81284981-Support to setting up the extended producer responsibility system in Kosovo

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

The multi donor action "Institutional development to modernise waste management in Kosovo", co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and implemented by GIZ supports the Government of Kosovo by increasing the capacities to implement the Kosovo Integrated Waste Management Strategy and support the country"s transition towards circular economy. As part of the technical assistance measure, the project is supporting the introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility schemes for four waste streams: Waste from Electronic and Electric Equipment (WEEE), Batteries and Accumulators, End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) and Oils.
Description of service deliverables:
To create the necessary pre-conditions for the introduction of the EPR system in the country, the contractor will analyse the current market situation to understand the product life cycle of the four waste streams, including the current legal and institutional set-up to assess gaps in relation to EU acquis and ensure applicability of the legislation. The contractor will identify all relevant stakeholders and actors along the value chain and ensure their engagement throughout the entire process by facilitating a stakeholder dialogue.
Based on the findings, the contractor will conceptualise and design a tailor-made EPR system for Kosovo, including option analysis, business case, legal and institutional framework for the set-up of the EPR mechanism. This is expected to support the Government in the decision-making process to set up the EPR system in the country.
Key work-packages:
1) Develop current situation analysis and pre-design study
The contractor is responsible to analyse the current market situation to understand the product life cycle for four waste streams: WEEE, Batteries and Accumulators, ELVs and Oils. Additionally, the contractor will revise the current legal and institutional framework related to EPR and identify gaps to ensure harmonisation with the EU law and applicability of the legislation.
The contractor is responsible to develop a pre-design study and option analysis for the best suited model in Kosovo to implement the EPR system in a national level. The analysis will serve as the basis to facilitate the dialogue between the public authorities, private sector and other stakeholders.
2) Engaging stakeholders and facilitating dialogue
The contractor is responsible to map out all relevant system actors along the value chain relevant to the four specific waste streams. They shall develop a communication and stakeholder engagement strategy to ensure that stakeholders are properly informed and engaged in the discussion and decision-making process to set up an EPR scheme for 4 specific waste streams.
The contractor is responsible to support capacity building of stakeholders throughout the dialogue process and facilitate dialogue meetings and the decision-making process in close coordination with GIZ.
3) Support the set-up of the legal and institutional framework for EPR
The contractor, based on selection criteria, is responsible to propose three priority waste streams out of the four waste streams assessed to be further developed. For the three selected waste streams, the contractor is responsible to develop a comprehensive implementation plan, including the institutional framework, financial implementation plan and business case.
The contractor is responsible to support the respective Ministry of Environment to draft the legal framework to establish the EPR system and support the political decision-making process to set up the necessary institutional mechanisms.

Deadline

Die Frist für den Eingang der Angebote war 2022-07-26. Die Ausschreibung wurde veröffentlicht am 2022-06-24.

Anbieter

Die folgenden Lieferanten werden in Vergabeentscheidungen oder anderen Beschaffungsunterlagen erwähnt:

• GFA Consulting Group GmbH

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• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Wie?

Wo?

• Darmstadt › Main-Taunus-Kreis

Geschichte der Beschaffung

Datum	Dokument
2022-06-24	Auftragsbekanntmachung
2023-01-05	Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge

Auftragsbekanntmachung (2022-06-24)
Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Titel: Beratungsdienste
Referenznummer: 81284981
Kurze Beschreibung:

