CONDUCT MID-TERM REVIEW FOR THE STRENGTHENING RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN UGANDA (PRUDEV II) PROGRAM.

TENDER REFERENCE NO: (7000019866 - Mid-term Review - PRUDEV)

Name of Project: Strengthening Rural Development in Northern Uganda Program (PRUDEV II)

1. Background

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is the German Federal Enterprise for technical cooperation and has been operating in Uganda since 1964 to promote sustainable development on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

2. Invitation to Bid

GIZ Uganda through Strengthening Rural Development, PRUDEV Phase II invites bids from competent and eligible firms to provide consultancy services to undertake an independent mid-term review of the project’s performance and progress towards achieving its intended outputs and outcomes, in line with the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria.

3. Obtaining Tender Documents and Terms of Reference

Interested and eligible bidders can download the tender documents in soft copy form only from the GIZ Uganda website, https://www.giz.de/uganda.

4. Seeking Clarification Regarding the Bidding Documents, Tender Terms and Conditions

All requests for clarifications regarding this tendering process must be submitted in writing and addressed to GIZ Uganda via email at procurement-giz-uganda@giz.de at least 5 days before the bid submission deadline. Please include the tender reference number “7000019866 - Mid-term Review - PRUDEV” in the subject line of your email.

5. Bid Submission

Interested bidders should submit their bids/offers electronically by 19.08.2026 at 4:00 PM (EAT) to UG_Quotation@giz.de. Please indicate the tender reference number “7000019866 - Mid-term Review - PRUDEV” in the subject line of your email.

6. Important Information to Note

• Failure to indicate the tender reference number in the subject may disqualify your offer directly as it may fail to be received in the tender box.
• Late submissions will not be accepted.
• Only bids submitted to UG_Quotation@giz.de are acceptable.
• Bids submitted with GIZ staff or other GIZ emails in copy shall be rejected.
• You should have priced offer in PDF. Do not encrypt offers since they may be incompatible with GIZ software.
• Use two separate emails to submit the technical and financial proposals. Submit the technical proposal with the eligibility documents and independent email and the financial proposal in a separate independent email, each with a clear description, “7000019866 - Mid-term Review - PRUDEV - Technical Proposal, & “7000019866 - Mid-term Review - PRUDEV - Financial Proposal”.
• Only use GIZ’s file transfer service at https://mifransfer.giz.de for submitting documents that exceed the default mail size of 30 MB. Using other forms of file transfer disqualifies your offer.
• Should you use the file transfer in (g) above, ensure you submit the password before the bid submission deadline date and time to UG_Quotation@giz.de. Failure to provide the password, your offer cannot be opened and will be disqualified automatically.
• The financial offer should be submitted in Uganda Shillings.
• Failure to follow any of the above instructions may result in your offer being encrypted and/or rejected.

GIZ reserves the right to cancel this process at any stage without informing the providers and without any obligation to refund the providers who will have participated in this tender process.

Disclaimer: GIZ DOES NOT charge any kind of FEE(s) at whichever stage of the tendering process.