The SPARK project is designed to promote sustainable economic development in Africa by addressing gaps in the technology and innovation ecosystems, particularly around climate-friendly and gender-just innovations. It aims to empower African professionals, especially women, by promoting equal participation in the tech sector, strengthening partnerships between research institutions, startups, and the private sector, and creating gender-responsive financing mechanisms. The project focuses on bridging the gap between research and practical applications in tech, encouraging collaboration to drive innovation. It addresses challenges such as underrepresentation of local actors and women in the innovation landscape and the lack of purpose fit funding options for climate tech. Despite an increase in venture capital for climate tech, African companies often miss out on crucial funding and support. By addressing the identified challenges and leveraging the strengths of diverse partners, SPARK aims to promote sustainable economic development through technology and digital-based innovations, contributing to modernizing the economy and addressing climate change. By fostering a gender-just approach, the project will create more inclusive opportunities for innovation and climate friendly economic growth. By providing the co-creation of purpose fit funding for climate-tech innovations and scientific support, the project will help ventures overcome growth and scaling challenges. SPARK represents a significant step towards creating a more inclusive and sustainable technology ecosystem in Africa. The project ultimately aims to create a more inclusive, sustainable African tech ecosystem that supports long-term growth, climate resilience, and gender equity.
Deadline
Die Frist für den Eingang der Angebote war 2024-11-19.
Die Ausschreibung wurde veröffentlicht am 2024-10-17.
Auftragsbekanntmachung (2024-10-17) Objekt Umfang der Beschaffung
Titel: 81310967 - Startup Researcher in Residence Program - measure to promote Science2Business collaboration with African startups
Referenznummer: 81310967
Kurze Beschreibung:
The SPARK project is designed to promote sustainable economic development in Africa by addressing gaps in the technology and innovation ecosystems, particularly around climate-friendly and gender-just innovations. It aims to empower African professionals, especially women, by promoting equal participation in the tech sector, strengthening partnerships between research institutions, startups, and the private sector, and creating gender-responsive financing mechanisms.
The project focuses on bridging the gap between research and practical applications in tech, encouraging collaboration to drive innovation. It addresses challenges such as underrepresentation of local actors and women in the innovation landscape and the lack of purpose fit funding options for climate tech. Despite an increase in venture capital for climate tech, African companies often miss out on crucial funding and support.
By addressing the identified challenges and leveraging the strengths of diverse partners, SPARK aims to promote sustainable economic development through technology and digital-based innovations, contributing to modernizing the economy and addressing climate change. By fostering a gender-just approach, the project will create more inclusive opportunities for innovation and climate friendly economic growth. By providing the co-creation of purpose fit funding for climate-tech innovations and scientific support, the project will help ventures overcome growth and scaling challenges. SPARK represents a significant step towards creating a more inclusive and sustainable technology ecosystem in Africa. The project ultimately aims to create a more inclusive, sustainable African tech ecosystem that supports long-term growth, climate resilience, and gender equity.
The SPARK project is designed to promote sustainable economic development in Africa by addressing gaps in the technology and innovation ecosystems, particularly around climate-friendly and gender-just innovations. It aims to empower African professionals, especially women, by promoting equal participation in the tech sector, strengthening partnerships between research institutions, startups, and the private sector, and creating gender-responsive financing mechanisms.
The project focuses on bridging the gap between research and practical applications in tech, encouraging collaboration to drive innovation. It addresses challenges such as underrepresentation of local actors and women in the innovation landscape and the lack of purpose fit funding options for climate tech. Despite an increase in venture capital for climate tech, African companies often miss out on crucial funding and support.
By addressing the identified challenges and leveraging the strengths of diverse partners, SPARK aims to promote sustainable economic development through technology and digital-based innovations, contributing to modernizing the economy and addressing climate change. By fostering a gender-just approach, the project will create more inclusive opportunities for innovation and climate friendly economic growth. By providing the co-creation of purpose fit funding for climate-tech innovations and scientific support, the project will help ventures overcome growth and scaling challenges. SPARK represents a significant step towards creating a more inclusive and sustainable technology ecosystem in Africa. The project ultimately aims to create a more inclusive, sustainable African tech ecosystem that supports long-term growth, climate resilience, and gender equity.
Art des Vertrags: Dienstleistungen
Produkte/Dienstleistungen: Veranstaltung von Seminaren📦
Geschätzter Wert ohne MwSt: 496 050 EUR 💰
Diese Auftragsvergabe ist auch für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) geeignet ✅ Beschreibung
Interne Kennung: 81310967
Beschreibung der Beschaffung:
This tender aims to foster collaboration between startups, researchers, and institutions through five key work packages, focusing on coordination, partnership development, and training. The goal is to drive innovation, support capacity building, and enhance cooperation in the African innovation ecosystem.