The multi donor action "Institutional development to modernise waste management in Kosovo", co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and implemented by GIZ supports the Government of Kosovo by increasing the capacities to implement the Kosovo Integrated Waste Management Strategy and support the country"s transition towards circular economy. As part of the technical assistance measure, the project is supporting the introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility schemes for four waste streams: Waste from Electronic and Electric Equipment (WEEE), Batteries and Accumulators, End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) and Oils. Description of service deliverables: To create the necessary pre-conditions for the introduction of the EPR system in the country, the contractor will analyse the current market situation to understand the product life cycle of the four waste streams, including the current legal and institutional set-up to assess gaps in relation to EU acquis and ensure applicability of the legislation. The contractor will identify all relevant stakeholders and actors along the value chain and ensure their engagement throughout the entire process by facilitating a stakeholder dialogue. Based on the findings, the contractor will conceptualise and design a tailor-made EPR system for Kosovo, including option analysis, business case, legal and institutional framework for the set-up of the EPR mechanism. This is expected to support the Government in the decision-making process to set up the EPR system in the country. Key work-packages: 1) Develop current situation analysis and pre-design study The contractor is responsible to analyse the current market situation to understand the product life cycle for four waste streams: WEEE, Batteries and Accumulators, ELVs and Oils. Additionally, the contractor will revise the current legal and institutional framework related to EPR and identify gaps to ensure harmonisation with the EU law and applicability of the legislation. The contractor is responsible to develop a pre-design study and option analysis for the best suited model in Kosovo to implement the EPR system in a national level. The analysis will serve as the basis to facilitate the dialogue between the public authorities, private sector and other stakeholders. 2) Engaging stakeholders and facilitating dialogue The contractor is responsible to map out all relevant system actors along the value chain relevant to the four specific waste streams. They shall develop a communication and stakeholder engagement strategy to ensure that stakeholders are properly informed and engaged in the discussion and decision-making process to set up an EPR scheme for 4 specific waste streams. The contractor is responsible to support capacity building of stakeholders throughout the dialogue process and facilitate dialogue meetings and the decision-making process in close coordination with GIZ. 3) Support the set-up of the legal and institutional framework for EPR The contractor, based on selection criteria, is responsible to propose three priority waste streams out of the four waste streams assessed to be further developed. For the three selected waste streams, the contractor is responsible to develop a comprehensive implementation plan, including the institutional framework, financial implementation plan and business case. The contractor is responsible to support the respective Ministry of Environment to draft the legal framework to establish the EPR system and support the political decision-making process to set up the necessary institutional mechanisms.

Kurze Beschreibung

The multi donor action "Institutional development to modernise waste management in Kosovo", co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and implemented by GIZ supports the Government of Kosovo by increasing the capacities to implement the Kosovo Integrated Waste Management Strategy and support the country"s transition towards circular economy. As part of the technical assistance measure, the project is supporting the introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility schemes for four waste streams: Waste from Electronic and Electric Equipment (WEEE), Batteries and Accumulators, End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) and Oils.

Description of service deliverables:

To create the necessary pre-conditions for the introduction of the EPR system in the country, the contractor will analyse the current market situation to understand the product life cycle of the four waste streams, including the current legal and institutional set-up to assess gaps in relation to EU acquis and ensure applicability of the legislation. The contractor will identify all relevant stakeholders and actors along the value chain and ensure their engagement throughout the entire process by facilitating a stakeholder dialogue.

Based on the findings, the contractor will conceptualise and design a tailor-made EPR system for Kosovo, including option analysis, business case, legal and institutional framework for the set-up of the EPR mechanism. This is expected to support the Government in the decision-making process to set up the EPR system in the country.

Key work-packages:

1) Develop current situation analysis and pre-design study

The contractor is responsible to analyse the current market situation to understand the product life cycle for four waste streams: WEEE, Batteries and Accumulators, ELVs and Oils. Additionally, the contractor will revise the current legal and institutional framework related to EPR and identify gaps to ensure harmonisation with the EU law and applicability of the legislation.

The contractor is responsible to develop a pre-design study and option analysis for the best suited model in Kosovo to implement the EPR system in a national level. The analysis will serve as the basis to facilitate the dialogue between the public authorities, private sector and other stakeholders.

2) Engaging stakeholders and facilitating dialogue

The contractor is responsible to map out all relevant system actors along the value chain relevant to the four specific waste streams. They shall develop a communication and stakeholder engagement strategy to ensure that stakeholders are properly informed and engaged in the discussion and decision-making process to set up an EPR scheme for 4 specific waste streams.

