The GIZ Promotion of the Business Advisory and Economic Transformation Services II (also referred to as ProBATS II) is a joint Namibian-German technical cooperation project working with its political partner, the Namibian Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises (MFPE) under the BMZ 2030 Strategy core theme 3 "Sustainable Economic Development, training and employment" in the field of action "Private Sector Development and Financial System Development". Some of the objectives of ProBATS II, amongst others, are to improve the conditions for entrepreneurial activity in Namibia by empowering MSMEs to participate in the economic recovery. Improved access to finance for micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSME), financial inclusion and enhancing transparency in the financial sector are also part of the project objectives. ProBATS II contributes to the goals of the current 5th National Development Plan (NDP 5) which aims at increased economic growth and reduced unemployment rate. In order to measure the success of its activities, the project has 4 Module Target Indicators, and under these indicators, 3 Outputs and 2 indicators for each output. The main objective of this tender is to carry out the implementation of activities under the projects Output 2 and Output 3. Output 2 has the aim to strengthen the entrepreneurial and financial skills of MSMEs by integrating training measures for MSMEs. Output 3 has the objective to strengthen the competencies of financial service providers (FSPs) for developing financial products adapted to the needs of MSMEs by providing expert advice to these FSPs. To measure the implementation of Output 2, Indicator 2.1: 750 MSME employees of whom 50% are women and 25% are youth, with 60% working outside Windhoek, have successfully participated in training provided by the project to improve their competitiveness or entrepreneurial (business & financial) skills. Indicator 2.2: 5 new business relationships have been established between supported MSMEs and other Namibian based companies. To measure the implementation of Output 3, Indicator 3.1: 40 representatives of financial service providers who participated in information and training events confirm that their understanding of financial services tailored to the needs of MSMEs has improved. Indicator 3.2: An analysis of the potential for improving MSME product offerings is available for 2 financial service providers. The target group of ProBATS are underemployed persons, entrepreneurs, and employees in the (in)formal sector who are reached via intermediaries, MSMEs from the (in)formal sector and financial service providers.
Deadline
Die Frist für den Eingang der Angebote war 2025-02-25.
Die Ausschreibung wurde veröffentlicht am 2025-01-23.
Auftragsbekanntmachung (2025-01-23) Objekt Umfang der Beschaffung
Titel: 81314156-Building MSMEs' skills and strengthening financial service providers' capacity through training and MSME-focused financial products
Referenznummer: 81314156
Kurze Beschreibung:
“The GIZ Promotion of the Business Advisory and Economic Transformation Services II (also referred to as ProBATS II) is a joint Namibian-German technical...”
Kurze Beschreibung
The GIZ Promotion of the Business Advisory and Economic Transformation Services II (also referred to as ProBATS II) is a joint Namibian-German technical cooperation project working with its political partner, the Namibian Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises (MFPE) under the BMZ 2030 Strategy core theme 3 "Sustainable Economic Development, training and employment" in the field of action "Private Sector Development and Financial System Development". Some of the objectives of ProBATS II, amongst others, are to improve the conditions for entrepreneurial activity in Namibia by empowering MSMEs to participate in the economic recovery. Improved access to finance for micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSME), financial inclusion and enhancing transparency in the financial sector are also part of the project objectives.
ProBATS II contributes to the goals of the current 5th National Development Plan (NDP 5) which aims at increased economic growth and reduced unemployment rate. In order to measure the success of its activities, the project has 4 Module Target Indicators, and under these indicators, 3 Outputs and 2 indicators for each output. The main objective of this tender is to carry out the implementation of activities under the projects Output 2 and Output 3. Output 2 has the aim to strengthen the entrepreneurial and financial skills of MSMEs by integrating training measures for MSMEs. Output 3 has the objective to strengthen the competencies of financial service providers (FSPs) for developing financial products adapted to the needs of MSMEs by providing expert advice to these FSPs.
To measure the implementation of Output 2, Indicator 2.1: 750 MSME employees of whom 50% are women and 25% are youth, with 60% working outside Windhoek, have successfully participated in training provided by the project to improve their competitiveness or entrepreneurial (business & financial) skills. Indicator 2.2: 5 new business relationships have been established between supported MSMEs and other Namibian based companies. To measure the implementation of Output 3, Indicator 3.1: 40 representatives of financial service providers who participated in information and training events confirm that their understanding of financial services tailored to the needs of MSMEs has improved. Indicator 3.2: An analysis of the potential for improving MSME product offerings is available for 2 financial service providers.
The target group of ProBATS are underemployed persons, entrepreneurs, and employees in the (in)formal sector who are reached via intermediaries, MSMEs from the (in)formal sector and financial service providers.
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Art des Vertrags: Dienstleistungen
Produkte/Dienstleistungen: Beratungsdienste im Bereich Wirtschaftsförderung📦 Beschreibung
Beschreibung der Beschaffung:
“GIZ has been commissioned in Namibia to implement the project "Promotion of Business Advisory and Economic Transformation Services phase II (ProBATS II)" on...”
