750836-2026 - Competition
Germany – Health and social work services – 10032371 - Strengthening reproductive health and empowerment of young women
OJ S 210/2026 29/10/2026
Contract or concession notice – standard regime - Change notice
Services
1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Email: frankfurt@crp-law.de
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: 10032371 - Strengthening reproductive health and empowerment of young women
Description: The project Strengthening Reproductive Health and Empowerment of Young Women (SRHEYW) is a module of German Development Cooperation in the health sector in Tanzania. It is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in cooperation with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Prime Minister"s Office - Regional Administration and Local Government (PMORALG). The project is implemented from July 2026 to June 2029 and focuses on Tanga Region. Despite progress in women"s rights and access to health services, many young people in Tanzania, particularly adolescent girls and young women, continue to face significant barriers to exercising their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Persistent gender norms, unequal power relations, limited access to reliable information, high rates of adolescent pregnancy, unmet need for family planning, gender-based violence, and unequal access to services for young people with disabilities continue to undermine reproductive autonomy and health outcomes. The project aims to improve the reproductive autonomy and health of young women and newborns in selected areas of Tanzania. It focuses on strengthening maternal, neonatal, and reproductive health services; empowering young people with the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions regarding their sexual and reproductive health; improving the social and institutional environment that influences these decisions; and increasing access to SRHR services for people with disabilities. The intervention targets adolescent girls and young women while also engaging boys and young men, parents, teachers, religious and community leaders, health workers, civil society organisations, and government institutions. Particular attention is given to vulnerable groups, including young people living with disabilities and out-of-school youth. The project combines interventions at individual, community, institutional, and societal levels. Through youth clubs, community dialogue processes, social and behaviour change communication campaigns, and support to local civil society organisations, the project seeks to create an enabling environment in which young people can access information, utilise services, exercise their rights, and make informed choices about their future.
Procedure identifier: dffdcdc7-d8d0-4247-a779-713e8d208cb0
Internal identifier: 10032371
Type of procedure: Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 85000000 Health and social work services
Additional classification (cpv): 80561000 Health training services, 85320000 Social services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Tanzania
Anywhere in the given country
2.1.4.
General information
Additional information: #Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6DYRGDUCQD# 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: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Money laundering or terrorist financing: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Fraud: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Corruption: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Child labour and including other forms of trafficking in human beings: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Breaching obligation relating to payment of taxes: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Breaching obligation relating to payment of social security contributions: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Insolvency: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Assets being administered by liquidator: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Business activities are suspended: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Analogous situation like bankruptcy, insolvency or arrangement with creditors under national law: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Grave professional misconduct: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Early termination, damages, or other comparable sanctions: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
Misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents or obtained confidential information of this procedure: In accordance with §§ 123,124 GWB, § 22 LkSG
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: 10032371 - Strengthening reproductive health and empowerment of young women
Description: The contractor will be responsible for implementing Outputs 2 and 3 of the SRHEYW project, which focus on empowering young people to make informed sexual and reproductive health choices and strengthening the enabling environment for those choices. The assignment is organised around four interrelated work packages: Work Package 1 focuses on youth empowerment through school-based and out-of-school youth clubs. The contractor will train teachers and facilitators in sexual and reproductive health and rights, life skills, economic empowerment, gender equality, and disability inclusion. Training will combine face-to-face and e-learning approaches. The contractor will support the establishment and strengthening of youth clubs, facilitate collaboration between clubs and nearby health facilities, organise mentoring and supportive supervision, develop and disseminate training materials, and promote peer learning through exchange events and extracurricular activities. Particular attention will be given to the inclusion of young people with disabilities through needs assessments, adapted learning materials, and targeted support measures. Existing youth clubs and peer educators will be mapped and assessed in collaboration with local authorities. Work Package 2 focuses on community engagement and social norm transformation. The contractor will engage religious leaders, parents, community leaders, and other influential actors through structured dialogue processes designed to address restrictive gender norms, adolescent pregnancy, child marriage, and barriers to SRHR service utilisation. Activities will include value clarification and attitude transformation approaches, parent engagement, intergenerational dialogue, orientation of local government representatives, and the documentation of lessons learned and good practices. Work Package 3 focuses on social and behaviour change communication. The contractor will design and implement coordinated media and communication campaigns aimed at improving knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours related to SRHR. Activities include adapting existing approved communication materials, developing communication concepts and media plans, training journalists, supporting community outreach activities, and disseminating evidence-based messages through appropriate media channels. Work Package 4 focuses on strengthening local civil society engagement through a small-grants mechanism. The contractor will identify and support local organisations to implement gender-transformative approaches that address harmful social norms and strengthen young women"s reproductive autonomy. This includes capacity development, proposal appraisal, grant management, technical support, quality assurance, and monitoring of funded initiatives. Throughout implementation, the contractor will work closely with MoH, MoEST, PMORALG, MoCDGWSG, local government authorities, schools, health facilities, and community structures. The contractor will ensure that all interventions are aligned with national policies and standards, promote gender equality and disability inclusion, and contribute to sustainable improvements in young people"s access to information, services, and supportive social environments.
Internal identifier: 10032371
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 85000000 Health and social work services
Additional classification (cpv): 80561000 Health training services, 85320000 Social services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Tanzania
Anywhere in the given country
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 23 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: Tender requirement
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
Additional information: #Besonders auch geeignet für:freelance#, #Besonders auch geeignet für:selbst#, #Besonders auch geeignet für:startup#, #Besonders auch geeignet für:other-sme#
5.1.7.
Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Description: siehe oben
Aim of strategic procurement: Fulfilment of social objectives
Description: siehe oben
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Climate change adaptation, Climate change mitigation, Pollution prevention and control
Social objective promoted: Ethnic equality, Gender equality, Human rights due diligence in global supply chains
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Notice
Criterion: References on specified services
Description of selection criterion: EN-B1: Technical and professional ability (Mit dem Teilnahmeantrag; Mittels Eigenerklärung): 1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 300,000.00 EUR. 2. At least 3 reference projects in the technical field "Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights" and at least 3 reference projects in United Republic of Tanzania in the last 36 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 Teilnahmeantrag; 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.

