81318408-Implementation of the Senegalese Taxonomy

The project "Strengthening sustainable finance in Senegal" (02/25-01/28), mandated by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) aims to strengthen sustainable financing in the financial sector in Senegal. It advises and develops the skills of political decision-makers. A main activity is supporting the development and implementation of …

CPV: 66000000 Financial and insurance services
Deadline:
Sept. 19, 2025, noon
Deadline type:
Submitting a bid
Place of execution:
81318408-Implementation of the Senegalese Taxonomy
Awarding body:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Award number:
81318408

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 : 81318408-Implementation of the Senegalese Taxonomy
Description : The project "Strengthening sustainable finance in Senegal" (02/25-01/28), mandated by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) aims to strengthen sustainable financing in the financial sector in Senegal. It advises and develops the skills of political decision-makers. A main activity is supporting the development and implementation of the Senegalese green finance taxonomy. The project also includes advisory services to financial institutions to develop and apply innovative sustainable financing instruments. In this way, the project contributes to improving the conditions for a green and socially just financial market in Senegal. In recent years, sustainable finance taxonomies have emerged globally as policy tools that provide clear definitions of sustainable economic activities. They promote transparency, reduce greenwashing, and help align investment flows with sustainability goals. On behalf of BMZ, GIZ supports partner countries in developing and implementing such taxonomies. GIZ offers technical and strategic advice, facilitates stakeholder engagement, and strengthens institutional capacities. In Senegal, the government is developing a national green finance taxonomy to help shift the financial sector toward environmentally and socially just investments. The process is jointly led by the Ministry of Environment (METE) and the Ministry of Finance (MFB), supported by GIZ since end of 2023. The taxonomy will cover six sectors: agriculture (including forestry, fisheries, and livestock), energy, water and sanitation, manufacturing, construction, and transport. Publication is planned for October 2025. The tasks to be performed by the contractor aim to support the implementation of the Senegalese green finance taxonomy after its publication.
Procedure identifier : 961f5f96-d773-4ded-827f-a7bedb0a0349
Internal identifier : 81318408
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 66000000 Financial and insurance services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : Rond-Point Ngor Almadies, Zone 15, Derrière l'immeuble FBN Bank B.P
Town : Dakar
Postcode : 3869
Country : Senegal

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YTL33T780 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 :
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 : 81318408-Implementation of the Senegalese Taxonomy
Description : To fulfil the objective of this tender, there are six work packages (WP). After an inception phase including a kick-off workshop with GIZ and partners (WP 1), a main activity will be the support of the governance structure of the taxonomy (WP2). The second WP aims to provide technical advice to the steering committees Comité national de Préfiguration de la taxonomie verte responsible of the taxonomy development as well as the Comité de Pilotage des Financements Durables (CoPil-FD) responsible for sustainable finance policies and strategic guidance. WP2 also entails technical advice on the regional integration with Senegal being a member of the West African Monetray Union UEMOA. WP3 aims to develop an implementation roadmap for the Senegalese taxonomy. The link between the taxonomy and key national policies and strategies should be analyzed and an action plan for the taxonomy implementation is to be developed together with relevant partners. The understanding and appropriation by stakeholders of the taxonomy will be promoted through supporting material and tools such as implementation guidelines and FAQ documents in WP4. An analysis of ease of applicability of the taxonomy regarding eligibility criteria and local certifications will encourage adoption of the taxonomy. WP5 entails the development of a training curriculum on the taxonomy implementation as well as trainings for local multipliers (train-the-trainer approach). Lastly, a core activity of this tender is the piloting of the taxonomy implementation with selected financial institutions. In WP6, the selected financial institutions should be analyzed regarding their readiness to apply the taxonomy criteria. Concrete implementation such as a portfolio review as well as the support to develop a monitoring and reporting framework in line with the taxonomy are envisioned. Experiences from pilots should then be documented and shared with the ecosystem. All activities are to be conducted in close cooperation with the main partners Ministry of Finance (MFB) and Ministry of Environment (METE) and the GIZ project team. An important criteria for the services to be provided is an interactive, collaborative multi-stakeholder approach addressing all different user groups of the taxonomy.
Internal identifier : 81318408

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 66000000 Financial and insurance 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 : Rond-Point Ngor Almadies, Zone 15, Derrière l'immeuble FBN Bank B.P
Town : Dakar
Postcode : 3869
Country : Senegal
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 24/11/2025
Duration end date : 30/06/2027

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

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
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 : see ToR
Aim of strategic procurement : Innovative purchase
Description : see ToR
Approach to reducing environmental impacts : Climate change mitigation
Innovative objective : The procured works, supplies, or services entail process innovation

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 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)
Criterion : References on specified services
Description : EN-B1: Technical and professional ability (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): 1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 50.000,00 EUR. 2.At least 2 references in the technical field of national sustainable finance taxonomy development and implementation in the last 36 months (reference date: date of publication of this tender) that had a minimum commission value of EUR 50.000,00 (exclusion criterion). Thereof at least 1 reference in the region of francophone Africa in the last 36 months (reference date: date of publication of this tender) that had a minimum commission value of EUR 50.000,00 (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: 500.000,00 EUR.
Criterion : Other economic or financial requirements
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 10 persons.

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Deadline for requesting additional information : 11/09/2025 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 : 19/09/2025 12:00 +02:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 149 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 : 19/09/2025 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 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 : e74a9725-6a1d-443b-a750-9c8ab83bee20 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 19/08/2025 14:22 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00543500-2025
OJ S issue number : 158/2025
Publication date : 20/08/2025