10022598-Short-Term Expert Pools to support negotiations and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

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Deadline: 17 September at 10:00 — 13 days left.
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Foreign bidders

In Germany · Business services, 336 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 28,837 recorded awards) — mostly from Belgium, Italy, United Kingdom.

Typical field: median 12 (from 714 awards).

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What the buyer is looking for

Background: Although many of the world"s fastest-growing economies are in Africa, trade among African countries remains limited. The continent mostly exports raw materials and agricultural products, while it imports machinery, equipment, and food mainly from outside Africa. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which is one of the African Union"s (AU) flagship projects for the implementation of its Agenda 2063, aims to change this. It is expected that, with the introduction of the free trade zone, intra- African trade will be 15% to 25% higher by 2040 (UNECA). The AfCFTA agreement has been signed by 54 of the 55 African Union Member States (MS) and became effective under international law in May 2019. The full implementation of the AfCFTA will lead to a continental single market of more than 1.4 billion people with an aggregate GDP exceeding USD 2 trillion. Our…

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… Approach: The GIZ implemented project "Support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) II" cofinanced by the BMZ and the EU, seeks to improve framework conditions for the realisation of the AfCFTA and supports the outstanding negotiations and the implementation of the AfCFTA.

Description as published (DE).

What you must prove — eligibility criteria

From the notice of the same procedure on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily.

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Other economic requirement

EN-A1: Principles for the execution of orders (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): The eligbility criteria are not from the same category as stipulated above, as there is no suitable category. 1. Self-declaration: name of company and address, tax ID, registration and commercial register number or equivalent register in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of origin. 2. No grounds for exclusion pursuant to § 123, § 124 GWB, § 22 LkSG, EU-Russia sanctions 3. Declaration of bidding consortium and/or declaration of subcontractors (if applicable)

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References: services

EN-B1: Technical and professional ability (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): 1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 750,000.00 EUR (net). 2. At least 4 reference projects in the technical field Regional Economic Integration in Africa and at least 6 reference projects in Africa in the last 36 months (deadline: date of publication of invitation to tender).

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Average minimum annual turnover

EN-C1: Economic and financial standing (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): Average annual turnover for the last three years (last-but-four financial year can be included in case of tenders held within 6 months of end of last financial year), at least: 4,200,000.00 EUR (net).

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Other economic requirement

EN-C2: Economic and financial standing (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 20 persons.

Requirement texts are quoted in the notice's original language — the official wording is binding.

Contract

BuyerDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

TypeServices

Estimated valuevalue not published

Published11 August 2026

CategoryBusiness services · CPV 79000000

Who has won here before

Company	Awards	Period
GFA Consulting Group GmbH	376	2010–2026
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GOPA Worldwide Consultants GmbH · Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe	73	2018–2026
AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants GmbH · Bonn	59	2017–2026
AMBERO Consulting Gesellschaft mbH · Kronberg im Taunus	46	2016–2026