81276364 - Cybersecurity

Kurze Beschreibung

On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ is implementing a lot of different digital solutions in various sectoral and global projects united in the department GloBe. All these global projects need special expertise during the next years. With this tender we look for a team of Experts in the area of: Cyber security.
The general tasks of the consultant will be to support the GIZ and its partners in better understanding the cybersecurity ecosystem in Africa and in a targeted number of partner countries. The consultant will need to deliver detailed analyses, policy proposal and work together with GIZ staff in providing advisory services to national governments and private stakeholders in all matters related cybersecurity. With its expertise, the consultant is required to support in achieving the objective of creating local economic value from data in partner countries and supporting the data sovereignty of the African continent.

Beschreibung der Beschaffung

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) is a German federal enterprise in international cooperation for sustainable development. We work for our clients and together with our partners on more than 1,500 ongoing projects in around 120 countries. GIZ employs over 20,000 people worldwide. Of these, more than 4,000 work in Germany.
The promotion and dissemination of digitisation is a development policy goal in its own right, which the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is pursuing in a special way together with its partners. On behalf of the BMZ, GIZ is implementing a lot of different digital solutions in various sectoral and global projects united in the department GloBe. In addition to the BMZ Digital Transformation Centres operating worldwide, these include a wide range of projects. In line with the needs and potentials of the partners, these projects support local capacities to shape the digital transformation themselves.
With this tender we look for a team of Experts in the area of: Cyber security.
The general tasks of the consultant will be to support the GIZ and its partners in better understanding the cybersecurity ecosystem in Africa and in a targeted number of partner countries. The consultant will need to deliver detailed analyses, policy proposal and work together with GIZ staff in providing advisory services to national governments and private stakeholders in all matters related cybersecurity. With its expertise, the consultant is required to support in achieving the objective of creating local economic value from data in partner countries and supporting the data sovereignty of the African continent.
The following services will be provided by the consultant:
- Performing studies and analysis
- Mapping the cybersecurity ecosystem in partner countries and making analyses of the cybersecurity market
- Mapping of IT / cybersecurity challenges and risks in the area of critical infrastructure, in particular health facilities / life sciences and laboratories.
- Performing studies and legislative analysis
- Provide policy advice
- Providing expertise and supporting the process of developing national and international cybersecurity strategies
- Presenting policy recommendations on how to foster cybersecurity in Africa
- Develop national and international strategies for cybersecurity capacity development
- Advise on how to strengthen activities in the area of cybersecurity with a focus on (bio)security-relevant aspects in laboratories / health institutions.
- Support in drafting and advising on strategic security guidelines when implementing digital governance services
- Training of staff in the area of biosafety interface cybersecurity
- Developing project proposals
- Develop concept notes and case studies on cybersecurity in Africa and in the partner countries
- Develop project proposals for implementation in partner countries
- Support?for?the management of external service providers?
- Support?for?the implementation of tenders?
- Services are conducted through:
- Desk studies and interviews
- Design thinking workshops, strategic capacity building
- Review and update or co-draft cybersecurity strategies
- Cyber capacity-building seminars on specific subsectors and focus areas
- Assist in the preparation and facilitation of high-level events
- Technical advice for GIZ Flagships and associated GIZ projects
- Guidelines on considerations concerning cybersecurity for operative projects
- Ad-hoc advice concerning cybersecurity for operative projects

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 number of employees as at 31.12. of the previous year.

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Auswahlkriterien

It is necessary to provide references in the technical fields "Implementing Cyber Security" and "Developping Cybersecurity Strategies" with a minimum commission value of 30.000,00 EUR.

Bedingungen für die Teilnahme (technische und berufliche Fähigkeiten)

1. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field "Implementing Cyber Security" in the last 3 years and at least 2 reference projects in the technical field "Developping Cybersecurity Strategies" in the last 3 years.
2. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 30.000,00 EUR.

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.