Policing.
The tendered service package mainly encompasses the services of a Security Adviser Policing to R-JMEC. He/ She shall be responsible for providing advice in the area of police reform in the transitioning process and shall work closely with the R-JMEC Security Working Committee. Moreover, the tendered work package entails monitoring tasks regarding the implementation of the police unification and police reform. A very close coordination with the Deputy Chief of Staff of R-JMEC needs to be ensured.

Beschreibung der Beschaffung

After years of civil war (2013-2018) in South Sudan, the main conflict parties signed an updated version of the peace agreement, the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) in September 2018, mediated by the regional organization Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). The opposition"s return to Juba and its entry into the transitional government of national unity has officially started the transition phase of South Sudan"s peace process, which is expected to end after three years with national elections and the adoption of a new constitution. The greatest political challenges in this phase include both the unification of the various armed groups closely linked to the conflict parties into a unified security sector and the transformation of the political system into a federal structure.
During the transition phase, the transitional institutions established under the peace treaty play an important role. Of central importance is the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) which monitors the implementation of the agreement and, in the event of delays, makes suggestions to the government on how to proceed. However, R-JMEC"s technical and human resources to support the peace and transition process in the area of police reform, which is central to the peace process, are limited. In addition, efforts to reform South Sudan"s security sector focus primarily on the military and the numerous armed groups. The police, on the other hand, possess few organizational and technical capacities and resources.
On behalf of the German Federal Foreign Office (AA), the GIZ-project "Strengthening the Peace Process in South Sudan" (StrePP) supports R-JMEC in the area of police reform. Active support in reforming South Sudan"s police not only contributes to combating (transnational) threats and strengthening the trust in the state security actors, but it also has a positive impact on peace and security in the country and in the region. The GIZ-project "Strengthening the Peace Process in South Sudan (StrePP) consists of two fields of action. In Field of Action 1, R-JMEC"s staff and technical capacities are strengthened concerning the provision of expert advice on institutional police reform through the provision of one Security Adviser Policing.
In Field of Action 2, a flexible fund mechanism is set up that can be used to quickly implement micro-projects being directly linked to the topic of police reform and thus supporting the overall programme"s objective. A particular focus is set on local peace and reform initiatives that identify opportunities for improved participation and empowerment of marginalised groups, especially girls and women, and for mitigating violence and discrimination. The gained results and experiences of these micro-projects will also be fed into the advisory services to be provided within the scope of Field of Action 1 and the planning of further activities.
Against this backdrop, the overall objective of the project is: the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) and civil society actors have strengthened implementation and advisory capacities for supporting the reform of the South Sudanese police in the peace and transition process.
The tendered work package is mainly related to Field of Action 1 in which a Security Adviser Policing is responsible for providing the following services:
- advising and providing subject matter expertise in the area of police reform to R-JMEC
- Advising the RJMEC Leadership, through the Deputy Chief of Staff on the role and interplay between different security bodies and institutions and assisting in developing strategies and priorities for R-JMEC engagement in the policing sector.
- Advising R-JMEC on challenges and deficiencies in the work of the transitional institutions, and identifying opportunities for correction, where needed
- Serving as secretary to R-JMEC Security Working Committee, working closely with other members
- monitoring the implementation of police unification and reform by Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity in South Sudan (R-TGoNU) in close coordination with the Deputy Chief of Staff of R-JMEC and other security advisers
- if needed, supporting in-country collection of data specific to police, i.e. small/targeted perception study focusing on the South Sudanese National Police Service (SSNPS) and gender
- coordinating with R-JMEC as to the data/information collection/needs assessment concerning the structures of the police force, with a particular focus on gender issues
- advising R-JMEC to develop a concept on how to promote an increase of women within the police forces and to develop measures addressing SGBV within the police forces
- incorporate the results and best practices gained from Field of Action 2 into the advisory services of R-JMEC and the planning of further 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

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

1. Trading name and address, commercial register excerpt.
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.

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Auswahlkriterien

1. Declaration on the average annual turnover for the last 3 financial years (last-but-four financial year can be included in case of tenders held within 6 months of end of last financial year);
2. Declaration on the average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years.

1. Average annual turnover for the last three years at least 200.000,00 EUR.
2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years at least 5 persons.

Bedingungen für die Teilnahme (technische und berufliche Fähigkeiten)

1. At least 2 reference projects in the technical field of the "Security Sector Reform " and at least 1 reference project in Sub-Sahara Africa in the last 3 years.
2. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 60.000,00 EUR.

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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.