The contractor is responsible to support capacity building of stakeholders throughout the dialogue process and facilitate dialogue meetings and the decision-making process in close coordination with GIZ.

3) Support the set-up of the legal and institutional framework for EPR

The contractor, based on selection criteria, is responsible to propose three priority waste streams out of the four waste streams assessed to be further developed. For the three selected waste streams, the contractor is responsible to develop a comprehensive implementation plan, including the institutional framework, financial implementation plan and business case.

The contractor is responsible to support the respective Ministry of Environment to draft the legal framework to establish the EPR system and support the political decision-making process to set up the necessary institutional mechanisms.

Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Originalsprache: Englisch 🗣️
Dokumenttyp: Auftragsbekanntmachung
Art des Auftrags: Dienstleistungen
Verordnung: Europäische Union, mit GPA-Beteiligung
Gemeinsames Vokabular für öffentliche Aufträge (CPV)
Code: Beratungsdienste 📦
Zusätzlicher CPV-Code: Beratung in den Bereichen Wasserversorgung und Abfälle 📦

Verfahren
Verfahrensart: Verhandlungsverfahren
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: giz.ausschreibungen@fgvw.de 📧
Telefon: +49 697191890-12 📞
URL der Dokumente: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6YXLU/documents 🌏
URL der Teilnahme: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6YXLU 🌏

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2022-06-24 📅
Einreichungsfrist: 2022-07-26 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2022-06-29 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2022/S 123-350226
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 123
Zusätzliche Informationen

The communication takes place exclusively via the project area of the portal. Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YXLU

Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Kurze Beschreibung:

Description of service deliverables:

To create the necessary pre-conditions for the introduction of the EPR system in the country, the contractor will analyse the current market situation to understand the product life cycle of the four waste streams, including the current legal and institutional set-up to assess gaps in relation to EU acquis and ensure applicability of the legislation. The contractor will identify all relevant stakeholders and actors along the value chain and ensure their engagement throughout the entire process by facilitating a stakeholder dialogue.

Based on the findings, the contractor will conceptualise and design a tailor-made EPR system for Kosovo, including option analysis, business case, legal and institutional framework for the set-up of the EPR mechanism. This is expected to support the Government in the decision-making process to set up the EPR system in the country.

Key work-packages:

1) Develop current situation analysis and pre-design study

The contractor is responsible to analyse the current market situation to understand the product life cycle for four waste streams: WEEE, Batteries and Accumulators, ELVs and Oils. Additionally, the contractor will revise the current legal and institutional framework related to EPR and identify gaps to ensure harmonisation with the EU law and applicability of the legislation.

The contractor is responsible to develop a pre-design study and option analysis for the best suited model in Kosovo to implement the EPR system in a national level. The analysis will serve as the basis to facilitate the dialogue between the public authorities, private sector and other stakeholders.

2) Engaging stakeholders and facilitating dialogue

The contractor is responsible to map out all relevant system actors along the value chain relevant to the four specific waste streams. They shall develop a communication and stakeholder engagement strategy to ensure that stakeholders are properly informed and engaged in the discussion and decision-making process to set up an EPR scheme for 4 specific waste streams.

The contractor is responsible to support capacity building of stakeholders throughout the dialogue process and facilitate dialogue meetings and the decision-making process in close coordination with GIZ.

3) Support the set-up of the legal and institutional framework for EPR

The contractor, based on selection criteria, is responsible to propose three priority waste streams out of the four waste streams assessed to be further developed. For the three selected waste streams, the contractor is responsible to develop a comprehensive implementation plan, including the institutional framework, financial implementation plan and business case.

The contractor is responsible to support the respective Ministry of Environment to draft the legal framework to establish the EPR system and support the political decision-making process to set up the necessary institutional mechanisms.

