81282448 - More employment and income in rural areas along selected value chains (MIERA) II

Kurze Beschreibung

The project More Employment and Income in Rural Areas along selected value chains (MIERA) II is integrated into the DC program More income and employment in rural areas. It contributes to the program objective "Employment and income, especially for poorer segments of the population in rural areas of Malawi, are increased along selected value chains (VC)" by promoting innovative smallholder farmers in production and processing, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in selected sectors (e.g. tourism) that are willing to develop and change, as well as in the sustainable design of the business environment via business associations such as cooperatives and via public actors (e.g. ministries). It potentially contributes to the program indicators through improved income and employment for the target group of the rural population.
Based on the concrete needs, the project focus is on direct support for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and smallholder farms in cooperation with the respective governmental private partner structure. There is an emphasis on the promotion of women and young adults. The approach is complemented and sustainably anchored by Capacity Development measures for private and public intermediaries and by strengthening the representation of interests, which aim at improving the framework conditions. The project builds on the impact of previous German Development Cooperation measures (especially MIERA I) and supports the strategic development and implementation of programs of the implementing partner Ministry of Industry and downstream public and private partner organizations.
The approach to identify and support innovative entrepreneurs in the broader context of the agricultural sector is at the core of the overall strategy to create more employment and income in rural Malawi. Experience from the previous project, MIERA I, shows that there are specific success factors for different models of rural income and employment creation. These different models have successfully linked private sector investments with small-scale producers* resulting in increased employment and income generation. Some of the models that were successfully tested in the previous project include the "outgrower- and anchor models". Common success factors of these models were mostly based on having an active "leading" company or group operating in different sections of the value chain. These companies, in turn, assumed that inputs would be supplied in enough quantity and sufficient quality. The partner organizations/ companies organize and provide the extension services and input supplies necessary to ensure quality products.
These success factors identified in MIERA I therefore provide an optimal approach to identify innovative enterprises in different agricultural and non-agricultural value chains that have a good growth potential with a large number of rural beneficiaries. The methodological approach aims to support different actors to develop, adapt or adopt new and innovative ideas, approaches, technologies or organization forms that the rural sector becomes more competitive in a sustainable way. The identified agricultural Value Chains with growth potential are Macadamia nuts and Rice. As non-agricultural Value Chains with growth potential tourism is one of the most promising sectors with a great potential for new and innovative ideas. Climate-smart building materials was identified as the second non-agricultural Value Chain that offers the potential to grow and upscale.
Development partnerships with the private sector (Public Private Partnership, PPP) are an important component of the project. In some of the selected value chains, work will be done with larger companies to promote broad-based business models and improve the capacity of MSMEs and smallholder farmers.

