10022598-Short-Term Expert Pools to support negotiations and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Germany · Eschborn · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 22 September at 00:00 — 5 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
- Offer and evidence in: ENG.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis above: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (967 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to COWI.n = 967
- 59% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (3,803 awards since 2017, spread over 1,539 companies). That is well above the sector norm (46%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 3,803 awards since 2017
- 26% of the bids received came from other countries (262 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 9%.n = 262
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (3,674 procedures with a bid count); 24% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 3,674
- The award came in at a median 92% of the estimated value (227 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 79%.n = 227
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 15/09/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · Business services, 341 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 29,086 recorded awards) — mostly from Belgium, Italy, United Kingdom.
Typical field: median 10 (from 1,359 awards).
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 Approach: The…
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… 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. For this, the programme supports the African Union, clearly the Department for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry, Minerals (ETTIM) and the AfCFTA Secretariat at the continental level in the coordination of AfCFTA implementation. On the regional level the programme cooperates with Regional Economic Communities (RECs), certainly EAC (East African Community), ECOWAS (Economic Community for West African States) and SADC (South African Development Community, plus additional RECs based on request). The programme also supports Member States (Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tunisia, Zambia, plus additional Member States based on request) by working with national institutions, like trade ministries and customs, to implement the agreement. Lastly, the programme works closely with private sector and civil society actors to increase trade under the AfCFTA. Together with the named partners, the programme covers interventions across all technical areas of the AfCFTA. The EU co-financed part of the programme, the EU Technical Assistance Facility, operates as a multi-partner contribution agreement between the European Commission, GIZ (lead implementing agency), Expertise France, and FIAP. A Project Management Unit, which is housed in the AfCFTA Secretariat, oversees the implementation of the programme and the execution of activities.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
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, reg… ▸▾
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 fiel… ▸▾
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Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| GFA Consulting Group GmbH | 376 | 2010–2026 |
| GOPA Consultants | 118 | 2010–2026 |
| 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 |
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