81282265-Support to the implementation of EAC policies for strengthening trade in goods Referenznummer der Bekanntmachung: 81282265
Bekanntmachung vergebener Aufträge
Ergebnisse des Vergabeverfahrens
Dienstleistungen
Abschnitt I: Öffentlicher Auftraggeber
Postanschrift:[gelöscht]
Ort: Eschborn
NUTS-Code: DE71A Main-Taunus-Kreis
Postleitzahl: 65760
Land: Deutschland
E-Mail: [gelöscht]
Internet-Adresse(n):
Hauptadresse: https://www.giz.de
Abschnitt II: Gegenstand
81282265-Support to the implementation of EAC policies for strengthening trade in goods
The project aims to improve the institutional and regulatory framework conditions for regional and continental trade in the EAC. It focuses on supporting the implementation of processes in selected economic sectors including pharmaceutical, fruits and vegetable and leather and leather products. Moreover, it strives to strengthen the negotiation and implementation of the AfCFTA in order to use resulting dynamics for the benefit of the EAC integration processes. The target groups are owners and employees of trade-oriented enterprises, both in the selected sectors. The project design incorporates both aspects related to intra-regional and those related to intra-African trade. In some cases, however, measures that have an impact on the promotion of international trade (e.g. with the EU) are supported. It is assumed that non-tariff barriers are important bottlenecks for the export and import of goods and services and that their elimination can make an important contribution to regional integration. All activities will be implemented in close cooperation with the EAC Secretariat. At the level of EAC Partner States, cooperation covers public and private national structures relevant to the selected sectors and topics.
00000 Tanzania
The EAC is considered the most integrated region among the eight regional economic communities recognised by the African Union (AU), particularly because of its progress in implementing the Customs Union. Despite this relatively good performance in the area of regional integration, the economies of the EAC partner states are still characterised by low productivity and competitiveness.
The challenges to regional integration in East Africa are manifold. The pandemic also leads to increased uncertainty regarding the future development of the economic framework conditions. Regional trade remains below expectations with a share of about 10% of total trade (data from 2020). Moreover, in 2015, only two percent of the total exports of the EAC partner countries were trade in goods produced in regional value chains.
The German development cooperation supports the EAC to deepen the economic and social integration of its EAC partner countries. The programme contributes to this by promoting the implementation of key EAC regional and continental trade regulatory frameworks, which in turn further promotes the region"s economic and social integration.
The main purpose of EAC's integration efforts is to implement various legal and fiscal policy reforms that have been initiated at EAC level over the last years to promote trade in locally produced pharmaceutical and agricultural products (e.g. fruit and vegetables, leather). In addition, important cross-sectoral strategies such as the regional AfCFTA implementation strategy are about to be implemented. The improvement of institutional and regulatory framework conditions for regional and continental trade EAC will allow increases in trade volumes to enhance regional economic integration.
Expected outcomes of the consultancy are:
- 90 companies from the selected sectors (pharmaceuticals, fruit and vegetables, leather) have confirmed that the framework conditions for access to markets in 3 EAC partner states have improved
- 5 inputs from non-state actors on environmental, climate or social issues are fed into policy-making processes of the EAC Secretariat and/or EAC Partner States
Output: 8 EAC policy measures for increasing regional and continental trade in the goods sectors of pharmaceuticals, fruits and vegetables, and leather have been implemented with the participation of non-state actors from 3 EAC Partner States each, of which at least 3 in the pharmaceuticals sector and 4 in the fruit and vegetables and/or leather sectors.
Key activities include advising the Steering Committee of the Regional Action Plan on Medicines Production and the Medicines Procurement Working Group; advising on the implementation of the EAC Fruit and Vegetable Strategy and/or the EAC Leather Strategy; studies on environmental, climate or social issues and strengthening of the corresponding lobbying of non-governmental organisations; support for multipliers in AfCFTA training courses, some of which are specifically aimed at women entrepreneurs.
For increasing the sustainability of the initiative, the consultant is required to work closely together with the EAC Secretariat and responsible government agencies at national level and coordinate with the private sector and civil society.
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.
Abschnitt IV: Verfahren
Abschnitt V: Auftragsvergabe
Auftragsvergabe GFA Consulting Group GmbH
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Ort: Hamburg
NUTS-Code: DE600 Hamburg
Postleitzahl: 22359
Land: Deutschland
E-Mail: [gelöscht]
Abschnitt VI: Weitere Angaben
Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6Y3NC
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Ort: Bonn
Postleitzahl: 53123
Land: Deutschland
E-Mail: [gelöscht]
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Internet-Adresse: https://www.bundeskartellamt.de
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,
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