81297055-Consulting Services to improve the economic activities of women and young people using digital & entrepreneurial skills

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

The Digital Transformation Center, Nigeria (DTC) works with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), as a lead technical partner to improve the capacities of the innovation ecosystem for the growth of the digital economy in the following areas - policy implementation, performance improvement of organisations and networks, service providers of the digital economy, scalable digital solutions, and digital skills.
The project focuses primarily on digitalisation and entrepreneurship.
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) contribute to about 49% of the GDP in Nigeria. MSMEs also represent about 96% of businesses in Nigeria and contribute to 75% of national employment. 40% of MSMES in Nigeria are owned by women. However, most MSMEs lack the knowledge and very often the financial resources to adopt and maintain digital solutions. Thereby missing out on the benefits of digital transformation operational efficiency and scaling. In Nigeria"s job market, 80% of formal employees in Nigeria"s Information Communications & Technologies (ICT) sector are men, and 60% of women and girls are not able to access to internet.
The project seeks to enhance the skills of women and young people to use digital solutions for their economic activities. It will drive the digital transformation of female entrepreneurship through the adoption of digital tools which will help drive efficiency in their businesses. It also supports the digital literacy and entrepreneurial skills of women and youth to enable them gain employment with in-demand digital skills.
Specifically, the implementation of the project is contributing to the following strategic objectives:
7th Nigeria-EU Ministerial Dialogue: 2017-2021 Multi-Annual Indicative Programme (MIP) and MIP 2021-2024: Green and smart jobs, generating employment and improving employability, in particular for women and youth.
Germany"s Digital Development Strategy , especially its pillars on (1) Work, (2) Local Innovation, (3) Equal opportunities, and (4) Good governance and human rights.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 1 (No Poverty), SDG 5 (gender equality), SDG 8 (good jobs and economic growth), SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure), SDG 10 (reduced inequalities) and SDG 17 (global partnerships).
Nigeria"s National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), 2020-2030 goal of attaining 95% digital literacy by 2030.
Specifically, the project will focus will be on these outcomes:
1. Enhanced entrepreneurship and digital skills of women and youth;
2. Improved financial inclusion of women and women entrepreneurs
3. Increased number of female employees in the formal employees in the ICT sector
4. Enhanced participation and representation of women in Nigeria"s digital ecosystem and economy
5. Growth of Nigerian MSMEs
Specific outputs to be achieved by project interventions are:
- A harmonised digital and entrepreneurial training curriculum and services for youth and women
- Capacity building of 2000 women and young people to increase their digital and entrepreneurial skills
- Development of a mentoring and coaching network for women
- Development of a nationwide digital platform for women to improve their access to digital and entrepreneurial skills, mentorship and opportunities has been established in the long term together with an actor in the innovation ecosystem.
Thereby the project supports female entrepreneurs, women, and youth in Nigeria by increasing their access to, and adoption of digital and entrepreneurial skills foe business and employment.
This project will benefit:
1. Women and Youth
2. Female Entrepreneurs and prospective Female Entrepreneurs
3. Female Entrepreneurship Support organizations

Deadline

Die Frist für den Eingang der Angebote war 2023-08-04. Die Ausschreibung wurde veröffentlicht am 2023-07-04.

