Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is seeking a qualified contractor or consulting firm to design, deliver, assess, and certify a modular Lead Auditor training programme for 30 selected staff members from the Industrial Par

Invitation to submit a tender

Dear Sir/Madam,

We intend to award a contract for the services/works described in the enclosed procurement documents.

Please submit your self-declaration of eligibility using the designated form and your technical and financial bids by October 28,2026 @02:00pm in English only to [email protected] 

The email subject line should be in the form of: Transaction no. -10052061

Details of our submission requirements are explained in the enclosed terms and conditions for application. Tenders which are submitted after the deadline, or which do not comply with the terms and conditions for application, will not be considered.

By submitting your tender, you accept GIZ’s General Terms and Conditions of Contract (in the currently valid version).

Please note that this is a public invitation to tender so there will be no negotiations.

Please note that when you submit a tender, it remains binding until the expiry of the deadline. The contract will come into force when GIZ issues the contract award notice within the deadline.

The tender documents listed below must be submitted in full and as separate documents marked with Transaction no. 10052061.

• Completed self-declaration and annexes
• Financial bid in the format provided (price sheet). The price offer must be submitted in ETB
• Technical bid, including an up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV) for each expert and concept. Your technical offer may not contain and details of prices.

When preparing the financial bid, you must adhere to the requirements of the specification of inputs as set out in the Terms of Reference. The tenders received will be subject to a technical evaluation based on the CV and the concept in accordance with the technical assessment grid (see annex). Only tenders that score over 500 points in the technical evaluation will be accepted for the financial evaluation. Technical bids that fail to reach this cut-off point will be regarded as unsuitable.

The technical bid is weighted at 70% and the financial bid at 30%.

If you have any questions regarding the tender, please send them no later than 21.10.2026 to [email protected]. All clarifications will be communicated simultaneously in writing to all interested parties.

Planned schedule for the rest of the procurement procedure

Important information:

Kindly note that bids that have a volume of more than 30 MB cannot be sent via e-mail. Should your bid reach this volume, we request you to share it via Filetransfer (marked with following text: Transaction no. 10052061 Bidding documents) and send an e-mail to [email protected] with the password. For security reason, only bids sent via File transfer will be accepted. Bids sent via other Data sharing tools will be rejected.

GIZ is not responsible for the failure of electronic delivery of e-mail messages to the address provided, either for technological problems on the part of GIZ or the bidder. Bids sent via File transfer without the necessary password will not be considered.

This invitation to tender is in no way binding on GIZ. The GIZ’s contractual obligation commences only upon signature of the contract with the successful Tenderer.

Up to the point of signature, GIZ may either abandon the procurement or cancel the award procedure, without the candidates or tenderers being entitled to claim any compensation.

Yours sincerely,

Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Annexes

1. Terms of Reference
2. Assessment grid for the technical evaluation of tenders
3. Price sheet
4. General Terms and Conditions of Contract for Supplying Services and Works (in the current version)
5. Eligibility grid
6. Self-declaration of eligibility

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-10-28
• Bid closing time: 14:00
• Bid opening: 2026-10-28 14:00
• Bid opening (note): No Specific Opening Date and Time
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: GIZ Office Addis Ababa
• Buyer TIN: 0004340307
• Buyer address: GIZ Office, Kirkos sub city ,Kebele 18(Behind Intercontiontal Hotel)
• Published on: Qelal Tenders (Oct 15, 2026)
• Posted at: 2026-10-15T13:52:11.000Z
• Buyer website: https://www.giz.de/ethiopia
• Source: Qelal Tenders