TENDERE, ACHIZIȚII ȘI CONTRACTĂRI ÎN MOLDOVA

The German Development Cooperation through GIZ is seeking a local service provider able to identify, mobilise and manage a pool of local short-term experts for the institutional and capacity development of the newly established local public administrations (LPAs) in the Republic of Moldova. The services will be provided between 01 January 2027 and 31 December 2027. GIZ reserves the option to extend this period by up to 3 months, at no additional cost, should the separate international contract for long-term expertise be delayed.

The selected service provider will conduct all the activities in accordance with the provisions of the Terms of Reference (ToR).

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. 10061109), not later than 27.11.2026, time 15:00.

The company/consortium and the proposed team should meet the following criteria and qualifications:

The company/consortium will provide proof of track record for the eligibility criteria according to the ToR and Eligibility Assessment grid on:

• Average annual turnover for the last three financial years,
• Average number of employees and managers for the past three calendar years,
• One project implemented in the last three years in public administration reform, decentralisation or local governance;
• Two projects implemented in the last three years in the Republic of Moldova.

Team leader:

• University degree (German ‘Diplom’/Master) in one of the following fields: Law, Political Sciences, Governance, Public Administration, Economics, Management, or similar;
• B2-level language proficiency in English and Romanian;
• 5 years of professional experience in the public administration sector or advising the public sector;
• 4 years of professional experience in public administration reform, decentralisation or territorial reorganisation in the Republic of Moldova, including contract/project management and reporting;
• 4 years of management/leadership experience in projects, companies or other organisations with leadership responsibility for 4 or more people;
• 5 years of experience in the Republic of Moldova;
• 4 years of experience in development cooperation (DC) projects.

Senior short-term expert pool – 7 local experts, max. 423 expert days on call-off:

4 sample CVs must be added to the tender for this pool, one for each of the four areas of expertise set out in Chapter 2 of the ToR. The tenderer’s ability to provide the pool will be assessed based on these 4 CVs. Areas of expertise 1 and 3 must each be covered by two senior experts, and areas 2 and 4 by one senior expert each. The remaining experts are named before their engagement and must meet the same requirements.

• Each expert with university qualification (German ‘Diplom’/Master) in one of the following fields: Law, Political Sciences, Governance, Public Administration, Economics, Finance, Human Resource Management, Organisational Psychology, or social sciences corresponding to the area of expertise covered;
• Each expert with B2-level language proficiency in English and C2-level language proficiency in Romanian;
• Each expert with 7 years of professional experience in the public sector or advising the public sector;
• Each expert with 4 years of professional experience in one of the four areas of expertise set out in Chapter 2 of the ToR; one expert per area with demonstrated experience in administrative reorganisation or institutional restructuring;
• Each expert with 5 years of professional experience in the Republic of Moldova, including demonstrated work with local public authorities;
• Each expert with 3 years of experience in DC;
• Two experts with certified qualifications in coaching, mentoring, facilitation or mediation;
• One expert with 3 years of experience in the application of Law No. 397/2003 on local public finance and of the local budget classification;
• One expert with demonstrated expertise in gender equality, disability inclusion and intersectionality in local governance.

Junior short-term expert pool – 4 local experts, max. 212 expert days on call-off:

No CVs are required for this pool at the tender stage. The tenderer describes the profile it intends to mobilise; each expert is proposed to GIZ for confirmation before engagement. Junior experts support the senior experts and may not lead an assignment or sign off a deliverable. This pool is not subject to the technical assessment; the requirements below are verified for each expert before engagement.

• Each expert with university qualification (Bachelor) in one of the following fields: Law, Public Administration, Economics, Finance, Human Resource Management, Sociology, or social sciences;
• Each expert with B1-level language proficiency in English and C2-level language proficiency in Romanian;
• Each expert with 2 years of professional experience in the Republic of Moldova;
• Each expert with demonstrated skills in data processing and analytical documentation.

The successful application shall include:

1. Technical Proposal, containing:

• Short description of the Company/Consortium profile including the information requested under the criteria and qualifications for the company (up to 3 pages);
• Brief outline of team composition; the CV of the team leader and 4 sample CVs for the senior short-term expert pool, one per area of expertise (in English, max. 3 pages each); the CVs of the technical and administrative backstopper (in English, max. 2 pages each); and the profile intended for the junior short-term expert pool;
• Technical-methodological concept (Chapter 3 of the ToR), structured according to the positively weighted criteria of the technical assessment grid and respecting the format requirements in Chapter 7 of the ToR (up to 7 pages). The complete tender must not exceed 10 pages, excluding CVs;
• Copy of the company registration certificate in the Republic of Moldova. For the Consortiums, the company registration certificate in the Republic of Moldova will be presented for the Lead partner;
• No-debt certificate issued by the Moldovan Tax Inspection or copy of the latest financial report.
• Completed self-declaration(signed).

2. Financial bid (submitted strictly in accordance with the provided Price schedule template), including detailed budget expressed in Moldovan Lei, VAT 0.

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 01.12.2026, time 17:00. The subject of the email must always state the transaction number (10061109). The application must be submitted in one (1) email including two (2) zip folders: (a) TECHNICAL BID – 10061109, (b) FINANCIAL BID – 10061109.

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.