81298660-Technical Support Facility to Companies for Job Creation

Kurze Beschreibung

The project "Special Initiative for Decent Work for a Just Transition" (PPE 2 II) is being implemented by the German Development corporation, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). This is done in cooperation with the Political Partner of the project, which is the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC).
The project aims to promote the creation of decent jobs through corporation with the private sector. It is sector open and corporations may include companies ranging from services, agriculture to industrial sectors. The goals are mainly achieved through implementing
- Output 1) qualification measures thus creating opportunities for employment.
- Output 2) Technical and partially financial support to companies for employment.
- Output 3) A small portion of the funds will be used to apply these 2 approaches also in a supraregional context cooperating with other GIZ country programmes of the same initiative and beyond aiming for synergies, economies of scale and innovation.
In terms of qualification measures (Output 1), the key focus is on short-term qualifications that allow for more immediate employment - preferably filling a concrete skills gap by companies" preventing them from hiring. Consequently, longer term education at the university or professional level are not within the core scope of this project. When it comes to technical support to companies (Output 2), the goal is again to deliver support that unlocks more immediate growth and employment potential. Consequently the primary objective of the project is not creating longer-term support structures on the meso level but delivering direct support to companies on a demand-oriented basis. If common needs for growth can be identified among a group of companies, the technical support measures can be bundled and delivered more efficiently.
Consequently, PPE II largely focuses on activities at the micro level (direct support for enterprises). It is an opportunity-driven project that seeks to establish partnerships with the private sector for job creation leveraging private sector contributions for the more immediate realization of development goals. The project stands out from many others in this regard. It addresses very specific growth opportunities in companies and, where possible, can help to accelerate or scale them up.
The Special Initiative aims to embed transformative aspects into these tactical measures for job creation. Of high importance are measures to promote environmental sustainability, increased social cohesion and supporting women as economic agents. These transformative aspects are in line with the new development priorities of the BMZ, which are, among others, the "Feminist Development Policy" as well as "Just Transition". The transformative impulses are to be generated through concrete initiatives and corporations with the private sector aiming for the creation of jobs. This can be done, for instance, by promoting sectors that by themselves contribute disproportionally to the transformation of an economy (e.g. green sectors) or by working with specific target groups and job categories that support the articulated targets for transformation.
The Special initiative is implemented in various countries on the African continent. Standard KPIs for all countries articulate concrete targets to be achieved out of which most are represented in the results framework of PPE II in Morocco. Results are collected regularly and aggregated for the entire initiative.
The core goal of the project is the creation of good jobs, which fulfill at least the following criteria: 1) > 20 hour work week with a minimum duration of 26 weeks; 2) in compliance with national minimum wage standard, if available; 3) in compliance with ILO norms.

Beschreibung der Beschaffung

The contractor will be responsible for the provision of technical advisory to companies to boost their growth for the creation of jobs. The tasks to be performed by the contractor are described below: both in terms of the indicators for whose achievement the contractor is responsible for or to which it contributes too (see Section 2.1) and in terms of the output-specific work packages to be delivered by the contractor (see Section 2.2).
2.1. Achievement of and contribution to module indicators by the contractor
The contractor is responsible for achieving the target indicators, outputs and output indicators described in this document. The exact contribution to each indicator is provided in brackets and highlighted at the end of each indicator.
Overall Project Goal (or Module Goal): Companies in Morocco are strengthened in terms of their ability to expand good employment.
Module Indicators:
- Module Indicator 1. 1.800 people have taken up a good employment of which 540 are women (contractor contribution: 500 people including a minimum of 30% women).
- Module Indicator 2. In corporation with 70 companies, the project has implemented employment-related activities (contractor contribution: 23 companies).
- Module Indicator 3. Partner companies have contributed 1.2 Mio EUR (monetary or in-kind) for employment- and growth-enhancing measures (contractor contribution: 600.000 EUR).
Output Indicators:
Output 1: Access to qualified personnel for companies has been improved.
- Output Indicator 1.1. 2.000 people (out of which 1,050 women) have received qualification for employment in corporation with the private sector (contractor contribution: not applicable).
- Output Indicator 1.2. 50 companies confirmed that their access to qualified personnel has been improved (contractor contribution: not applicable).
Output 2: Access to support offerings for companies aiming for job creation have been improved - in particular with a view to social and ecological sustainability.
- Output Indicator 2.1. 10 support measures (out of which 2 in the context of socio-ecological transformation) with the aim of job creation have been implemented (contractor contribution: 5 support measures).
- Output Indicator 2.2. 60 of 70 companies confirm that the support measures in corporation with private sector companies have been successful (contractor contribution: 20 of 23 companies).
Output 3: As part of supra-regional cooperation mechanisms the offer of measures for job creation has been enlarged.
- Output Indicator 3.1. 3 supra-regional measures (1 socio-ecological) are implemented in cooperation with at least one additional company (contractor contribution: not applicable).
While the contractor is not obliged to contribute to all indicators, results may be achieved as a side outcome. Those should be counted as well in accordance with GIZ M&E standards.

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.

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Bedingungen

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)

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Auswahlkriterien

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: 800.000,00 EUR
2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 10 persons

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Auswahlkriterien

1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 150.000,00 EUR.
2. At least 4 reference projects in the technical field Direct Business Consulting with a focus on company growth, e.g., turnover, additional employment, investment and at least 2 reference projects in Morocco in the last 3 years

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.