Criterion: Other economic or financial requirements
Description of selection criterion: EN-C2: Economic and financial standing (Mit dem Teilnahmeantrag; Mittels Eigenerklärung): Average number of employees and managers for the past three calendar years, at least 10 persons.

Criterion: Other economic or financial requirements
Description of selection criterion: EN-A1: Principles for the execution of orders (Mit dem Teilnahmeantrag; Mittels Eigenerklärung): 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: Other economic or financial requirements
Description of selection criterion: EN-A2: Conditions for the reduction of candidates (Mit dem Teilnahmeantrag; Mittels Eigenerklärung): If we receive more than 5 requests to participate, we will make a selection on the basis of the criteria laid out in the procurement documents and invite tenders only from the 5 candidates with the highest scores. We reserve the right to cancel the procurement procedure if we receive fewer than 3 requests to participate. If it is not possible to make a clear selection of up to 5 candidates for the tendering phase on the basis of the criteria listed in the procurement documents (e.g. if a number of candidates achieve the same overall eligibility score), we reserve the right to increase the maximum number of 5. Weighted criteria for the selection of candidates: 1. Technical experience (100%): a. Improving access to SRHR services for young people through youth clubs or community engagement. (20%) b. Gender Transformative Approaches. (20%) c. Developing and implementing youth-friendly information, education and communication approaches on SRHR. (20%) d. Inclusion of people with disability. (20%) e. Using indicators to measure changes in attitudes or social norms related to SRHR. (20%)

Criterion: References on specified services
Description of selection criterion: Assessment of technical eligibility / weighted criteria for the selection of candidates - Weighted criteria for the selection of candidates: 1. Technical experience (60%) 2. Regional experience (20%) 3. Experience of development projects (at least 50% ODA-financed) (20%)
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
Weight (percentage, exact): 100,00
Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure: 
Minimum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure: 5
Maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure: 5
The procedure will take place in successive stages. At each stage, some participants may be eliminated
The buyer reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without any further negotiations
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion: 
Type: Price
Name: Price
Description: Price criteria for "Bestangebots-Quotienten-Methode"
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number: 30
Criterion: 
Type: Quality
Name: Erreichte Gesamtpunktzahl nach fachlicher Wertung (inkl. Mindbed.)
Description: Zur Ermittlung des wirtschaftlichsten Bieters wird hier von der Vergabestelle die erreichte Gesamtpunktzahl nach fachlicher Wertung eingetragen. Es werden nur Angebote mit einer fachlichen Bewertung von über 500 Punkten gewertet. Fachliche Angebote mit weniger Punkten scheiden als fachlich ungeeignet aus.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number: 70
Criterion: 
Type: Quality
Name: Erreichte Gesamtpunktzahl nach fachlicher Wertung (inkl. Mindbed.)
Description: Zur Ermittlung des wirtschaftlichsten Bieters wird hier von der Vergabestelle die erreichte Gesamtpunktzahl nach fachlicher Wertung eingetragen. Es werden nur Angebote mit einer fachlichen Bewertung von über 500 Punkten gewertet. Fachliche Angebote mit weniger Punkten scheiden als fachlich ungeeignet aus.
Category of award threshold criterion: Minimum score
Award criterion number: 500
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: English
Deadline for requesting additional information: 09/11/2026 23:59:59 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Address of the procurement documents: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6DYRGDUCQD/documents
Ad hoc communication channel: 
URL: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6DYRGDUCQD
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of the procedure: 
Estimated date of dispatch of the invitations to submit tenders: 11/12/2026
Terms of submission: 
Electronic submission: Required
Address for submission: https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/notice/CXTRYY6DYRGDUCQD
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 requests to participate: 23/11/2026 12:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
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: Die 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.
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
Contact point: c.r.p. law. partnerschaft mbB
Email: frankfurt@crp-law.de
Telephone: +49 69 247 4828 00
Fax: +49 69 247 4828 99
Internet address: http://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 name: Die Vergabekammern des Bundes
Registration number: t:022894990
Postal address: Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 16
Town: Bonn
Postcode: 53113
Country subdivision (NUTS): Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt (DEA22)
Country: Germany
Email: vk@bundeskartellamt.bund.de
Telephone: +49 2289499-0
Fax: +49 2289499-163
Internet address: http://www.bundeskartellamt.de
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
Email: noreply.esender_hub@bescha.bund.de
Telephone: +49228996100
Roles of this organisation: 
TED eSender
10. Change
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 19f562ae-f34b-4bde-a082-fbfbf23bfcdf-01
Main reason for change: Information updated
Description: The contract term was reduced from 27 to 23 months.
10.1.
Change
Section identifier: PROCEDURE
Description of changes: The contract term was reduced from 27 to 23 months, and the Terms of Reference (ToR) and cost estimate were adjusted minimally as a result (expert days, national administrative staff, per diems, and accommodation allowances for staff). Consequently, the Terms of Reference (ToR) and price sheet were updated, and the deadline for submissions was extended to November 23, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. (Berlin, German time zone).
The procurement documents were changed on: 28/10/2026
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: 85e77f4c-c34d-4033-afed-603316e796e5  -  01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 28/10/2026 13:51:48 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 750836-2026
OJ S issue number: 210/2026
Publication date: 29/10/2026