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The Good Financial Governance (GFG) project in Tanzania, funded by Germany, Switzerland, and the EU, spans from May 2024 to July 2027. Building on previous GFG initiatives, it aims to enhance domestic revenue mobilization and public finance management. Achievements from GFG I and II include improved tax collection through collaboration between government offices, enhanced audit methodologies, and integration of revenue systems. Despite progress, challenges persist in revenue generation and financial management, hindering Tanzania's development goals.

Tanzania faces challenges in domestic revenue mobilization and public finance management, including issues with revenue collection, expenditure control, transparency, and capacity. Despite efforts, revenue collection remains inadequate due to various factors such as a narrow tax base, unstable tax policies, low compliance, and high administrative costs. Additionally, expenditure control and transparency need improvement, with internal audits not meeting standards and weak follow-up on recommendations. The National Audit Office produces quality reports, but institutional follow-up on their recommendations remains weak. Furthermore, public procurement, while improved, still faces transparency and capacity issues. Zanzibar's public finance system is less developed than the mainland, struggling with accounting, reporting, and budgetary controls, necessitating reforms under PFMRP VI.

The project's objective is to increase revenue effectiveness, accountability, and transparency, crucial for sustainable funding of public services and development. Key outputs include strengthening revenue mobilization capacities, improving expenditure control, and enhancing fiscal policy frameworks. Targeting SDG goals, it aims to benefit all Tanzanians, particularly women and marginalized groups, through better financial governance.

Key partners include the Ministry of Finance, Tanzania Revenue Authority, and various government departments, alongside civil society. In Zanzibar, it focuses on capacity building within the Ministry of Finance and related agencies. The project emphasizes systemic reforms, organizational support, and individual capacity building, tailored to Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar's specific needs. Integration with donor dialogues ensures efficient implementation and cost-effectiveness.

Overall, the GFG project strives to foster inclusive growth by strengthening financial governance, aligning with Tanzania's broader development plans and international standards for transparency and accountability in public finance.

The tender outlines the requirements for services needed in two specific areas of the Good Financial Governance (GFG) Programme"s next phase in Tanzania: Output 2, which focuses on strengthening capacities for public expenditure control, and Output 4, which aims to enhance competences for implementing the Public Finance Management Reform Program (PFMRP) in Zanzibar. The overall objective of the GFG Programme is to improve the effectiveness, accountability, and transparency of revenue generation and utilization in Tanzania, ultimately promoting inclusive development.

The GFG Programme, funded by Germany, Switzerland, and the EU, runs from May 2024 to July 2027. Building on previous phases, it focuses on capacity building in public finance at systemic, organizational, and individual levels, targeting central and local government institutions and civil society actors. The Ministry of Finance coordinates the Programme, which aligns with PFMRP VI and the Tanzania Revenue Authority's Strategic Plan. The contractor for this tender is responsible for implementing Outputs 2 and 4, aiming to increase the follow-up on audit recommendations and improve Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) scores.

The tender specifies three work packages:

1. Enhancing Public Expenditure Control: This package focuses on capacity building and institutional support, including trainings for certification in IT-system audit, internal audit, and procurement. It also involves providing technical advice to improve audit recommendation quality, developing guidance for procurement and contract management, and enhancing institutional capacity in the e-procurement system.

2. Facilitating Stakeholder Dialogues and Providing On-the-Job Training: This package involves facilitating stakeholder dialogues on audit recommendations follow-ups and reforms. It also includes on-the-job training for implementing audit recommendations, particularly in procurement and public contract management. Additionally, it aims to identify gaps in reporting structures, internal procedures, and capacities and organize dialogue meetings to discuss actionable changes.

3. Supporting Zanzibar"s Public Finance System: This package focuses on capacity enhancement in Zanzibar's public finance system, including strengthening individual and institutional capacities in internal and external audit and public procurement. It also involves providing technical advice, conducting an independent capacity assessment, and analyzing how to improve Zanzibar"s PEFA score.

The tender requires the contractor to provide qualified experts for key roles in implementing the Good Financial Governance project in Tanzania.

Key Expert 1, as Team Leader, oversees strategy development, partner engagement, and operational planning for Outputs 2 and 4, ensuring coherence with project services and managing staff.

Key Expert 2, an Internal Audit Specialist, leads activities in internal audit, capacity building, and advises on audit recommendations with 7 years of experience in public finance and auditing.

Key Expert 3, a Public Procurement Specialist, leads procurement activities, provides capacity building, and advises on processes with 7 years of experience in public financial management.

Key Expert 4, focusing on Zanzibar, manages public finance initiatives, provides capacity building in audit and procurement, and advises on institutional strengthening with 7 years of experience.

Expert 5 and 6 form short-term expert pools for various PFM areas and tax policy respectively, providing training, technical advice, and contributing to capacity building efforts. Each expert's qualifications align with specific educational backgrounds, professional experience in Africa, and proficiency in relevant languages, ensuring they meet project requirements effectively.

Overall, the GFG Programme aims to address the core problem of ineffective, unaccountable, and non-transparent domestic revenue mobilization and public expenditure in Tanzania. The contractor's work under the specified outputs will contribute significantly to achieving these goals by improving audit follow-up rates and enhancing public finance management systems.

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.

The tender is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). For technical reasons, "no" was selected above.

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.

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If GIZ receives more than 3 requests to participate, GIZ will make a selection on the basis of the criteria laid out in the procurement documents and invite only 3 candidates with the highest scores to submit their tenders.

GIZ reserves the right to cancel the procurement procedure if we receive fewer than 3 requests to participate.

GIZ also reserved the right to award the contract on the basis of initial tenders without entering into negotiations.

GIZ also reserves the right, once the initial tenders have been submitted, to make a selection on the basis of the criteria listed in the procurement documents and only to enter into negotiations with the 3 tenderers that were awarded with the highest scores. In addition, GIZ reserves the right to conduct the negotiations in consecutive phases with a view to reducing the number of tenders under negotiation on the basis of the contract award criteria specified in the annex.

The execution conditions result from the information given in the contract notice and the tender documents.