81317493-Strategic Corporate-Startup Partnerships for Industry Climate Solutions (SCSP-ICS)

Project: Private Sector Innovation 2: As global markets increasingly prioritize low-carbon manufacturing and sustainable production, Egyptian industrial companies must adopt energy-efficient technologies and resource optimization strategies to remain competitive. Beyond cost savings, compliance with international regulations such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence …

CPV: 75211200 Wirtschaftshilfe an das Ausland, 79400000 Unternehmens- und Managementberatung und zugehörige Dienste, 79411100 Beratungsdienste im Bereich Wirtschaftsförderung
Ausführungsort:
81317493-Strategic Corporate-Startup Partnerships for Industry Climate Solutions (SCSP-ICS)
Vergabestelle:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Vergabenummer:
81317493

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 : 81317493-Strategic Corporate-Startup Partnerships for Industry Climate Solutions (SCSP-ICS)
Description : Project: Private Sector Innovation 2: As global markets increasingly prioritize low-carbon manufacturing and sustainable production, Egyptian industrial companies must adopt energy-efficient technologies and resource optimization strategies to remain competitive. Beyond cost savings, compliance with international regulations such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is now a critical requirement for export/ international oriented corporates. Climate (tech) startups offer innovative, scalable solutions for the industry that affects the whole value chain, all from carbon reduction, energy efficiency, to sustainable manufacturing (cleaner production, resource efficiency, circular designs) and waste management, yet Egypt"s startup ecosystem lacks the structured technical and financial support necessary to help these ventures develop viable and market relevant business models and attract investment. Addressing these gaps through targeted technical qualification programs, investor readiness support, and strategic matchmaking is essential to unlocking their full potential. By systematically integrating corporates into the startup support framework, solutions are directly aligned with market needs, increasing their potential scalability across international markets. Additionally, investors gain access to de-risked, investment-ready startups with corporate validation, ensuring greater confidence and accelerating capital flow into climate innovations. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) subsequently commissioned the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to implement the "Private Sector Innovation II" (PSI II). PSI II started its activities in June 2024 and will probably end in March 2025. In partnership with public and private stakeholders the main objective of PSI II is "to improve the competitive situation of the Egyptian industry in light of increasing market requirements for a green transformation of the economy". With the main focus of supporting the Egyptian industrial sector in adopting and implementing green transition and transformation measures, the project consists of four interconnected outputs: 1. Green Institutional Capacity Development 2. Green Finance 3. Green Business Development Services 4. Climate Startups.
Procedure identifier : 4bf08e16-8296-4036-8c34-ea883388119e
Internal identifier : 81317493
Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
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 ): 75211200 Foreign economic-aid-related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79411100 Business development consultancy services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Cairo
Country : Egypt

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YTCSXDXH2 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

Sources of grounds for exclusion : Notice
Breaching of obligations set under purely national exclusion grounds :
Participation in a criminal organisation :
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities :
Money laundering or terrorist financing :
Fraud :
Corruption :
Child labour and including other forms of trafficking in human beings :
Breaching obligation relating to payment of taxes :
Breaching obligation relating to payment of social security contributions :
Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law :
Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law :
Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law :
Insolvency :
Assets being administered by liquidator :
Business activities are suspended :
Analogous situation like bankruptcy, insolvency or arrangement with creditors under national law :
Grave professional misconduct :
Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition :
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure :
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure :
Early termination, damages, or other comparable sanctions :
Misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure :

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : 81317493-Strategic Corporate-Startup Partnerships for Industry Climate Solutions (SCSP-ICS)
Description : Strategic Corporate-Startup Partnerships for Industry Climate Solutions (SCSP-ICS) This assignment contributes to PSI II"s overall objective to improve the competitive situation of the Egyptian industry in light of increasing market requirements for a green transformation of the economy. The contractor will contribute to the implementation of Output 4. The contractor shallhould build and align, use experience, and create synergies with other startup activities of PSI II. Output 4 seeks to enable climate start-ups and the startup ecosystem actors to develop innovative business models for climate solutions, especially for industry. The assignment focuses on strategically engaging industrial corporates in the development of climate startups. To this end, a climate startup support program is to be set up through strategic corporate-startup partnerships with the objective of aligning climate startups with industry needs while enhancing their technical qualifications and investment readiness. The program is divided into 4 main phases - Corporate Engagement - Identify industry needs & engage corporate stakeholders - Startup Selection & Roadmap - Expert-based selection and assessment (development of a technical and investment readiness roadmap) - Technical Qualification - Implementing strategic partnerships with corporates for technical advancement. - (Complementary) Investment Readiness & Matchmaking - Preparing startups for investment and connecting them with investors. The key activities for this assignment include: - Mapping industry needs and engaging corporate partners to shape strategic interventions. - Developing tailored technical and investment readiness roadmaps for selected startups. - Supporting corporate-startup partnerships in implementing technical support measures. - Providing complementary tailored investment readiness support, promoting investor engagement and organizing matchmaking events with investors. - Showcasing partnership successes and hosting a closing event.
Internal identifier : 81317493