The first work package ensures effective coordination within the project and aligns it with other SPARK activities, supporting a unified marketing strategy. Coordination with GIZ is crucial for complementarity and synergy across efforts. Regular meetings, alignment sessions, and an escalation mechanism will be established. The communication component focuses on spreading awareness of SPARK activities and marketing the program"s opportunities. The bidder will provide information to the communication agency and use their own channels for promotion. A communications plan tailored to the project and the overall SPARK initiative will be delivered.
The second work package focuses on building partnerships with institutions like universities, research bodies, and venture capital funds. The bidder will assess current partnerships, expand the stakeholder map, and define a short-term strategy adapted from the existing one. Activities will be coordinated with GIZ and aligned with other SPARK efforts, delivering an updated stakeholder map and partnership engagement model.
The third work package develops an online training series for researchers and students, improving collaboration readiness with startups. The bidder will compose 3-5 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to educate participants on how startups function, explore collaboration opportunities, and provide a cooperation readiness self-assessment. A draft and final concept for the training series, along with marketing strategies, will be delivered. The training aims to engage 500 participants from research institutions, with short evaluations following each session.
The fourth work package offers specialized training for African startups to enhance their collaboration with researchers and graduate students. The bidder will design a 3-5 module series that helps startups integrate new technologies and research insights. Key topics include identifying cooperation opportunities and implementing best practices for collaborative projects. An innovation and technology cooperation self-assessment will be provided to startups. The goal is to involve 50 startups, supported by a communications plan to boost participation, and the training will be implemented multiple times. Documentation and evaluations will follow each session.
The fifth work package, the Researcher in Residence program, aims to integrate new technologies, research, and expertise into startups through direct collaboration. It addresses impact measurement, feasibility assessment, and product development. Startups will be matched with researchers based on fit, with a kick-off conference to initiate the work. The program includes a job placement component where researchers or graduate students work in startups for 2-5 months to carry out short targeted projects implementing aspects of their previous research. The bidder will support project formulation, facilitate collaboration, and provide funding for these projects. The goal is to implement 20-25 research projects, with ongoing support for startups and researchers throughout the program.
These work packages collectively aim to drive innovation and collaboration, enabling startups and researchers to work together effectively, contributing to growth in the African tech ecosystem.
This tender aims to foster collaboration between startups, researchers, and institutions through five key work packages, focusing on coordination, partnership development, and training. The goal is to drive innovation, support capacity building, and enhance cooperation in the African innovation ecosystem.
The first work package ensures effective coordination within the project and aligns it with other SPARK activities, supporting a unified marketing strategy. Coordination with GIZ is crucial for complementarity and synergy across efforts. Regular meetings, alignment sessions, and an escalation mechanism will be established. The communication component focuses on spreading awareness of SPARK activities and marketing the program"s opportunities. The bidder will provide information to the communication agency and use their own channels for promotion. A communications plan tailored to the project and the overall SPARK initiative will be delivered.
The second work package focuses on building partnerships with institutions like universities, research bodies, and venture capital funds. The bidder will assess current partnerships, expand the stakeholder map, and define a short-term strategy adapted from the existing one. Activities will be coordinated with GIZ and aligned with other SPARK efforts, delivering an updated stakeholder map and partnership engagement model.
The third work package develops an online training series for researchers and students, improving collaboration readiness with startups. The bidder will compose 3-5 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to educate participants on how startups function, explore collaboration opportunities, and provide a cooperation readiness self-assessment. A draft and final concept for the training series, along with marketing strategies, will be delivered. The training aims to engage 500 participants from research institutions, with short evaluations following each session.
The fourth work package offers specialized training for African startups to enhance their collaboration with researchers and graduate students. The bidder will design a 3-5 module series that helps startups integrate new technologies and research insights. Key topics include identifying cooperation opportunities and implementing best practices for collaborative projects. An innovation and technology cooperation self-assessment will be provided to startups. The goal is to involve 50 startups, supported by a communications plan to boost participation, and the training will be implemented multiple times. Documentation and evaluations will follow each session.
The fifth work package, the Researcher in Residence program, aims to integrate new technologies, research, and expertise into startups through direct collaboration. It addresses impact measurement, feasibility assessment, and product development. Startups will be matched with researchers based on fit, with a kick-off conference to initiate the work. The program includes a job placement component where researchers or graduate students work in startups for 2-5 months to carry out short targeted projects implementing aspects of their previous research. The bidder will support project formulation, facilitate collaboration, and provide funding for these projects. The goal is to implement 20-25 research projects, with ongoing support for startups and researchers throughout the program.
These work packages collectively aim to drive innovation and collaboration, enabling startups and researchers to work together effectively, contributing to growth in the African tech ecosystem.
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Ziel der strategischen Auftragsvergabe: Verringerung der Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt
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Datum des Beginns: 2025-01-21 📅
Datum des Endes: 2026-06-30 📅
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Maximale Verlängerungen: 2
Weitere Informationen zur Verlängerung:
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.
