Germany – Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security – Framework agreement to support the Cities Finance Facility: Capacity Development for the financial feasibility of urban climate infrastructure projects in energy, mobility and waste sectors_Lot 1

The purpose of this tender is to conclude a framework agreement in 3 lots, for the provision of consultancy services by qualified experts during the term of the agreement. The aim is to commission several consultancy companies in each lot under a single framework agreement (referred to as a pool of contractors). The assignments for the provision of consulting services are called off from these pools per lot under this framework agreement. The framework agreements is split into the following lots: - Lot 1: "Energy" with no more than 8 contractors - Lot 2: "Transport" with no more than 8 contractors - Lot 3: "Waste" with no more than 8 contractors It is possible to submit a tender for one lot, for several lots or for all lots simultaneously. The definition and scope of the support expected by the contractors will be determined after the CFF City Selection Process with the applicant cities, which is foreseen in beginning of Q2/2025. The support expected by the contractors is divided into four work packages. Work Package 1: Verification of Technical Assistance Operational Plans and Capacity Development measures. Main aspects to cover in the inception report are the description of involved local partners including a stakeholder map, a description of observations and possible risks in the planning and implementation, a draft work plan as well as a short analysis of the governance structures of the city and (if applicable) future operating public enterprises. Work Package 2: Technical Assistance to Partner Cities. The contractor will develop various specific (pre-)feasibility studies contributing to the legal, technical, economic, social and environmental aspects of the project and in relation to the subject of the concerned lot. The consultants will ensure the assessment and mitigation of specific project environmental and social (E&S) risks and impacts in reference to the IFC Performance Standards and/or national legislation. Work Package 3: Capacity Development, where the contractor will be responsible to facilitate trainings, workshops, visits and other measures focusing on the development of the partner´s employee"s capacities in preparing and executing the planned sustainable infrastructure project. In addition, a survey on the usefulness of the facilitated measures has to be carried out by the contractors and needs to be reported to GIZ. Work Package 4: Lessons Learnt, where the contractor will be responsible for developing and facilitating a workshop with the main stakeholders and report the lessons learned to GIZ and the partner cities. In addition, the contractor needs to develop a roadmap for upscaling in which the critical steps, timelines and processes are highlighted. Tender process The process is conducted as an open procedure, which means that negotiations are precluded. To this end, the request to participate and the technical tender and the price schedule amongst others are to be submitted simultaneously. The second step ("procurement by tender of the city-contracts", so called "mini-competitions") is planned after the successful conclusion of the framework agreement. It consists of tendering city contracts for consultancy services in support of CFF partner cities in the preparation of urban climate infrastructure projects based on the respective operational plans and capacity development plans. To tender a specific city contract, GIZ will send a Request for Proposal to all (maximum 8) selected consultancy firms (consultancy pool).