81297442-Deliver Business Development Services (BDS) for MSMEs

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

The contract is part of the project "Employment Promotion Lebanon" (EPL) in Lebanon, which is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH from February 2022 until September 2024. The project has a financial volume of up to 10 million EUR.
The overall objective of EPL is improving employment situation of young Lebanese adults, women, and people with disabilities in selected pilot regions. To achieve this objective, the programme intervenes in three outputs: 1) Employment potentials for young adults, and women and people with disabilities are identified; 2) Employability of young adults, women and people with disabilities is improved; 3) The competitiveness of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in selected employment-relevant sectors is improved.
GIZ is seeking the services of a contractor (consultancy firm) to support EPL Project"s selected MSMEs and provide them with business development measures to enhance their competitiveness and work efficiency.

Deadline

Die Frist für den Eingang der Angebote war 2023-08-14. Die Ausschreibung wurde veröffentlicht am 2023-07-12.

Wer?

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Wie?

Wo?

• Darmstadt › Main-Taunus-Kreis

Geschichte der Beschaffung

Datum	Dokument
2023-07-12	Auftragsbekanntmachung
2023-07-21	Ergänzende Angaben

Auftragsbekanntmachung (2023-07-12)
Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Titel: Allgemeine und berufliche Bildung
Referenznummer: 81297442
Kurze Beschreibung:

The contract is part of the project "Employment Promotion Lebanon" (EPL) in Lebanon, which is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH from February 2022 until September 2024. The project has a financial volume of up to 10 million EUR. The overall objective of EPL is improving employment situation of young Lebanese adults, women, and people with disabilities in selected pilot regions. To achieve this objective, the programme intervenes in three outputs: 1) Employment potentials for young adults, and women and people with disabilities are identified; 2) Employability of young adults, women and people with disabilities is improved; 3) The competitiveness of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in selected employment-relevant sectors is improved. GIZ is seeking the services of a contractor (consultancy firm) to support EPL Project"s selected MSMEs and provide them with business development measures to enhance their competitiveness and work efficiency.

Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Originalsprache: Englisch 🗣️
Dokumenttyp: Auftragsbekanntmachung
Art des Auftrags: Dienstleistungen
Verordnung: Europäische Union, mit GPA-Beteiligung
Gemeinsames Vokabular für öffentliche Aufträge (CPV)
Code: Allgemeine und berufliche Bildung 📦
Zusätzlicher CPV-Code: Arbeitsvermittlungsdienste 📦
Ort der Leistung
NUTS-Region: lb 🏙️

Verfahren
Verfahrensart: Offenes Verfahren
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: svenja-christina.michel@giz.de 📧
Telefon: +49 6196794873 📞
Fax: +49 619679804873 📠
URL der Dokumente: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6Y1HJQT6E9/documents 🌏
URL der Teilnahme: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6Y1HJQT6E9 🌏

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2023-07-12 📅
Einreichungsfrist: 2023-08-14 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2023-07-17 📅
Datum des Beginns: 2023-11-01 📅
Datum des Endes: 2024-09-30 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2023/S 135-431828
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 135
Zusätzliche Informationen

All communication takes place in English via communication tool in the project area of the procurement portal. Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6Y1HJQT6E9

Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Kurze Beschreibung:

The overall objective of EPL is improving employment situation of young Lebanese adults, women, and people with disabilities in selected pilot regions. To achieve this objective, the programme intervenes in three outputs: 1) Employment potentials for young adults, and women and people with disabilities are identified; 2) Employability of young adults, women and people with disabilities is improved; 3) The competitiveness of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in selected employment-relevant sectors is improved.

GIZ is seeking the services of a contractor (consultancy firm) to support EPL Project"s selected MSMEs and provide them with business development measures to enhance their competitiveness and work efficiency.

Geschätzter Gesamtwert: 1 340 590 EUR 💰
Kurze Beschreibung:

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are considered the promoters of economic growth in Lebanon. They represent more than 90% of registered firms and employ 50% of the working population yet contribute to approximately 27% of total revenues. However, MSMEs in Lebanon face external challenges such as the collapse of the banking sector, the deterioration of the Lebanese currency and severe fluctuation of LBP/USD exchange rate, the Beirut port explosion, and high energy costs. In addition, Lebanese businesses are challenged to retain existing staff and develop effective and efficient ways to replace the staff that has left due to emigration, and successfully onboard newly hired staff.

Among the internal challenges faced by the MSMEs are limited technical and management skills, limited capacity to identify and effectively reach both local and export markets. Moreover, Lebanese MSMEs have limited access to new innovative production processes which can help improve product quality and productivity.

The majority of Lebanese MSMEs require support to grow into sustainable business entities. However, access to comprehensive integrated business development support is insufficient, either due to limited awareness of support programs provided by international development agencies or to the lack of financial resources to contract Business Development Services (BDS) providers.