Beschreibung der Beschaffung
GIZ has been commissioned in Namibia to implement the project "Promotion of Business Advisory and Economic Transformation Services phase II (ProBATS II)" on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The main objective of the previous phase of ProBATS I was to ensure a stable growth of the Namibian economy through the provision of advisory and economic transformational services for local businesses. With the projects continued efforts, the current phase aims to ensure that the entrepreneurial activities in Namibia have improved, and the local MSMEs are empowered, as it has been identified by the project that the core problem is the lack of important prerequisites for MSME inclusivity to participate in the economic recovery of Namibia.
Against this background, a contractor is required to provide technical assistance in the strengthening of the competencies of MSME employees and Financial Service Providers. The contractor will lead the implementation of the following work packages:
1. Strengthening the entrepreneurial and financial skills of MSMEs
a. Development of Integrated Training measures for 250 MSME employees
2. Strengthening competencies of financial service providers (FSP)
a. Provision of Training measures and Technical Assistance for FSPs (2.1)
b. Conduction of Information Sessions for FSPs (2.2)
c. Adaptation of two existing Financial Products (2.3)
A team of experts shall be provided by the contractor to deliver the above-mentioned services, and it should be well balanced with respect to gender and age. This team shall consist of (1) a team leader with both expertise in the European Union Member States and Southern Africa, who will overall be responsible for the advisory packages, (2) an MSME expert who will be responsible for MSME Capacity Building, (3) an expert with experience in Finance Service Market Access, (4) a support staff pool with a minimum of 2 experts with national experience in the SME Capacity Building sector and/or the Financial Systems Development and Capacity Development sector. Close coordination with the GIZ project team and collaboration with project partners in Namibia will be required.
The Contractor may be a single firm or a consortium of various consulting firms. The involvement of consulting firms from Namibia within subcontracting or joint venture arrangements will be permitted.
The estimated duration of the contract is 8 months from the contract award (anticipated in end of April-early May 2025).
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Zusätzliche Produkte/Dienstleistungen: Coaching📦
Zusätzliche Produkte/Dienstleistungen: Beratungsdienste📦
Hauptstandort oder Erfüllungsort:
“The main place of supply is for a permanent establishment of the GIZ project "Promotion of Business Advisory and Economic Transformation Services II...”
Hauptstandort oder Erfüllungsort
The main place of supply is for a permanent establishment of the GIZ project "Promotion of Business Advisory and Economic Transformation Services II (ProBATS II)" under the address: 8 Newton Street, Windhoek, PO Box 8016, Bachtbrecht in Namibia
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Datum des Beginns: 2025-05-01 📅
Datum des Endes: 2025-11-30 📅
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Optionen ✅
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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....”
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.
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Los-Identifikationsnummer: LOT-0001
Verfahren Art des Verfahrens
Offenes Verfahren ✅ Administrative Informationen
Frist für den Eingang von Angeboten oder Teilnahmeanträgen: 2025-02-25 12:00:00 📅
Bedingungen für die Öffnung der Angebote: 2025-02-25 12:00:00 📅
Sprachen, in denen Angebote oder Teilnahmeanträge eingereicht werden können: Englisch 🗣️
Mindestzeitraum, in dem der Bieter das Angebot aufrechterhalten muss: 140
Rechtliche, wirtschaftliche, finanzielle und technische Informationen Wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit
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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...”
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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: 1,000,000.00 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...”
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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)
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“Technische und berufliche Leistungsfähigkeit: 1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 100,000.00...”
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 100,000.00 EUR.
2. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field "Financial and Private Sector Development", of which at least 1 reference project in the region of Southern Africa in the last 3 years
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Bedingungen für die Vertragserfüllung:
“The execution conditions result from the information given in the contract notice and the tender documents.”
“Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YTRQTU7NC
All communication takes place in English via communication tool in the project area of the procurement portal.” Körper überprüfen
Name: Vergabekammern des Bundes
Nationale Registrierungsnummer: 022894990
Postanschrift: Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 16
Postleitzahl: 53113
Postort: Bonn
Region: Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt🏙️
Land: Deutschland 🇩🇪
E-Mail: vk@bundeskartellamt.bund.de📧
Telefon: +49 2289499-0📞
Fax: +49 2289499-163 📠 Verfahren zur Überprüfung
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...”
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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Quelle: OJS 2025/S 017-050165 (2025-01-23)
Auftragsbekanntmachung (2025-01-31)
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“In Section 5.1.11, the documents "81314156-03-Terms of Reference" and "81314156-08-Price Schedule" have been replaced to be available for the download under...”
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In Section 5.1.11, the documents "81314156-03-Terms of Reference" and "81314156-08-Price Schedule" have been replaced to be available for the download under the link.
“The documents "81314156-03-Terms of Reference" and "81314156-08-Price Schedule" have been revised to make sure that the number of per-diems and overnight...”
The documents "81314156-03-Terms of Reference" and "81314156-08-Price Schedule" have been revised to make sure that the number of per-diems and overnight accommodation includes weekends and festive days in Namibia.
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Quelle: OJS 2025/S 023-071709 (2025-01-31)