81317104-Lot 2: Legal Support Service

GET.invest is a European programme that mobilises investment for clean energy in developing countries. We support project developers and companies towards investment readiness and link them with financiers. In collaboration with many stakeholders in the sector, we also provide a range of other services to complement this effort. GET.invest aims …

CPV: 79100000 Legal services, 79411100 Business development consultancy services
Deadline:
July 21, 2025, noon
Deadline type:
Submitting a bid
Place of execution:
81317104-Lot 2: Legal Support Service
Awarding body:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Award number:
81317104

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 : 81317104-Lot 2: Legal Support Service
Description : GET.invest is a European programme that mobilises investment for clean energy in developing countries. We support project developers and companies towards investment readiness and link them with financiers. In collaboration with many stakeholders in the sector, we also provide a range of other services to complement this effort. GET.invest aims to substantially increase the volume and pace of investment, to contribute to building sustainable energy markets, and to thus help meet the twin challenge of sustainable energy and climate change. Since 2022, we power the Team Europe One Stop Shop for Green Energy Investments, an access point for information about and facilitated access to European support and financing instruments for energy projects and companies in Africa. GET.invest is hosted on the multi-donor platform GET.pro, implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and co-funded by the European Union, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Austria. The proposition of GET.invest to a) develop projects to a status of bankability and b) introducing them to financiers and investor frequently requires supplementary advisory in specialised fields of expertise which are out of the scope for the existing access-to-finance advisory facilities. Therefore GET.invest creates two (2) facilities as a complementary support modality to the existing suite of coaching and advisory services of GET.invest Finance Access Advisory. The two respective sublots of this tender are as follows: Project Documentation Development/ PDD: The goal is to provide eligible projects with key investment-grade project documents required to validate the technical and commercial viability of projects, and often generated from studies, assessments and evaluations. Legal Support Services / LSS: The goal is to directly support GET.invest's overarching objective of accelerating clean energy investment by contributing well-structured legal agreements, advice on the legal structure of clean energy deals, and compliance with relevant regulations are essential for mitigating risks and ensuring project/business success In terms of thematic and geographic scope, this service applies to all clean energy market segments under GET.invest mandate (here). Geographically, while GET.invest currently is active mainly in SSA in addition to some activities in the Pacific and Caribbean, the programme is at initial stages of expanding to other regions such as Central and Latin America. "Project Documentation Development" and "Legal Support Service" are often closely correlated and can be complementary to each other or offered independently. The two services can collaborate on certain documents, if need be, provided the roles remain additional and clear.
Procedure identifier : 8749077f-f9dc-4417-aed4-a12e0e6e8f81
Internal identifier : 81317104
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 ): 79411100 Business development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79100000 Legal services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YTE9GDM97 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 : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Participation in a criminal organisation : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Money laundering or terrorist financing : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Fraud : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Corruption : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Child labour and including other forms of trafficking in human beings : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Breaching obligation relating to payment of taxes : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Breaching obligation relating to payment of social security contributions : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Insolvency : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Assets being administered by liquidator : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Business activities are suspended : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Analogous situation like bankruptcy, insolvency or arrangement with creditors under national law : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Grave professional misconduct : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Early termination, damages, or other comparable sanctions : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure : In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : 81317104-Lot 2: Legal Support Service
Description : GET.invest"s overall objective on the programme level is the "Private investment in clean energy and access to energy projects/companies in partner countries is mobilised." The contractor should be aware that the Finance Access Advisory consists of two well-established and proven facilities, named Finance Catalyst and Finance Readiness Support/ FRS. The purpose of this tender is to identify the best service providers (1 per lot) to further support and develop existing clients of the two facilities mentioned above that require specialised advisory in technical fields which are outside of the scope of the two facilities. During the inception phase, which will be prior to the actual work described below, the contractors will be responsible for a smooth connection to the existing facilities, as well as the adjustments to the services where applicable. Work package 1: Planning of the assignment and kick-off meeting Under this package, the Contractor shall present its strategy for implementation considering these terms. A discussion with GET.invest team and relevant members of its Finance Access Advisory service will take place to finalise elements of the steering structure and roles of various players, reporting requirements and cycles, workflow, etc. Work package 2: One-Off requests/Short-Term Matters This package has the objective to resolve discrete legal issues of clients. These requests may span across practice areas but do relate to a specific legal matter which can be advised or addressed conclusively with limited engagement. Work package 3: Medium-Term Assistance This package has the objective to support clients with more complex legal assignments related to a specific project or transaction, which may require advisory services across multiple interconnected practice areas. Work package 4: Long-Term Assistance This package has the objective to support clients requiring full legal representation due to the complexity of a particular transaction or issue of law. This will involve ongoing legal advisory across multiple practice areas, including drafting and reviewing legal agreements, providing guidance on deal terms, addressing other legal requirements of the transaction, and leading or participating in the negotiation of large-scale clean energy infrastructure project transactions. Work package 5: Local Law Advisory and Support This package has the objective to support clients with inquiries related to local law or legal advisory on transactions and documents requiring compliance review with local regulations. While requests will typically focus on a single country and practice area, they may occasionally involve multiple jurisdictions due to the geographic scope of many clients. Work package 6: Legal Clinic This task has the objective to provide generalized/high-level advisory to clients on discrete questions of law, during a 1-2 hour conference call. Work package 7: Knowledge Products (KP) This package has the objective to support the development or providing input for learning and insight "papers" on thematic legal topics relevant for transaction advisory in energy and climate finance. Developing or improving templates and standard tools is also part of this scope.
Internal identifier : 81317104

