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CONFIDENTIAL
Postfach 5180 65726 Eschborn
To all tenderers
Our reference KC-E2A0 T +49 6196 79 2510 Email katharina.cheimanoff@giz.de Date 26.10.2026
Tender number: 10051809 Project processing number: 23.2037.2-003.00 Project title: Programme d’Appui au Développement Durable et Intégré des communautés et des écosystèmes (PADDI+) Services tendered: Appui au développement de l’entrepreneuriat rural durable en périphérie des aires protégées à Madagascar Country: Madagascar Procedure type: Open procedure
Invitation to submit a tender
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your interest in this procurement procedure.
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has commissioned us to implement the above project. Against this background, Section 3.2 of the General Terms and Conditions of Contract governing legislation on public sector pricing applies.
The tender consists of the following documents, which must be submitted in full:
Self-declaration of eligibility with attachments Technical bid (including concepts and CVs) Price bid Declaration by bidding consortium (if relevant)
Last update: 03/2026 Created by: Division E200
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Declaration of eligibility based on the capacities of other entities (if relevant)
Please submit your tender by 12:00 noon (Berlin, Germany time zone) on 26.11.2026. Please submit your tender in French in accordance with the requirements stipulated in the procurement documents. Details of our submission requirements are explained in this letter and in the requirements for application included with the procurement documents.
Please note that this is an ‘open procedure’ and that there will therefore be no negotiations. The technical bid is weighted at T: 70%, the financial bid at F: 30%. Set budgets items stated in the tender documents for the financial bid are not part of the evaluation and weighting of the financial bids. Weighting is based on the formula:
Technical assessment of tenderer Lowest financial bid = 0,7 x + 0,3 x Assessment of best technical bid Tenderer price
GIZ reserves the right to change the contract by taking up an option pursuant to Section 132 (2) no 1 German Act Against Restraints on Competition (GWB) or entering into a follow-on contract pursuant to Section 14 (4) no 9 German Ordinance on the Award of Public Contracts (VgV) (see Section 7) of the terms of reference.
Planned schedule for the rest of the procurement procedure:
| Information to tenderers about result of tender evaluation | Mid of January 2027 |
|---|---|
| Award of contract | Start of February 2027 |
| Commencement of service delivery | Start of February 2027 |
| Your tender will remain legally binding up to | 31.03.2027 |
Questions Please raise any commercial, technical or procedural questions promptly, and no later than the deadline for submission of queries specified on GIZ’s e-Procurement tender platform. Questions can only be submitted electronically, using GIZ’s e-Procurement tender platform. Non-compliance may result in your tender not being considered.
Sustainability We have developed a Guide for Practicing Corporate Sustainability (GPS) so that our contractors can learn about corporate sustainability at GIZ. We invite you to go through GPS and obtain a participation certificate, which you can hand in with the proposal.
Participation in GPS does not influence the award decision in this procedure. However, we would very much welcome your taking part in GPS: http://gps.giz.de/en.
Our requirements for other procurement documents, which are listed in the annex below, also apply.
Yours sincerely,
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Katharina Cheimanoff Contract Manager, E2A0 Procurement and Contracting (sent electronically without signature)
Annexes
- Valid version of the requirements for application for the award of contracts for services and work in the version currently in force
- Valid version of General Terms and Conditions of Contract (AVB) for supplying services and work on behalf of GIZ in the version currently in force
- Terms of reference and annexes
- Special terms and conditions of contract
- Self-declaration of eligibility for open procedures
- Declaration of eligibility based on the capacities of other entities
- Grid for assessing the eligibility of tenderers
- Price schedule
- Grid for the technical assessment of tenders above the EU threshold
- Declaration by bidding consortium
- Template advance payment guarantee
- Template CV in EU-Format (EuropeAid)
- Template time sheet (AVB)
- Template local contributions contract
- Information on data processing in accordance with Article 13 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (‘data protection information’)
- Annex VI to the Delegation Agreement ‘Communication and Visibility Plan’
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