The Access to Energy Programme under the Indo-German Energy Programme (IGEN-Access) is a bilateral technical co-operation measure between the Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development (BMZ), Germany and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India. The project aims at improving the sector environment for inclusive rural energy enterprises. The IGEN-Access project is currently being implemented in four states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. The programme will be implemented over a period of three years (March 2015 – March 2018). BMZ has commissioned GIZ with the implementation of the project. GIZ is a federal enterprise based in Eschborn and Bonn, Germany.

GIZ, under the IGEN-Access programme, proposes to engage the services of a consultant in order to undertake the following activities –

• Work package 1: To assist IGEN-Access team in shortlisting of suitable sites in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal for undertaking consumer awareness campaigns for promotion of solar powered irrigation technologies.
• Work package 2: To assist IGEN Access team in designing and developing a tool to improve market intelligence on solar powered irrigation technologies.

The detailed documentation with regards this call for proposals includes –

• The Terms of Reference for the Assignment
• The Technical Evaluation Grid
• Bidding Conditions
• The General Terms & Conditions of Contracts

GIZ invites bid from experienced Indian firms to provide services for above said services. Interested firms download the detailed RFP and submit the bid.

Last date of bid submission is 5th November, 2015, by 17:30 hrs.

GIZ reserves the right to cancel/modify this tender and / or reject a bid document including subsequently a technical and financial proposal, without assigning any reasons.

Timeline

Deadline to receive queries : 20th Oct 2015
Clarifications to the queries: 23rd Oct 2015
Deadline for submission of bids: 5th November, 2015, by 17:30 hrs.