The "Programme d'appui au développement durable et intégré en périphérie des aires protégées" (PADDI+) is cofinanced by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), in collaboration with the Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable (MEDD).
The program aims to reduce the pressures on protected areas by promoting the sustainable and integrated development of communities living around national parks, as an alternative to the illegal exploitation of natural resources in protected areas. The budget of the program is EUR 34.500.000, with an implementation period of 81 months (07.2024 to 02.2031). The program is structured around four outputs:
i) management of ecosystem services, ii) decentralized environmental governance, iii) development of productive landscapes and iv) creation of green jobs.
PADDI+ is supporting local communities living around seven protected areas (i.e. Andohahela, Ankarafantsika, Ankarana, Analamerana, Marolambo, Midongy du Sud and Montagne d'Ambre).
PADDI+ is recruiting an international service provider (the contractor) to support the development of small local businesses in rural areas, as a driver of economic growth and job creation, to create sustainable alternatives to the illegal exploitation of natural resources in protected areas. The contractor will provide support to local businesses around seven protected areas (PA) in Madagascar (i.e. Andohahela, Ankarafantsika, Ankarana, Analamerana, Marolambo, Midongy du Sud and Montagne d'Ambre). The implementation of the contract will take place approximately from February 2027 to January 2030. Under this assignment the contractor is expected to contribute to:
- increasing the revenues of small-scale farmers using sustainable approaches to managing natural resources- strengthening the capacities of small-scale farmers on sustainable value chains- strengthening the capacities of small businesses in rural areas- creating sustainable jobs through the establishment of micro enterprises
More specifically, the contractor will support:1. conducting market system analysis2. raising awareness on sustainable business development in rural areas3. strengthening the capacities of local entrepreneurs4. facilitating access to markets and finance5. establishing sustainable support structures for entrepreneurs
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.
Cf. tender documents.
In accordance with the tender documents.
According to Article 160, Section 3 of the German Act Against Restraint of Competition (GWB), application for review is not permissible insofar as1. 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.
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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 750,000.00 EUR.2. At least 03 reference projects in the technical field of Rural entrepreneurship and support to entrepreneurs of which at least 02 references in the East Africa region, all of them in the last 36 months.
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: 1,000,000.00 EUR.
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.
The execution conditions result from the information given in the contract notice and the tender documents.