Context

The multi donor action "Institutional development to modernise waste management in Kosovo", co-financed by the European Union and the German Government, and implemented by GIZ supports the central and local level of government of Kosovo to enhance their capacities in implementing an integrated waste management system. The project supports the introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme hereby facilitating the transition of the country towards circular economy.

The Government of Kosovo with the approval of the Kosovo Integrated Waste Management Strategy 2021- 2030 (KIWMS) aims to develop an integrated waste management system and promote circular economy. To facilitate this transition it is important to develop the preconditions that extend the responsibility of producers to the post-consumer stage of their product"s life cycle.

EPR mechanism ensure that producers carry the financial responsibility, or the organisational responsibility too, for treatment of their used products to internalise environmental costs and incentivise sustainable design and production.. At the EU level, EPR is mandatory within the context of the Waste from Electronics and Electric Equipment (hereinafter "WEEE"), Batteries and Accumulators, End of Life Vehicles (hereinafter "ELV"), and Oils. With the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA), Kosovo is obliged to harmonise its national legislation with the EU acquis. Although the national legislation is aligned to a desirable level, implementing and enforcement capacities remain rather limited due to insufficient technical, human and financial resources. No EPR mechanism exists in the country thus impeding the implementation of the "polluter pays principle".

Currently, GIZ is supporting the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (MESPI) to set up a Deposit Refund System (DRS) for beverage containers. It has been agreed that GIZ will support the MESPI and other stakeholders to ensure that the legal and institutional setup is in place, and further support in the implementation of EPR schemes for four waste streams: WEEE, Batteries and Accumulators, ELVs and Oils

Tasks to be performed by the contractor

The contractor shall develop a tailor-made approach that creates the necessary pre-conditions for setting up an EPR system in Kosovo for four specific waste streams: WEEE, Batteries, ELVs and Oils. The contractor shall be working in close cooperation with GIZ, representatives of the government, private sector, and other stakeholders. The contractor is expected to conceptualise the entire system, including business case, develop the legal and institutional framework and facilitate the stakeholder-dialogue and decision-making process.

Key tasks include:

a) analysing the current market situation to understand the product life cycle for four waste streams: WEEE, Batteries and Accumulators, ELVs and Oils;

b) revising the current legal and institutional framework related to EPR and identify gaps to ensure harmonisation with the EU law and ensure applicability of the legislation;

c) drafting and presenting a pre-design study and option analysis for setting up an EPR system for four waste streams;

d) establishing a stakeholder dialogue (including mapping and engagement plan) between the MESPI, private sector, local authorities, civil society organizations and all relevant system actors, and supporting capacity building;

e) prioritising 3 out of 4 waste streams and developing an implementation plan for setting up the system, including business case, necessary legal changes and capacity development plan for the EPR mechanism and other system actors;

f) Supporting the stakeholder dialogue and decision-making process to set up the EPR system.

Project Objectives

Outcome 1: Institutional development to modernise solid waste management in Kosovo.

Outcome indicator 1.1: Number waste streams regulated with approved implementation plans for application of the Extended Producer Responsibility, compliant with EU regulations. Target: 4 waste streams with approved implementation plans (2023)

Output A: The institutional and legislative framework for the waste management sector have been improved.

Output indicator A.1: Number of drafted implementation plans necessary for implementation of EPR systems for 4 waste streams.

Target: 4 plans (2023)

Dauer: 10 Monate
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:

Bezeichnung des von der EU finanzierten Projekts oder Programms: 2021/430-801
Ort der Leistung
Hauptstandort oder Erfüllungsort: 00000 Kosovo

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

The application must be made using the forms provided by GIZ:

1) Trading name and address, beneficial owner(s), commercial register number, bank account, tax number, VAT identification number, brief company profile and contact in event of queries.

2) Extract from the commercial register or equivalent evidence/proof (not older than six months).

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

4) If a candidate/tenderer wishes to use the capacities of another company for the execution of the contract, he must prove by submitting a declaration of commitment that the corresponding capacities are available to him for the execution of the contract.

