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: 10007377-Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) of the oil and gas sector to be carried out in the DRC
Description: The "Strengthening environmental and social governance in the extractive sector" component, co-financed by FONAREDD from CAFI (Central Africa Forest Initiative) resources and BMZ, will be implemented by GIZ for the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The project is being carried out by the Integrated Economic Development of the Mining Sector Project (DISM II), in partnership with the Congolese Environment Agency (ACE), which is responsible for environmental and social assessments and for monitoring and controlling the implementation of ESMPs at national level. Following a 1st Strategic Environmental and Social Study of the mining sector in the DRC in 2010, and in view of the changing international context, it is planned, in agreement with the donor and partners, to launch Strategic Environmental and Social Studies (SESES) for the key sector of mining and hydrocarbons, in order to analyse the expected positive and negative impacts of their development at national level. This work will make it possible to identify good and bad practices in the provinces affected; and in partnership with the various partners and civil society, to propose recommendations integrating REDD+ standards into the extractive sectors. Finally, best practice guides will also be drawn up, based on the experience gained with dialogue platforms in the extractive sector. Adaptations of the various texts relating to the legal and regulatory provisions linked to the environmental and social governance of the extractive sectors will also be proposed in order to be consistent with REDD+ standards and the principles of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
Procedure identifier: b547f474-df8f-4588-8756-565049ba0ccb
Previous notice: 263113-2026
Internal identifier: 10007377
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79411100 Business development consultancy services
Additional classification (cpv): 90711000 Environmental impact assessment other than for construction, 90711400 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Town: Kinshasa
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
2.1.4.
General information
Additional information: #Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6DYY7RY5W2# 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 or obtained confidential information of this procedure:
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: 10007377-Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) of the oil and gas sector to be carried out in the DRC
Description: An open international call for a tender is published for services to be provided for 12 months, requiring a total of 5 experts, including 2 experts with international experience, respectively head of mission and deputy head of mission, with skills in the environment, strategic studies, and knowledge of the hydrocarbon sector. The team will be backed up on site by 3 experts with national experience with skills in social responsibility and oil and gas sector law and public policy. The services to be provided under this contract include measures for human capacity development and organisational and strategy advice in the following thematic areas: 1. Identifying and increasing attention to potential environmental and social risks, direct and indirect impacts and concerns around the development of the oil and gas sector; 2. Identifying and strengthening environmental and social management approaches and practical tools for the Government to manage sectoral environmental and social governance 3. Identifying and strengthening instruments and approaches that can improve environmental and social accountability, including by increasing the transparency of processes in the oil and gas sector and establishing simple, safe and accessible feedback and/or complaint mechanisms. 4. Support strengthening actors" capacity relevant for the sector to manage environmental and social risks related to the development of the oil and gas sector according to the mitigation hierarchy (avoid, minimise, mitigate and offset). The Contractor is responsible for the performance of the services and the production of the following outputs: 1) Strategic environmental and social assessment (SESA) of the oil and gas sector in the DRC. 2) SWOT analysis and recommendations for the oil and gas sector. 3) Socio-environmental management standards for the DRC. 4) Guide to good environmental and social practices for the DRC 5) Draft implementing legislation for the DRC.
Internal identifier: 10007377
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79411100 Business development consultancy services
Additional classification (cpv): 90711000 Environmental impact assessment other than for construction, 90711400 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction
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
Town: Kinshasa
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 12 Months
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
Information about previous notices:
Identifier of the previous notice: 263113-2026
Additional information: #Besonders auch geeignet für:selbst#
5.1.7.
Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Description: see tender documents
Aim of strategic procurement: Fulfilment of social objectives
Description: see tender documents
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: The transition to a circular economy, Climate change mitigation, Pollution prevention and control
Social objective promoted: Gender equality, Human rights due diligence in global supply chains, Fair working conditions, Other
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Notice
Criterion: Other economic or financial requirements
Description of selection criterion: 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 of selection criterion: 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 40,000.00 EUR. 2. At least 2 reference projects in the technical field "Strategic Environmental and Social Assessments and/or Environmental and Social Impact Assessments both in the Extractive Industries Sector", of which at least 1 reference project in the region of Sub-Saharan Africa in the last 60 months (deadline: date of publication of invitation to tender).
Criterion: Average yearly turnover
Description of selection criterion: 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: 250,000.00 EUR.
Criterion: Other economic or financial requirements
Description of selection criterion: 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 8 persons.
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: English
Deadline for requesting additional information: 11/09/2026 23:59:59 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Ad hoc communication channel:
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: 22/09/2026 12:00:00 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 99 Days
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.
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. 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 6196794670
Fax: +49 6196791115
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
10. Change
10.1.
Change
Section identifier: PROCEDURE
Description of changes: In Section 5.1.12 on the TED EU platform, the deadline for receipt of tenders must be extended and changed for: 22/09/2026 12:00:00 (UTC +2)
The procurement documents were changed on: 16/09/2026
Notice identifier/version: bce6ef2c-83fa-4049-a434-099c7665bbe9 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 16/09/2026 14:49:42 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 639692-2026
OJ S issue number: 180/2026
Publication date: 17/09/2026