
The German Development Cooperation through GIZ is looking for a company or a consortium of companies able to develop, quality assure and use gender-responsive and disability-inclusive teaching and learning materials, within its “Strong Businesses and Communities for Moldova” project.
For the detailed ToR, and eventual questions, please address a message to the e-mail: tenders-giz-moldova@giz.de, showing the tender number in the message title (Tender no. 10057626), not later than 13.11.2026, time 15:00.
The objective of this assignment is to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Moldovan VET system to develop, quality assure and use gender-responsive and disability-inclusive teaching and learning materials through capacity development, continuous professional development, methodological guidance and ongoing mentoring.
To achieve the objective, the expert shall perform the following services:
- Conduct an express desktop assessment of existing approaches and capacities for integrating gender and disability perspectives into VET teaching and learning materials.
- Develop a practical Guideline for Integrating Gender and Disability Perspectives into VET Teaching and Learning Materials, including practical examples, quality criteria and a checklist for reviewing materials.
- Develop and deliver a capacity development programme for VET teachers and other professionals involved in the development and/or review of teaching and learning materials.
- Design and implement a Training of Trainers (ToT) approach to establish a pool of trained multipliers capable of supporting other VET teachers within the continuous professional development system.
- Provide ongoing mentoring, monitoring and methodological support to participants during the development and adaptation of teaching and learning materials for up to 130 VET programmes, ensuring that gender and disability perspectives are adequately integrated.
- Develop and apply a practical quality assurance mechanism for reviewing the integration of gender and disability perspectives into the developed teaching and learning materials.
- Organise and facilitate one (1) one-day follow-up workshop for trained participants to review implementation experience, discuss challenges, provide peer feedback and strengthen their capacity to transfer the developed approaches to other VET teachers.
- Support the integration of gender- and disability-responsive approaches into practical training and work-based learning resources, where relevant, including through the involvement of foreman-instructors and in-company trainers.
- Prepare recommendations for the institutionalisation and further integration of the developed training, methodological guidance and quality assurance tools into the coordinated continuous professional development system for VET teachers.
Eligible applicants must be public or private legal entities established and registered in the Republic of Moldova in accordance with the national legal framework.
Within the proposal, the bidder will present:
- Financial bid(submitted strictly in accordance with the provided Price schedule template), including detailed budget expressed in Moldovan Lei, VAT 0.
- Technical offer that must compulsorily contain (in a separate sealed envelope, length of the offer will not exceed 5 pages, excluding CVs, certificates, and authorizations):
- Company/organization profile.
- Concept for delivering the service according to the ToR.
- Personnel concept according to the ToR, including CVs of the proposed experts.
- Copy of the company registration certificate in the Republic of Moldova, any available license, permits, professional qualification certificate available.
- Completed self-declaration(signed).
- Consortium declaration (if the case).
Offers must be prepared in English or Romanian.
All personal data are for the internal use of GIZ; confidentiality guaranteed.
Bids evaluation will be performed based on the ratio 70% for the technical offer and 30% for the financial offer.
Applications must be submitted electronically to MD_Quotation@giz.de not later than 16.11.2026, time 17:00. The subject of the email must always state the transaction number (10057626). The application must be submitted in one (1) email including two (2) zip folders: (a) TECHNICAL BID – 10057626, (b) FINANCIAL BID – 10057626.
Please note that applications received after the deadline, as well as incomplete applications will not be considered. Financial offers containing other currency than Moldovan Lei, will not be considered. GIZ retains the discretion to re-advertise or cancel this tender.