579702-2026 - Competition
Germany – Water meters – Water Meter Zambia
OJ S 161/2026 21/08/2026
Contract or concession notice – standard regime - Change notice
Supplies
1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official nameDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Emailjulia.berktold@giz.de
Legal type of the buyerPublic undertaking, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authorityGeneral public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
TitleWater Meter Zambia
DescriptionLot 1: 2250 Water Meter Lot 2: 2250 Water Meter
Procedure identifier9a5b21d1-0509-4e1d-813f-50ef0c987baa
Internal identifier10043954 - 7200077834
Type of procedureOpen
The procedure is acceleratedno
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contractSupplies
Main classification (cpv): 38421100 Water meters
2.1.2.
Place of performance
TownHamburg Seaport
Country subdivision (NUTS)Hamburg (DE600)
CountryGermany
2.1.2.
Place of performance
TownLusaka
CountryZambia
2.1.4.
General information
Additional information#Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYYRYTTQFK5HT# Communication takes place exclusively via the project area of the GIZ awarding marketplace. GIZ reserves the right to exclude bidders based in countries outside the European Union, and that are neither a party to the World Trade Organization"s Agreement on Government Procurement nor have concluded another international agreement with the European Union on ensuring the equal and reciprocal opportunity to participate in public procurement procedures ("non-privileged third country"), from participating in this specific procurement procedure at any time during the procurement process. This also applies to bidding consortia with at least one member that is based in a non-privileged third country. Therefore, tenderers based in non-privileged third countries (including corresponding bidding consortia) are also not entitled to legal protection from review bodies under public procurement law.
Legal basis
Directive 2014/24/EU
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2.1.5.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission
Maximum number of lots for which one tenderer can submit tenders2
Terms of contract
Maximum number of lots for which contracts can be awarded to one tenderer2
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusionNotice
Breaching of obligations set under purely national exclusion groundsIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Participation in a criminal organisationIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activitiesIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Money laundering or terrorist financingIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
FraudIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
CorruptionIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Child labour and including other forms of trafficking in human beingsIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Breaching obligation relating to payment of taxesIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Breaching obligation relating to payment of social security contributionsIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental lawIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of social lawIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour lawIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
InsolvencyIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Assets being administered by liquidatorIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Business activities are suspendedIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Analogous situation like bankruptcy, insolvency or arrangement with creditors under national lawIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Grave professional misconductIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competitionIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedureIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedureIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Early termination, damages, or other comparable sanctionsIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
Misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents or obtained confidential information of this procedureIn accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB.
5. Lot
5.1.
LotLOT-0001
Title2.250 Water Meter
DescriptionLot 1: 2250 Water Meter including FCA delivery to Hamburg Seaport Lot 2: 2250 Water Meter including FCA delivery to Hamburg Seaport
Internal identifier1
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contractSupplies
Main classification (cpv): 38421100 Water meters
5.1.2.
Place of performance
TownHamburg Seaport
Country subdivision (NUTS)Hamburg (DE600)
CountryGermany
5.1.2.
Place of performance
TownLusaka
CountryZambia
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration3 Months
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 givenNot required
Procurement Project fully or partially 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:selbst#
5.1.7.
Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurementReduction of environmental impacts
DescriptionDie Umweltstandards sind in den Allgemeinen Einkaufsbedingungen (AEB) sowie in dem Verhaltenskodex für Auftragnehmende der GIZ zu finden. Diese sind u.a. Angaben zu Recycelbarkeit der Verpackung.
Aim of strategic procurementFulfilment of social objectives
DescriptionDie Sozialstandards sind in dem Verhaltenskodex für Auftragnehmende der GIZ zu finden. Diese sind u.a. die Gleichstellung der Geschlechter, die Sorgfaltspflicht der Menschenrechte in globalen Wertschöpfungsketten, faire Arbeitsbedingungen sowie die Kernarbeitsnormen der Internationalen Arbeitsorganisation.
Approach to reducing environmental impactsClimate change adaptationClimate change mitigation
Social objective promotedGender equalityHuman rights due diligence in global supply chainsFair working conditionsOther
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteriaNotice
CriterionReferences on specified deliveries
Description of selection criterionReference projects - Proof of at least two reference projects during the last 3 years (2023, 2024, 2025) in the supply of water meters.
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially availableEnglish
Deadline for requesting additional information26/08/2026 23:59:59 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Address of the procurement documentshttps://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYYRYTTQFK5HT/documents
Ad hoc communication channel
URLhttps://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYYRYTTQFK5HT
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission
Electronic submissionRequired
Address for submissionhttps://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYYRYTTQFK5HT
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submittedGermanEnglish
Electronic catalogueNot allowed
VariantsNot allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tenderNot allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders04/09/2026 12:00:00 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid56 Days
Information that can be supplemented after the submission deadline
At the discretion of the buyer, all missing tenderer-related documents may be submitted later.