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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.
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Rechtsgrundlage: Richtlinie 2014/24/EU
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Frist für den Eingang von Angeboten oder Teilnahmeanträgen: 2024-11-19 12:00:00 📅
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Wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit: 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: 500000 EUR
2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 5 persons
Wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit: 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: 500000 EUR
2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 5 persons
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Eignung zur Berufsausübung: 1. Self-declaration: name of company and address, tax ID, registration and commercial register number or equivalent register in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of origin.
2. No grounds for exclusion pursuant to § 123, § 124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
3. Declaration of bidding consortium and/or declaration of subcontractors (if applicable)
Eignung zur Berufsausübung: 1. Self-declaration: name of company and address, tax ID, registration and commercial register number or equivalent register in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of origin.
2. No grounds for exclusion pursuant to § 123, § 124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
3. Declaration of bidding consortium and/or declaration of subcontractors (if applicable)
Technische und berufliche Fähigkeiten
Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Auswahlkriterien:
Technische und berufliche Leistungsfähigkeit: 1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 190000 EUR.
2. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field connecting science and/or research with entrepreneurship and at least 2 reference projects in the region Africa in the last 3 years
Technische und berufliche Leistungsfähigkeit: 1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 190000 EUR.
2. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field connecting science and/or research with entrepreneurship and at least 2 reference projects in the region Africa in the last 3 years
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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.
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.
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Bekanntmachungsangaben
Bevorzugtes Datum der Veröffentlichung: 2024-10-17+02:00 📅
Quelle: OJS 2024/S 204-632204 (2024-10-17)
Auftragsbekanntmachung (2024-10-23) Objekt Umfang der Beschaffung
Geschätzter Wert ohne MwSt: 496 050 EUR 💰
Rechtliche, wirtschaftliche, finanzielle und technische Informationen Technische und berufliche Fähigkeiten
Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Auswahlkriterien:
Technische und berufliche Leistungsfähigkeit: 1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 100000 EUR.
2. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field connecting science and/or research with entrepreneurship and at least 2 reference projects in the region Africa in the last 3 years
Technische und berufliche Leistungsfähigkeit: 1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 100000 EUR.
2. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field connecting science and/or research with entrepreneurship and at least 2 reference projects in the region Africa in the last 3 years
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Nationale Registrierungsnummer: 6ce41370-4cb3-4972-892f-a882050fe90f
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Bevorzugtes Datum der Veröffentlichung: 2024-10-23+02:00 📅
Änderungen Zu berichtigender Text in der ursprünglichen Bekanntmachung
Nummer des Abschnitts: PROCEDURE Neuer Wert
Text:
Due to a bidder question and after confirmation of the project, the required commission value for the reference projects has been reduced to 100.000 EUR.
Zu berichtigender Text in der ursprünglichen Bekanntmachung
Änderung der Auftragsunterlagen am ✅
Datum der Änderung der Auftragsunterlagen: 2024-10-23 📅
Andere zusätzliche Informationen
Due to a bidder question and after confirmation of the project, the required commission value for the reference projects has been reduced to 100.000 EUR.
Hauptgrund für die Änderung: Aktualisierte Informationen
Angaben zu Änderungen
Fassung der zu ändernden vorigen Bekanntmachung: c31a3329-047e-4e2d-9411-27874ec41c57-01
Quelle: OJS 2024/S 208-647671 (2024-10-23)
Auftragsbekanntmachung (2024-10-30) Objekt Umfang der Beschaffung
Geschätzter Wert ohne MwSt: 496 050 EUR 💰
Öffentlicher Auftraggeber Name und Adressen
Nationale Registrierungsnummer: 200432e5-9991-4f3c-bf33-0f8c782a7ce2
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Bevorzugtes Datum der Veröffentlichung: 2024-10-30+01:00 📅
Änderungen Zu berichtigender Text in der ursprünglichen Bekanntmachung
Nummer des Abschnitts: PROCEDURE Neuer Wert
Text:
Due to a bidder question, it came to the attention of the project that the pool 1 will be assessed. Therefore, the ToR has been slightly updated.
Zu berichtigender Text in der ursprünglichen Bekanntmachung
Änderung der Auftragsunterlagen am ✅
Datum der Änderung der Auftragsunterlagen: 2024-10-30 📅
Andere zusätzliche Informationen
Due to a bidder question, it came to the attention of the project that the pool 1 will be assessed. Therefore, the ToR has been slightly updated.
Hauptgrund für die Änderung: Korrektur – Beschaffer
Angaben zu Änderungen
Fassung der zu ändernden vorigen Bekanntmachung: df2c3b7e-f510-49a0-92c4-81646bb19a9c-01
Quelle: OJS 2024/S 214-668160 (2024-10-30)