Beschreibung der Beschaffung

The project More Employment and Income in Rural Areas along selected value chains is integrated into the DC program More income and employment in rural areas. It contributes to the program objective "Employment and income, especially for poorer segments of the population in rural areas of Malawi, are increased along selected value chains (VC)" by promoting innovative smallholder farmers in production and processing, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in selected sectors (e.g. tourism) that are willing to develop and change, as well as in the sustainable design of the business environment via business associations such as cooperatives and via public actors (e.g. ministries). It potentially contributes to the program indicators through improved income and employment for the target group of the rural population.
The tender with the objective of "Increasing income and employment, generated from enterprises and production cooperatives, through improved information services" includes the successful implementation of output 1:
"Information offers from enterprises and production cooperatives with growth potential on innovative possibilities for generating more income and employment in rural areas are strengthened. Through better information services, potential employment opportunities are more accessible and generate formal employment and hence more income."
Three work packages are envisaged to successfully achieve the results and impact for output 1, they are:
Work package 1: Assessment, strengthening and/or creation of potential knowledge or business development hubs
- Assess the information needs of potential entrepreneurs and small business (MSME) developers in three selected Districts in Malawi
- Analyse the legal status of existing or potential knowledge or business development hubs in Malawi / in the districts and design an appropriate ideal model form for improved / new knowledge or business development hubs;
- Evaluate and propose the most suitable (efficient, effective and sustainable) approach for supporting the creation / capacity building of the proposed knowledge or business development hubs
- Analyse and confirm the extent to which the knowledge or business development hubs that are designed to serve the needs for the enterprise development really are an asset for the regionally / locally active enterprises and how they support potential enterprise development and the information needs of existing or future entrepreneurs;
- Assess and recommend the optimal business model(s) for knowledge or business development hubs, whereby the ability for them to sustain themselves should must be a central feature;
- Ensure that the knowledge or business development hubs will guarantee the promotion of jobs for youth and / women enterprises;
- Create / strengthen knowledge or business development hubs in the selected districts.
Work package 2: Capacity development of the knowledge or business development hubs
Because of the assessment and subsequent decision to create new or strengthen existing knowledge or business development hubs, capacity development measures will be undertaken to strengthen these planned or existing hubs. The following main activities will need to be undertaken:
- Develop appropriate training/ support materials for the proposed capacity building approach
- Implement the training and capacity development measures as per results of the training needs assessment for the knowledge or business development hubs;
- Implement / provide necessary basic infrastructure (hardware, etc) for the new / improved knowledge or business development hubs;
- Strengthen the hubs ability and capacity to effectively market their services to potential clients;
- Support the hubs need and ability to develop web-based service platforms and / or internet webpages;
- Strengthen the capacity and ability of the knowledge or business development hubs to actively foster the necessary interaction / relations between MSME enterprises, entrepreneurs with key stakeholders in the mentioned, and other value chains;
- Support the hubs in developing and implementing an internal M&E system to monitor the implementation of the services being provided and the impact these are achieving.
Work package 3: Coaching of innovative companies
Support of the capacity building through the knowledge or business development hubs for production enterprises / cooperatives with a focus on sustainability. The following main activities are central:
- Assess and identify "active" / "innovative" enterprises / production cooperatives and support the elaboration of a basic data-base inventory of capturing all innovative enterprises;
- Undertake the assessment and development of the data-base to list innovative enterprises / production cooperatives not only in the three pilot districts but also in other parts of Malawi;
- Organise and implement regular needs assessment for innovative enterprises / production cooperatives and their capacity building and coaching needs;
- Capacitate knowledge or business development hubs in developing and strengthening their effective support services to enterprises and production cooperatives, especially focusing on the willingness to of these enterprises to enhance/increased their production and to employ more personal (women and youth);
- Monitor and regularly assess the advisory services and coaching services being provided the information-centres / hubs and suggest regular improvements of these services;
- Provide regular and continuous training and capacity building to improve the work and services being provided by the information centres / hubs to the enterprises and production cooperatives
The three main work- packages are inter-linked to the cross-cutting topics on environment and gender.
- Environment/climate change (mitigation)/adaptation to climate change:
- Gender equality (the element of gender and youth need to be addressed throughout all the services being provided)

Beschreibung der Verlängerungen

7.1 Follow-on measure/extension of service-delivery period
It is possible to continue key elements of the service specified in the tender as part of a follow-on measure within the context of the basic project.
Type and scope: Extension with or without expansion of interventions in the earlier decribed areas of the basic project
Precondition: The contract for the follow-on phase is awarded by GIZ"s commissioning party BMZ.

Objektive Kriterien für die Auswahl der begrenzten Anzahl von Bewerbern

A selection will be made under all eligible participants based on the following criteria:
1. Technical Eyperience (60%)
- Sustainable Tourism Promotion
- Innovation promotion in small and medium-sized enterprises
- Development of information offers and systems in and for companies
- Digitalised services (e.g. information services)
2. Regional experience in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi (30%)
3. Experience of development projects (at least 50% ODA-financed) (10%)

Beschreibung der Optionen

7.1 Follow-on measure/extension of service-delivery period
It is possible to continue key elements of the service specified in the tender as part of a follow-on measure within the context of the basic project.
Type and scope: Extension with or without expansion of interventions in the earlier decribed areas of the basic project
Precondition: The contract for the follow-on phase is awarded by GIZ"s commissioning party BMZ.
7.2 Expansion of the service content
GIZ"s commissioning party may adapt the service in the tender within the context of a change to the contract for the basic project. This is described in detail below.
The service specified in the tender may be expanded within the context of a cofinancing measure that is in the planning phase. This is described in detail below.
In the event that the TC Module MIERA-II manages to successfully secure additional funds through a co-financing arrangement, this may lead to an increase in funds available for output 1. In this case the contractor will be requested to submit an appropriate contract that takes into account the additional funds that have then been allocated to output 1 as a result of the co-financing agreement.
Type and scope: Expansion of activities in the VC Tourism and or Agriculture
Precondition: Signing of the contract to cofinance the measure by the cofinancing body and GIZ.

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Bedingungen

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.

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Auswahlkriterien

1. Average annual turnover for the last three 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: 1.800.000,00 EUR
2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 10 persons

1. Average annual turnover for the last three 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: 1.800.000,00 EUR
2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 10 persons

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Auswahlkriterien

1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 300.000,00 EUR.
2. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field of strengthening the capacity of enterprises and the national economy and at least 3 reference projects in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mosambique or Malawi in the last 3 years

Bedingungen für die Teilnahme (technische und berufliche Fähigkeiten)

1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 300.000,00 EUR.
2. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field of strengthening the capacity of enterprises and the national economy and at least 3 reference projects in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mosambique or Malawi 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. 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.