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79411100 Business development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79100000 Legal 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

Anywhere
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 01/10/2025
Duration end date : 30/06/2028

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 : Tender requirement
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 : climate protection
Aim of strategic procurement : Fulfilment of social objectives
Description : Gender equality
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 : References on specified services
Description : EN-B1: Technical and professional ability (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): 1.At least 5 references in the last 3 years (deadline: date of publication of invitation to tender) that had a minimum commission value of EUR 10.000,00 in the technical field of legal advisory for renewable energy projects and companies in the following thematic areas A), B), C): A) Utility-scale renewable energy power transmission (e.g. structuring security arrangements for power transmission infrastructure financing) B) Utility-scale renewable energy power generation (e.g. end-to-end legal advisory for structuring a utility scale PV project) C) Decentralised renewable energy or clean cooking or productive use or e-mobility projects/companies. (e.g. legal structuring of a concession agreement for a mini-grid, legal advisory for an offtake agreement for a large scale C&I project, legal advisory for a cross-border M&A of two companies, legal advisory on tax implications of cross-border carbon credit monetization of a clean cooking company) Every thematic area A, B, C must be covered at least once by a refence project. (exclusion criterion). 2. At least 3 reference in the region of Sub-Saharan Africa (UN Methodology M49: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49) in the last 3 years (deadline: date of publication of invitation to tender) that had a minimum commission value of EUR 10.000,00 (exclusion criterion). 3. At least 2 reference in the region of Central America, South America or Southern Asia (UN Methodology M49: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49) in the last 3 years (deadline: date of publication of invitation to tender) that had a minimum commission value of EUR 10.000,00 (exclusion criterion).
Criterion : Average yearly turnover
Description : EN-C1: Economic and financial standing (Mit dem Angebot; 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: 2.500.000,00 EUR
Criterion : Average yearly manpower
Description : EN-C2: Economic and financial standing (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 20 persons
Criterion : Other economic or financial requirements
Description : EN-A1: Principles for the execution of orders (Mit dem Angebot; 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)

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Deadline for requesting additional information : 10/07/2025 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 : 21/07/2025 12:00 +02:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 147 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 : 21/07/2025 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. Supporting documents: - EN-A1: Principles for the execution of orders (To be submitted with by means of self-declaration): 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)
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 619679
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 : bf755068-9631-49f4-a897-0b11ab507a86 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 18/06/2025 00:00 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00397765-2025
OJ S issue number : 116/2025
Publication date : 19/06/2025