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Geschichte der Beschaffung
Datum Dokument
2023-07-04 Auftragsbekanntmachung
Auftragsbekanntmachung (2023-07-04)
Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Titel: Erwachsenenbildung und sonstiger Unterricht
Referenznummer: 81297055
Kurze Beschreibung:
The Digital Transformation Center, Nigeria (DTC) works with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), as a lead technical partner to improve the capacities of the innovation ecosystem for the growth of the digital economy in the following areas - policy implementation, performance improvement of organisations and networks, service providers of the digital economy, scalable digital solutions, and digital skills. The project focuses primarily on digitalisation and entrepreneurship. Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) contribute to about 49% of the GDP in Nigeria. MSMEs also represent about 96% of businesses in Nigeria and contribute to 75% of national employment. 40% of MSMES in Nigeria are owned by women. However, most MSMEs lack the knowledge and very often the financial resources to adopt and maintain digital solutions. Thereby missing out on the benefits of digital transformation operational efficiency and scaling. In Nigeria"s job market, 80% of formal employees in Nigeria"s Information Communications & Technologies (ICT) sector are men, and 60% of women and girls are not able to access to internet. The project seeks to enhance the skills of women and young people to use digital solutions for their economic activities. It will drive the digital transformation of female entrepreneurship through the adoption of digital tools which will help drive efficiency in their businesses. It also supports the digital literacy and entrepreneurial skills of women and youth to enable them gain employment with in-demand digital skills. Specifically, the implementation of the project is contributing to the following strategic objectives: 7th Nigeria-EU Ministerial Dialogue: 2017-2021 Multi-Annual Indicative Programme (MIP) and MIP 2021-2024: Green and smart jobs, generating employment and improving employability, in particular for women and youth. Germany"s Digital Development Strategy , especially its pillars on (1) Work, (2) Local Innovation, (3) Equal opportunities, and (4) Good governance and human rights. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 1 (No Poverty), SDG 5 (gender equality), SDG 8 (good jobs and economic growth), SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure), SDG 10 (reduced inequalities) and SDG 17 (global partnerships). Nigeria"s National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), 2020-2030 goal of attaining 95% digital literacy by 2030. Specifically, the project will focus will be on these outcomes: 1. Enhanced entrepreneurship and digital skills of women and youth; 2. Improved financial inclusion of women and women entrepreneurs 3. Increased number of female employees in the formal employees in the ICT sector 4. Enhanced participation and representation of women in Nigeria"s digital ecosystem and economy 5. Growth of Nigerian MSMEs Specific outputs to be achieved by project interventions are: - A harmonised digital and entrepreneurial training curriculum and services for youth and women - Capacity building of 2000 women and young people to increase their digital and entrepreneurial skills - Development of a mentoring and coaching network for women - Development of a nationwide digital platform for women to improve their access to digital and entrepreneurial skills, mentorship and opportunities has been established in the long term together with an actor in the innovation ecosystem. Thereby the project supports female entrepreneurs, women, and youth in Nigeria by increasing their access to, and adoption of digital and entrepreneurial skills foe business and employment. This project will benefit: 1. Women and Youth 2. Female Entrepreneurs and prospective Female Entrepreneurs 3. Female Entrepreneurship Support organizations
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Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Originalsprache: Englisch 🗣️
Dokumenttyp: Auftragsbekanntmachung
Art des Auftrags: Dienstleistungen
Verordnung: Europäische Union, mit GPA-Beteiligung
Gemeinsames Vokabular für öffentliche Aufträge (CPV)
Code: Erwachsenenbildung und sonstiger Unterricht 📦
Zusätzlicher CPV-Code: Computerunterstützung und -beratung 📦
Ort der Leistung
NUTS-Region: ng 🏙️

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: eva.theis@giz.de 📧
Telefon: +49 6196793681 📞
Fax: +49 61967980 📠
URL der Dokumente: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6Y1HJUU2C6/documents 🌏
URL der Teilnahme: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6Y1HJUU2C6 🌏

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2023-07-04 📅
Einreichungsfrist: 2023-08-04 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2023-07-07 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2023/S 129-410339
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 129
Zusätzliche Informationen
All communication takes place in English via communication tool in the project area of the procurement portal. Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6Y1HJUU2C6

Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Kurze Beschreibung:
The Digital Transformation Center, Nigeria (DTC) works with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), as a lead technical partner to improve the capacities of the innovation ecosystem for the growth of the digital economy in the following areas - policy implementation, performance improvement of organisations and networks, service providers of the digital economy, scalable digital solutions, and digital skills.
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The project focuses primarily on digitalisation and entrepreneurship.
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) contribute to about 49% of the GDP in Nigeria. MSMEs also represent about 96% of businesses in Nigeria and contribute to 75% of national employment. 40% of MSMES in Nigeria are owned by women. However, most MSMEs lack the knowledge and very often the financial resources to adopt and maintain digital solutions. Thereby missing out on the benefits of digital transformation operational efficiency and scaling. In Nigeria"s job market, 80% of formal employees in Nigeria"s Information Communications & Technologies (ICT) sector are men, and 60% of women and girls are not able to access to internet.
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The project seeks to enhance the skills of women and young people to use digital solutions for their economic activities. It will drive the digital transformation of female entrepreneurship through the adoption of digital tools which will help drive efficiency in their businesses. It also supports the digital literacy and entrepreneurial skills of women and youth to enable them gain employment with in-demand digital skills.
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Specifically, the implementation of the project is contributing to the following strategic objectives:
7th Nigeria-EU Ministerial Dialogue: 2017-2021 Multi-Annual Indicative Programme (MIP) and MIP 2021-2024: Green and smart jobs, generating employment and improving employability, in particular for women and youth.
Germany"s Digital Development Strategy , especially its pillars on (1) Work, (2) Local Innovation, (3) Equal opportunities, and (4) Good governance and human rights.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 1 (No Poverty), SDG 5 (gender equality), SDG 8 (good jobs and economic growth), SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure), SDG 10 (reduced inequalities) and SDG 17 (global partnerships).
Nigeria"s National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), 2020-2030 goal of attaining 95% digital literacy by 2030.
Specifically, the project will focus will be on these outcomes:
1. Enhanced entrepreneurship and digital skills of women and youth;
2. Improved financial inclusion of women and women entrepreneurs
3. Increased number of female employees in the formal employees in the ICT sector
4. Enhanced participation and representation of women in Nigeria"s digital ecosystem and economy
5. Growth of Nigerian MSMEs
Specific outputs to be achieved by project interventions are:
- A harmonised digital and entrepreneurial training curriculum and services for youth and women
- Capacity building of 2000 women and young people to increase their digital and entrepreneurial skills
- Development of a mentoring and coaching network for women
- Development of a nationwide digital platform for women to improve their access to digital and entrepreneurial skills, mentorship and opportunities has been established in the long term together with an actor in the innovation ecosystem.
Thereby the project supports female entrepreneurs, women, and youth in Nigeria by increasing their access to, and adoption of digital and entrepreneurial skills foe business and employment.
This project will benefit:
1. Women and Youth
2. Female Entrepreneurs and prospective Female Entrepreneurs
3. Female Entrepreneurship Support organizations
The contractor will contribute to the achievement of both BMZ & European Union Indicators & Outputs as stated below. It should be noted that the indicators have significant interlinkages and overlaps, but some distinguishing differences.
BMZ Indicators & Outputs
Module Indicator 4
A national digital platform for women to expand their digital and entrepreneurial skills has been established in the long term together with an actor in the innovation ecosystem.
Contractor"s contribution: Preparation through Needs Assessment and Conceptualisation of a national digital platform
Output 4: The skills of women and young people to use digital solutions for their economic activities are improved.
Output Indicator 4.1.: 500 economically active people, including informal and formal entrepreneurs and young people, have successfully completed training formats to promote their digital and entrepreneurial skills.
Contractor"s contribution: 100% contribution (500 economically active people trained)
Output Indicator 4.2.: 35 out of 40 mentors supported use examples to prove that they have accompanied women in the use and application of digital solutions.
Contractor"s contribution: 100% contribution (35 mentors proved the accompanying of women).
European Union Indicators & Outputs
Contractor's contribution: 100% contribution
Output 4 Digital and entrepreneurial skills are developed among youth and women
Output indicator 4.1: 50 capacity building measures conducted on digital and entrepreneurial skills
Contractor"s contribution: 100%
Output indicator 4.2: 30 female mentors trained to coach and support women.
Contractor's contribution: 100%
These are to be achieved by the execution of the following work packages A-D:
A. Harmonisation of digital and entrepreneurial trainings and services for youth and women and training
A0: Review and Update Operational plan
A1: Design and execute a Gap Analysis/Needs Assessment of women, youth, female entrepreneurs MSMEs and other relevant stakeholders
A2: Map key digital and entrepreneurial training frameworks
A3: Support relevant stakeholders in developing a harmonised national framework and certification scheme
A4: Institutionalise validated harmonised national framework and certification scheme to facilitate
A5: Design effective Monitoring & Evaluation measures
A6: Implement the framework in collaboration with selected innovation support organisation(s)
A7: Execute the M & E measures to determine the impact of the harmonised national framework and certification scheme of digital and entrepreneurial training
B. Train women and young people to increase digital and entrepreneurial skills
B0: Shortlist suitable existing training formats
B1: Review, adapt and validate the selected training formats in line with the Gap Analysis/Needs Assessment result with target group and key stakeholders.
B2: Design and validate M&E measures
B3: Pilot validated training in a selected state.:
B4: Training of Trainers & coaches (ToT)
B5: Roll out trainings state by state: In collaboration with the trained trainers
B6: Deploy M&E measures
B7: Propose a mechanism for the long-term financing of trainings:
B8: Design and execute a survey of all participants
C. Develop a mentoring and coaching network for women:
C0: Map & identify the Mentorship & Coaching needs of female entrepreneurs.
C1: Conceptualize & validate the implementation of the mentoring and coaching network
C2: Identify & engage successful women entrepreneurs, leaders, politicians, changemakers, etc to become mentors through women support organizations & relevant ecosystem actors.
C3: Launch a nationwide call for Mentees, shortlist Mentees based on pre-defined criteria and conduct baseline assessment. Trained women from Work Package B would qualify here.
C4: Train Mentors and coaches to support mentees
C5: Matchmake Mentors, Coaches & Mentees
C6: Measure the improvement to the Mentees business" as a result of the Mentors" intervention
C7: Develop a media campaign to showcase 5 Mentorship relationship success stories per state including but not limited to a short video and two editorials with pictures.
D. Preparation of a national digital Peer-to-Peer exchange platform
D0: Conduct a Needs Assessment/Feasibility Report and Conceptualisation of a nationwide digital peer to peer exchange platform enabling access to digital transformation services and opportunities targeted at women.
Monitoring & Evaluation
The contractor will design and execute Monitoring & Evaluation measures and report to cover all contract indicators, and will contribute to, and be integrated with the larger project"s Monitoring & Evaluation Report.
The contractor will use a participatory approach in executing his mandate and be required to engage and collaborate with identified ecosystem stakeholders.
Conflict Sensitivity, Human Rights & Gender Considerations
The contractor is required to take the following key measures to avoid or reduce possible unintended negative results and to support gender equality in its area of responsibility:
- Conflict and context sensitivity and human rights: One-sided support of specific ethnic group could increase tensions between person of different ethnic group. The project will work in several states across Nigeria where population is may be dominated by a specific ethnic group. The contractor shall pay attention to carefully select beneficiaries to not one-sidedly support a specific ethnic group and generally consider the do-no-harm principles.
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- Gender equality and Leave No One Behind:
A detailed gender-sensitive target group analysis based on LNOB principles will enable the project to identify constraints of specific groups to participate in and benefit from the project"s activities and to design services accordingly.
Dauer: 22 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:
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.
Ort der Leistung
Hauptstandort oder Erfüllungsort: 00000 Lagos, Nigeria

