81315551 - Promoting digital innovation and digital skills in Mauritania

The contract is part of the project "Promotion of digital transformation (DIGITAL-Y)" in Mauritania, which is mandated by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) from 2024 till 2027. The project financial volume is up to 4 …

CPV: 79951000 Organizace seminářů
Termín:
23. června 2025 12:00
Typ lhůty:
Podání nabídky
Místo provedení:
81315551 - Promoting digital innovation and digital skills in Mauritania
Misto zadání:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Číslo zakázky:
81315551

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : 81315551 - Promoting digital innovation and digital skills in Mauritania
Description : The contract is part of the project "Promotion of digital transformation (DIGITAL-Y)" in Mauritania, which is mandated by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) from 2024 till 2027. The project financial volume is up to 4 million EUR. The digital transformation of the Mauritanian state, economy and society has significantly advanced in recent years thanks to massive investments in the digital infrastructure and a very innovative digital ecosystem. However, public digital initiatives are not yet fully harmonized and inclusive and locally developed solutions not fully exploited. The overall objective of DIGITAL-Y is to improve Mauritania"s digital transformation in terms of coherence, inclusion and innovation. To this end, DIGITAL-Y supports Mauritania in three core areas: managing the digitalisation in a consistent way by setting common standards and making public services through digital solutions more accessible to citizens (eGovernment); building competences of key private and public actors to develop user-friendly inclusive digital solutions (eCapacities); and promoting inclusively an innovative digital ecosystem (eEntrepreneurship). GIZ is seeking the services of a contractor (consultancy firm or consortium) with expertise in digitalization, capacity building and private sector development to contribute to the implementation of the project in all three core areas.
Procedure identifier : ee8010a0-1864-4c61-b293-116158cf0ef8
Internal identifier : 81315551
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79951000 Seminar organisation services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79951000 Seminar organisation services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : GIZ project Promotion of digital transformation (DIGITAL-Y / ProDIGIT) in GIZ Office Mauritania B.P. 5217 Nouakchott, Mauritania
Town : Nouakchott, Mauritania
Country : Mauritania

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YT5XERC13 All communication takes place in English via communication tool in the project area of the procurement portal.
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
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2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Purely national exclusion grounds : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Analogous situation like bankruptcy under national law : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Corruption : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Participation in a criminal organisation : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Money laundering or terrorist financing : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Fraud : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Insolvency : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Assets being administered by liquidator : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Guilty of misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Guilty of grave professional misconduct : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Early termination, damages or other comparable sanctions : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Payment of social security contributions : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Business activities are suspended : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Payment of taxes : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : 81315551 - Promoting digital innovation and digital skills in Mauritania
Description : Work Package 1: Provision and management of a pool of international, regional and local experts for short-term assignments Work package 1 includes a consultancy pool of experts for short-term assignments to provide specialized technical support for digitalizing public services and strengthening the eGovernment framework, organizing capacity building measures and supporting the dialogue between the state and the digital ecosystem. This involves coordinating and managing the administrative, logistical and follow-up aspects of the short-term experts' assignments. Work Package 2: Promotion of eEntrepreneurship Work package 2 offers support to digital entrepreneurs (with a focus on micro and/or small and/or women-led / women-focused digital enterprises and tech start-ups), that allow them to improve their business models through digital solutions. The support may be technical (e.g. capacity building measure, coaching, networking opportunities or mentorship programmes) or financial (via local subsidies to intermediaries). Support programmes may be organised for example in form of innovation challenges, hackatons or idea competitions. The mission shall be carried out between September 2025 and August 2027 and involves the provision of one national (full-time) innovation management consultant and finance manager as well as the extensive involvement of a pool of national, regional and international short-term experts.
Internal identifier : 81315551

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79951000 Seminar organisation services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79951000 Seminar organisation services
Options :
Description of the options : 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.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : GIZ project Promotion of digital transformation (DIGITAL-Y / ProDIGIT) in GIZ Office Mauritania B.P. 5217 Nouakchott, Mauritania
Town : Nouakchott, Mauritania
Country : Mauritania
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 01/09/2025
Duration end date : 31/08/2027

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2
Other information about renewals : 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.

5.1.6 General information

The names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to perform the contract must be given : Not required
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : yes
Additional information : #Besonders auch geeignet für:selbst#, #Besonders auch geeignet für:other-sme#

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : Reduction of environmental impacts
Description : Please see Section 5.3.1 of Terms of Reference.
Aim of strategic procurement : Fulfilment of social objectives
Description : The tenderer is required to outline in the tender how it can prevent negative impacts on gender equality in its area of responsibility and how it can contribute to improving gender equality through corresponding measures (see also relevant requirements in section 2.5).
Approach to reducing environmental impacts : Climate change mitigation
Social objective promoted : Gender equality

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit
Description : 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: 1000000 EUR 2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 10 persons
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Eignung zur Berufsausübung
Description : 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)
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technische und berufliche Leistungsfähigkeit
Description : 1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 20000 EUR. 2. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field eGovernment, digital comptence development or promotion of digital entrepreneurship and at least 2 reference projects in Northern Africa in the last 36 months (deadline: date of publication of invitation to tender).

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Deadline for requesting additional information : 16/06/2025 23:59 +02:00

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Variants : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 23/06/2025 12:00 +02:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 190 Day
Information that can be supplemented after the submission deadline :
At the discretion of the buyer, some missing tenderer-related documents may be submitted later.
Additional information : GIZ asks the applicant or bidder to submit, complete or correct documents, within the framework laid down by law.
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 23/06/2025 12:00 +02:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Conditions relating to the performance of the contract : The execution conditions result from the information given in the contract notice and the tender documents.
Electronic invoicing : Required
Electronic ordering will be used : yes
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Vergabekammern des Bundes -
Information about review deadlines : 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.
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH -
Organisation receiving requests to participate : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH -

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Registration number : 993-80072-52
Postal address : Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1 - 5
Town : Eschborn
Postcode : 65760
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Main-Taunus-Kreis ( DE71A )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49 6196791481
Fax : +49 6196791115
Internet address : https://www.giz.de
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation receiving requests to participate

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Vergabekammern des Bundes
Registration number : 022894990
Postal address : Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 16
Town : Bonn
Postcode : 53113
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DEA22 )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49 2289499-0
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Datenservice Öffentlicher Einkauf (in Verantwortung des Beschaffungsamts des BMI)
Registration number : 0204:994-DOEVD-83
Town : Bonn
Postcode : 53119
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DEA22 )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49228996100
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : 2f98214f-8d9c-41c5-9b93-bdf69012d358 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 21/05/2025 09:33 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00330727-2025
OJ S issue number : 98/2025
Publication date : 22/05/2025