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 75211200 Foreign economic-aid-related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79411100 Business development consultancy 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

Town : Cairo
Country : Egypt
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 17 Month

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:other-sme#

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : Reduction of environmental impacts
Description : CO2-compensation of flights, limit travels to the minimum and select a climate.friendly option when travelling.
Aim of strategic procurement : Fulfilment of social objectives
Description : Gender equality: To promote women empowerment in the field of Industry Startup Collaborations, special focus and measures can be designed to: o Include more women-led startup solutions. o Encourage the involvement of more women in the process of actualizing the strategic partnerships. o Deconstruction of gender-stereotypes (choice of professions and employment) and promote women active participation in the industry.
Approach to reducing environmental impacts : Climate change mitigation, Pollution prevention and control
Social objective promoted : Gender equality

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria : Notice
Criterion : Other economic or financial requirements
Description : EN-A1: Principles for the execution of orders (Mit dem Teilnahmeantrag; Mittels Eigenerklärung): The eligbility criteria are not from the same category as stipulated above, as there is no suitable category. 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, EU-Russia sanctions 3. Declaration of bidding consortium and/or declaration of subcontractors (if applicable)
Criterion : Other economic or financial requirements
Description : EN-A2: Conditions for the reduction of candidates (Mit dem Teilnahmeantrag; Mittels Eigenerklärung): If we receive more than 6 requests to participate, we will make a selection on the basis of the criteria laid out in the procurement documents and invite tenders only from the 6 candidates with the highest scores. We reserve the right to cancel the procurement procedure if we receive fewer than 3 requests to participate. Weighted criteria for the selection of candidates: 1. Technical experience (90%): 2 projects in supporting collaborations between corporates/ industrial companies and start-ups (30%), 2 projects in providing technical support to climate start-ups (20%), 2 projects in assessment of climate impact and ESG of startups (20%), 2 projects in improving investment readiness for start-ups (e.g. investment readiness and investor matchmaking) (20%). 2. Regional experience (10%) 3. Experience of development projects (at least 50% ODA-financed) (0%)
Criterion : References on specified services
Description : EN-B1: Technical and professional ability (Mit dem Teilnahmeantrag; Mittels Eigenerklärung): 1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 100,000 EUR. 2. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field "green/climate startup promotion" and at least 2 reference projects in the region MENA in the last 36 months
Criterion : Average yearly turnover
Description : EN-C1: Economic and financial standing (Mit dem Teilnahmeantrag; Mittels Eigenerklärung): 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: 485,000 EUR.
Criterion : Other economic or financial requirements
Description : EN-C2: Economic and financial standing (Mit dem Teilnahmeantrag; Mittels Eigenerklärung): Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 5 persons.
Criterion : References on specified services
Description : Weighted criteria for the selection of candidates: 1. Technical experience (90%): 2 projects in supporting collaborations between corporates/ industrial companies and start-ups (30%), 2 projects in providing technical support to climate start-ups (20%), 2 projects in assessment of climate impact and ESG of startups (20%), 2 projects in improving investment readiness for start-ups (e.g. investment readiness and investor matchmaking) (20%). 2. Regional experience (10%) 3. Experience of development projects (at least 50% ODA-financed) (0%) - Assessment of technical eligibility / weighted criteria for the selection of candidates
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
Weight (percentage, exact) : 100
Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure :
Minimum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure : 3
Maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure : 6
The procedure will take place in successive stages. At each stage, some participants may be eliminated
The buyer reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without any further negotiations

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Deadline for requesting additional information : 08/07/2025 23:59 +02:00

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of the procedure :
Estimated date of dispatch of the invitations to submit tenders : 30/07/2025
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 requests to participate : 17/07/2025 12:00 +02:00
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.
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 6196793681
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
Fax : +49 2289499-163
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 : 94ad6e4a-08d2-4936-ba79-927af37c4c15 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 16/06/2025 09:03 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00390774-2025
OJ S issue number : 114/2025
Publication date : 17/06/2025