In preparation for this assignment, EPL contracted a local consulting firm to assess 50 MSMEs that have hired individuals trained or matched by grantees working out O2. This local consulting firm is expected to deliver the BDS need assessment results by 30 October 2023. The Contractor will have access to the list of companies and assessment results, not later than one week after the start of the assignment related to these ToR.

The current assignment aims to sustainably support MSMEs with tailored BDS to improve their competitiveness, retain existing jobs and promote improvement of employment conditions. More specifically, the contractor should implement activities to strengthen the financial performance, market performance, productivity, innovation, human resources, management performances, working conditions and environmental footprint of MSMEs.

The assignment is structured in 4 work packages (WP). The WPs are described in further detail below:

WP 1: Design, implementation, and monitoring of MSME Support Measures - target: 50 MSMEs with proven needs

Based on the results of the comprehensive Baseline Study and BDS needs assessment which is to be done prior and results are to be handed over to the Contractor, the Contractor will design and implement BDS measures for strengthening the 50 MSMEs identified in the BDS needs analysis. The range of support measures can include training, coaching, and advisory services. 20 working days of consultancy should be offered to each MSME under this work package.

WP 2: Conduct HR assessment and baseline definition and implement HR specific support measures. Target 10 MSMEs

EPL partners delivering training and job-placement services have listed 30 MSMEs that were not part of the BDS assessment described above, and that were interested to receive HR services exclusively. The Contractor will select 10 out of the listed 30 MSMEs and conduct for each one: a comprehensive HR assessment, provide specific recommendations and implement support measures in agreement with the MSME management. 20 working days of consultancy should be offered to each MSME under this work package.

WP 3: Conduct Level1 and/or Level2 energy audit. Target: 50 MSMEs

EPL supports 50 MSMEs to identify evident areas of energy inefficiency, and to implement no- or low-cost changes that can be made to the MSMEs buildings. Level1 and/or level2 energy audits depending on the size and needs will allow MSMEs to determine ways to reduce energy consumption and to lower operating costs, thus, to become more energy efficient. Auditors provided by the Contractor should work to predefined codes and standards, such as the ASHRAE Standard 211-2018 for Commercial Building Energy Audits. An average of 5 working days of consultancy should be offered to each MSME under this work package.

Work Package 4: Monitoring and reporting on results

The contractor will provide regular updates on beneficiaries (monthly) as well as on the achievement of the indicators and progress of the assignment (on a quarterly basis) in English language. In addition, develop a monitoring system on BDS to capture all the BDS related indicators. Moreover, the contractor will provide bi-annual status-update reports to GIZ (format to be jointly specified, in English) as well as annual reports that contribute to the Project Progress Reports to BMZ (in German). The exact dates for the reporting cycles will be jointly specified at the beginning of the commission.

The distribution of working time to the WPs is 55% for WP1, 15% for WP2, 15% for WP3 and 15% for WP4.

The assignment shall be carried out between 1 November 2023 and 30 September 2024 and involves the provision of one international (full-time) expert, two national (full-time) experts, and a pool (ranging from 9 to 15) of both national and international short-term experts in the subjects of the delivery of the business development services.

Geschätzter Wert ohne MwSt: 1 340 590 EUR 💰
Ort der Leistung
Hauptstandort oder Erfüllungsort: 00000 Lebanon

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 at least 1,950,000 EUR.

2. Number of employees and managers for the past three calendar years, at least 15 persons.

Mindeststandards:

1. Average annual turnover for the last three years at least 1,950,000 EUR.

2. Number of employees and managers for the past three calendar years, at least 15 persons.

Technische und berufliche Fähigkeiten:

1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 260,000 EUR.

2. At least 10 reference projects in the technical field Business Development Services for MSMEs and at least 2 reference projects in Asia in the last 3 years.

Mindeststandards:

1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 260,000 EUR.

2. At least 10 reference projects in the technical field Business Development Services for MSMEs and at least 2 reference projects in Asia in the last 3 years.

Verfahren
Rechtsgrundlage: 32014L0024
Zeitpunkt des Eingangs der Angebote: 12:00
Sprachen, in denen Angebote oder Teilnahmeanträge eingereicht werden können: Englisch 🗣️
Gültigkeitsdauer des Angebots: 2024-01-31 📅
Datum der Angebotseröffnung: 2023-08-14 📅
Zeitpunkt der Angebotseröffnung: 12:00

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/CXTRYY6Y1HJQT6E9/documents 🌏

Referenz
Zusätzliche Informationen

All communication takes place in English via communication tool in the project area of the procurement portal.

Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6Y1HJQT6E9

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 2023/S 135-431828 (2023-07-12)

Ergänzende Angaben (2023-07-21)
Objekt
Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Dokumenttyp: Ergänzende Angaben
Gemeinsames Vokabular für öffentliche Aufträge (CPV)
Code: Arbeitsvermittlungsdienste 📦

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2023-07-21 📅
Einreichungsfrist: 2023-08-21 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2023-07-26 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2023/S 142-454433
Verweist auf Bekanntmachung: 2023/S 135-431828
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 142
Quelle: OJS 2023/S 142-454433 (2023-07-21)

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