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INVITATION TO TENDER FOR CONSULTANCY FIRM TO DEVELOP THE CLEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN FOR THREE SELECTED KINGDOMS IN UGANDA.
TENDER REFERENCE NO: 83470720
Name of Project: Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programme (PREEEP)
Background
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Gmbh is the German federal company for technical cooperation and has been operating in Uganda since 1964 to promote sustainable development on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programme (PREEEP) is implemented by the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMO)
The project objective is: The contribution of selected public, private and civil society actors to implement market development and decentralization strategies in the areas of renewable energy and energy efficiency in Uganda is improved. The Institution of Traditional or Cultural Leaders Act (2011), as promulgated to operationalize article 246 of the Constitution of Uganda, spells out among other tenets that the role of traditional or cultural leader shall promote the development, preservation and enrichment of all the people in the community where he or she is recognized as such. In this mandate, Traditional leaders (TLs)-(Kings, Chiefs and Elders play a key responsibility in the socio-economic transformation of communities as agents of change. MEMD has thus identified the cultural institutions of Buganda. Busoga and Buruli as appropriate and strategic change agents for the clean energy drive.

Invitation to Bid
GIZ Uganda through PREEEP invites bids from competent and eligible firms to provide consultancy services to develop the Clean Energy and Climate Strategy and Action Plan for 3 selected Kingdoms as per detailed terms of reference. 3. Requesting for Bidding/Tendering Documents and detailed Terms of Reference
Interested and eligible bidders can obtain detailed bidding tender documents in soft copy form only.
To request the bidding/tender documents. please send an email to procurement-giz-uganda@giz.de starting from, the date of the first publication of this tender. Ensure that you include the tender reference number “83470720” in the subject line of your
email.

Seeking Clarification Regarding the Bidding Documents, Tender Terms and Conditions
All requests for clarifications regarding this tendering process must be submitted in writing and addressed to GIZ Uganda via email at procurement-giz-uganda@giz.de at least 5 days before the bid submission deadline. Please include the tender reference number “83470720” in the subject line of your email.

Bida/ Offers Submission Deadline date and time
Interested bidders should submit their bids/offers electronically by 28th August 2024 at 4.00pm (EAT) to UG.Quotation@giz.de. Please indicate the tender reference number “83470720” in the subject line of your email.

Important Information to Note
• Indicate the tender reference number in the subject line of all your electronic communication.
• Submissions received after the deadline will not be accepted. c. Bids submitted with GIZ staff or other GIZ emails in copy will not be accepted.
• Only submissions sent to UG_Quotation@giz.de will be acceptable.
• Bids should only be submitted in PDF and ZIP folders to ensure compatibility with GIZ software. Do not encrypt your offers.
• Use two separate emails to submit the technical and financial proposals. Submit the technical proposal in one email and the financial proposal in a separate email.
• Only use GIZ’s file transfer service at https://filetransfer.giz.de/ for submitting documents that exceed the default mail size of 30 MB. Alternatively, use the two separate emails option, one for submitting the eligibility documents along with the technical proposal/offer, and another for the financial proposal/offer.
• Should you use the file transfer service, ensure you provide the password before the submission deadline and reference the tender number associated with the password. Failure to provide the password will result in automatic disqualification of your offer.
• The financial offer should be submitted in Uganda Shillings using the provided bid sheet template.
• Failure to follow all the above instructions may result in your offer being encrypted and/or rejected.

GIZ reserves the right to cancel this process at any stage without informing the providers and without any obligation to refund the providers who will have participated in this tender process.