Rechtliche, wirtschaftliche, finanzielle und technische Informationen
Bedingungen für die Teilnahme
Befähigung 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)
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 million EUR
2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 10 persons
Mindeststandards:
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 million EUR
2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 10 persons
Technische und berufliche Fähigkeiten:
1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 220,000.00 EUR.
2. At least 2 reference projects in the technical field of "Gender-sensitve Private Sector" and
at least 1 reference project in the technical field of "Digitalization" and
at least 2 reference projects in the region "Western Africa" in the last 3 years
Mindeststandards:
1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 220,000.00 EUR.
2. At least 2 reference projects in the technical field of "Gender-sensitve Private Sector" and
at least 1 reference project in the technical field of "Digitalization" and
at least 2 reference projects in the region "Western Africa" in the last 3 years

Verfahren
Rechtsgrundlage: 32014L0024
Voraussichtliche Anzahl von Bewerbern: 5
Objektive Kriterien für die Auswahl der begrenzten Anzahl von Bewerbern:
A selection will be made under all eligible participants based on the following criteria: Technical experience: Digitilsation and Digital Economy, Private Sector Development and Entrepreneurship Promotion, Women's Economic Empowerment
Regional experience in Western Africa
Experience of development projects (at least 50% ODA-financed)
Zeitpunkt des Eingangs der Angebote: 12:00
Datum der Absendung der Aufforderungen: 2023-08-24 📅
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
Dokumente URL: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6Y1HJUU2C6/documents 🌏

Referenz
Zusätzliche Informationen
All communication takes place in English via communication tool in the project area of the procurement portal.
Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6Y1HJUU2C6

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,
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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.
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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,
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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 2023/S 129-410339 (2023-07-04)
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