Additional informationGIZ asks the applicant or bidder to submit, complete or correct documents, within the framework laid down by law.
Terms of contract
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmesNo
Conditions relating to the performance of the contractThe execution conditions result from the information given in the contract notice and the tender documents.
Electronic invoicingRequired
Electronic ordering will be usedyes
Electronic payment will be usedyes
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 organisationVergabekammern 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 procedureDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Organisation receiving requests to participateDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
5.1.
LotLOT-0002
Title2.250 Water Meter
DescriptionLot 1: 2250 Water Meter including FCA delivery to Hamburg Seaport Lot 2: 2250 Water Meter including FCA delivery to Hamburg Seaport
Internal identifier2
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contractSupplies
Main classification (cpv): 38421100 Water meters
5.1.2.
Place of performance
TownHamburg Seaport
Country subdivision (NUTS)Hamburg (DE600)
CountryGermany
5.1.2.
Place of performance
TownLusaka
CountryZambia
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration3 Months
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 givenNot required
Procurement Project fully or partially 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:selbst#
5.1.7.
Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurementReduction of environmental impacts
DescriptionDie Umweltstandards sind in den Allgemeinen Einkaufsbedingungen (AEB) sowie in dem Verhaltenskodex für Auftragnehmende der GIZ zu finden. Diese sind u.a. Angaben zu Recycelbarkeit der Verpackung.
Aim of strategic procurementFulfilment of social objectives
DescriptionDie Sozialstandards sind in dem Verhaltenskodex für Auftragnehmende der GIZ zu finden. Diese sind u.a. die Gleichstellung der Geschlechter, die Sorgfaltspflicht der Menschenrechte in globalen Wertschöpfungsketten, faire Arbeitsbedingungen sowie die Kernarbeitsnormen der Internationalen Arbeitsorganisation.
Approach to reducing environmental impactsClimate change adaptationClimate change mitigation
Social objective promotedGender equalityHuman rights due diligence in global supply chainsFair working conditionsOther
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteriaNotice
CriterionReferences on specified deliveries
Description of selection criterionReference projects - Proof of at least two reference projects during the last 3 years (2023, 2024, 2025) in the supply of water meters.
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially availableEnglish
Deadline for requesting additional information26/08/2026 23:59:59 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Address of the procurement documentshttps://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYYRYTTQFK5HT/documents
Ad hoc communication channel
URLhttps://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYYRYTTQFK5HT
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission
Electronic submissionRequired
Address for submissionhttps://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYYRYTTQFK5HT
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submittedGermanEnglish
Electronic catalogueNot allowed
VariantsNot allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tenderNot allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders04/09/2026 12:00:00 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid56 Days
Information that can be supplemented after the submission deadline
At the discretion of the buyer, all missing tenderer-related documents may be submitted later.
Additional informationGIZ asks the applicant or bidder to submit, complete or correct documents, within the framework laid down by law.
Terms of contract
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmesNo
Conditions relating to the performance of the contractThe execution conditions result from the information given in the contract notice and the tender documents.
Electronic invoicingRequired
Electronic ordering will be usedyes
Electronic payment will be usedyes
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 organisationVergabekammern 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 procedureDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Organisation receiving requests to participateDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official nameDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Registration number993-80072-52
Postal addressDag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1 - 5
TownEschborn
Postcode65760
Country subdivision (NUTS)Main-Taunus-Kreis (DE71A)
CountryGermany
Emailjulia.berktold@giz.de
Telephone+49 6196794481
Internet addresshttps://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 nameVergabekammern des Bundes
Registration number022894990
Postal addressKaiser-Friedrich-Straße 16
TownBonn
Postcode53113
Country subdivision (NUTS)Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt (DEA22)
CountryGermany
Emailvk@bundeskartellamt.bund.de
Telephone+49 2289499-0
Fax+49 2289499-163
Internet addresshttps://www.bundeskartellamt.de
Roles of this organisation
Review organisation
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official nameDatenservice Öffentlicher Einkauf (in Verantwortung des Beschaffungsamts des BMI)
Registration number0204:994-DOEVD-83
TownBonn
Postcode53119
Country subdivision (NUTS)Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt (DEA22)
CountryGermany
Emailnoreply.esender_hub@bescha.bund.de
Telephone+49228996100
Roles of this organisation
TED eSender
10. Change
Version of the previous notice to be changed08651f5d-440e-4411-b847-151caf29e10d-01
Main reason for changeBuyer correction
10.1.
Change
Section identifierPROCEDURE
Description of changesAnpassung der Spezifikationen
The procurement documents were changed on21/08/2026
Notice information
Notice identifier/version9490f83a-165b-4159-85b0-8111595666f3  -  01
Form typeCompetition
Notice typeContract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype16
Notice dispatch date20/08/2026 10:37:55 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially availableEnglish
Notice publication number579702-2026
OJ S issue number161/2026
Publication date21/08/2026