Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a German development agency that provides services in the field of international development cooperation and international education work. GIZ's main commissioning party is Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

The project Green and Sustainable Communities – Integrated Waste Management and Circular Economy (Kosovo4Green) financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and implemented by GIZ is announcing as following:

INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) for

Support the project during the implementation of the Kosovo Integrated Waste Management Strategy (hereinafter: the Strategy) objectives, through meetings, coordination, data collection and presentation, organization of workshops and conferences.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Kosovo, as a potential EU candidate country, falls under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, focusing on environmental protection, climate change resilience, and circular economy development. The waste sector in Kosovo faces various issues, including inadequate infrastructure, limited financial resources, and a lack of expertise in implementing EU waste management standards. The overall objective of the project is to accelerate the shift towards a circular economy in Kosovo by introducing integrated waste management aligned with EU policies and the Kosovo Integrated Waste Management Strategy. While primarily focused on municipal responsibilities, the project works directly with Kosovo’s Ministry of Local Government Administration (MLGA), Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (MESPI), 38 municipalities, the Association of Kosovo Municipalities (AKM), commercial operators, and other organizations involved in waste management.

The Strategy provides an approach towards a transition to circular economy, while protecting the public health and reducing environmental impact from waste. The Strategy addresses current shortfalls and constraints in the waste management sector in Kosovo by providing a set of strategic and specific objectives. Such objectives include the development of integrated waste management regional plans, capacity development plan for the entire sector as well as maturation of several projects in the Dukagjini region.

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED

1) proof of company legal status (registration and/or certification documentation, status), company’s details (name, postal address), date of incorporation within their initial response.

2) average annual turnover for the last three fiscal years, at least 69,000 Euros/annually, proven by official documents like: tax administration confirmation or audit reports.

3) evidence that your average number of employees and managers over the last three calendar years is at least 3 persons, proven by official documents such as tax administration list.

4) at least three (3) reference projects within the last 36 months in the technical field of working with municipalities in coordinating activities and meetings, including collecting and verifying data for planning and reporting purposes in the waste management zones.

Interested companies are invited to submit their electronic application in English language. The deadline for submitting the application is 01.08.2025 at 15:00h, via email at: [email protected] , clearly subjected: 83493658 - Support to Waste

Management Zones.

The eligible Parties will be notified by 15.08.2025 with the invitation to submit a proposal.

This Request for EOI is not a solicitation, and replying to it does not guarantee that an organization will be invited to any solicitation by GIZ. The issue of this EOI does not imply that GIZ is bound to select and shortlist any or all of the applicants pursuant to this EOI. Even after selection of suitable prospective organizations, GIZ is not bound to proceed ahead with the prospective organization and in no case be responsible or liable for any commercial and consequential liabilities in any manner whatsoever