As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the federally owned Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its development-policy objectives. It provides viable, forward-looking solutions for political, economic, ecological and social development in a globalized world. GIZ promotes complex reforms and change processes. Its corporate objective is to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, is announcing the following:

Call for expressions of interest

The Kosovo Energy Project (KEP) is part of the "Energy sector in Kosovo" program of German development cooperation in Kosovo. It strengthens the implementation of measures to increase Energy Efficiency (EE) and the use of Renewable Energy (RE) in public and private buildings and thus contributes to reducing energy intensity in Kosovo. Recognizing all the work that has been done and the challenges that Kosovo faces related to climate change, the Concept Document for the Thermal Energy sector in Kosovo, will give a clear overview related to this sector and its importance on the security of supply.

Currently, Kosovo is undertaking significant steps on reviewing the current legislation and adapting it per needs and in line to the EU requirements for the energy transition. Nevertheless, considering that the government of Kosovo is supported by international implementing organizations from different countries, coordination between the government and the international organizations is expected. Considering that, the examination of the current situation in the energy sector, specifically on the thermal energy sector and its importance to the security of supply is crucial. The alignment of different stakeholders, including international implementing agencies, will contribute to better processes and inclusive transition of the economy.

Interested professionals, to conduct the Concept Document, for Thermal Energy, are invited to express their interest electronically attaching the CV, and submitting 1 reference working in the field of district heating and 1 reference on work with legislative working groups with public institutions, in English language, at: [email protected]

The deadline for submitting the application is 22.04.2024 until 15:00h, via email at: [email protected], titled/labelled as 83462445 – Concept Document on Thermal Energy.

Please note that:

• Expression of interest and documents must be submitted in pdf format.
• The size of emails for quotation is limited to 20 MB. In case the quotations exceed the maximum data size, quotation documents must be sent via filetransfer.giz.de .
• You should use the reference number 83462445, otherwise we cannot consider your offer

After the evaluation of received expressions of interest, the chosen individuals will be contacted and invited to take part in the tender. GIZ shall not bear any costs and expenses incurred by any bidder during the tender procedure and shall retain right to acceptor refuse completely any offer, annul, or repeat the procedure at any time before the execution of a contract, holding at the same time no liability to wards the bidders, and shall have no responsibility to provide reasons for such decision.

The tender dossier will be sent only to short-listed service providers.