5) If subcontractors are to be used, a declaration of commitment and a declaration that no grounds for exclusion pursuant to Section 123 GWB and/or Section 124 GWB apply to them must be submitted.

6) In the case of participation as a bidding consortium: tenderers must appoint a leading member and authorise this member to represent the group and to receive payments with discharging effect also for the other members. A corresponding agreement, signed by all members, must be attached to the application for participation. For this purpose, the form provided by GIZ must be used.

Wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit:

1) Declaration on the average annual turnover for the last 3 financial years (last-but-4 financial year can be included in case of invitation to tender held within 6 months of end of last financial year).

2) Declaration on the average number of employees and managers for the past three calendar years.

Mindeststandards:

1) Average annual turnover for the last 3 financial years: at least 500,000 (five hundred thousand) EUR

2) Average number of employees and managers for the past three calendar years: at least 5 persons.

Technische und berufliche Fähigkeiten:

It is necessary to provide minimum 3 reference projects in the technical area "waste management" and out of these 3 reference projects at least 1 reference project must be in Europe in this above-mentioned technical area, each of them in the last three years with a minimum commission value of at least 50,000 EUR.

Mindeststandards:

1) The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 50,000 (fifty thousand) EUR in the last three years.

2) The minimum requirements forsee at least 3 reference projects in the technical area "waste management" and out of these 3 reference projects at least 1 reference project must be in Europe in this above-mentioned technical area, each of them in the last three years with a minimum commission value of at least 50,000 EUR.

Verfahren
Rechtsgrundlage: 32014L0024
Mindestzahl der Bewerber: 3
Höchstzahl der Bewerber: 5
Objektive Kriterien für die Auswahl der begrenzten Anzahl von Bewerbern:

If more than five candidates/associations are considered suitable, only the five candidates/associations ranked in the top five according to the following selection criteria will be invited to submit a tender. The other candidates/associations will not be invited to submit a tender. This selection will be made under all eligible participants based on the following criteria:

I. Technical experience:

1. Current sitution analysis for specific waste stream and pre-design study for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes (weighting 15%)

2. Legal and institutional set-up for EPR schemes (weighting 15%)

3. Design of EPR schemes for specific waste streams including development of business case (weighting 15%)

4. Facilitation of stakeholder engagement and dialogue (weighting 15%)

II. Regional experience:

Regional experience in Southern and Eastern Europe (weighting 25 %)

III. Experience of development projects (ODA-financed):

Experience of development projects (at least 50 % ODA-financed) (weighting 15%)

Zeitpunkt des Eingangs der Angebote: 12:00
Datum der Absendung der Aufforderungen: 2022-08-15 📅
Sprachen, in denen Angebote oder Teilnahmeanträge eingereicht werden können: Englisch 🗣️

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
Kontaktperson: Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner mbB Rechtsanwälte
Adresse des Käuferprofils: https://www.giz.de 🌏
Dokumente URL: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6YXLU/documents 🌏

Referenz
Zusätzliche Informationen

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

Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YXLU

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 2022/S 123-350226 (2022-06-24)

Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge (2023-01-05)
Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Gesamtwert des Auftrags: 384 853 EUR 💰
Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Dokumenttyp: Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge

Verfahren
Angebotsart: Entfällt

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2023-01-05 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2023-01-10 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2023/S 007-015863
Verweist auf Bekanntmachung: 2022/S 123-350226
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 7
Zusätzliche Informationen
Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YQ4H

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

Auftragsvergabe
Datum des Vertragsabschlusses: 2022-11-21 📅
Name: GFA Consulting Group GmbH
Postanschrift: Eulenkrugstraße 82
Postort: Hamburg
Postleitzahl: 22359
Land: Deutschland 🇩🇪
Hamburg 🏙️
Gesamtwert des Auftrags: 384 853 EUR 💰
Informationen über Ausschreibungen
Anzahl der eingegangenen Angebote: 4
Quelle: OJS 2023/S 007-015863 (2023-01-05)

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