Countrywide Awareness Raising campaigns on the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Through SMS & Radio

RETENDER RESERVE NO. 7/2025

Name of Project: Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE)

Invitation to Bid

GIZ Uganda through the Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) project, invites bids from competent and eligible firms to provide consultancy services for Countrywide Awareness Raising campaign on the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) through Radio and phone messaging.

The German government commissioned GIZ to implement Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) in Uganda with co-funding from the EU and the Government of Netherlands. The project’s overall objective is to contribute to an inclusive transition towards deforestation-free, sustainable, and legal supply chains for selected commodities to the EU. The project supports the high value chain producers and other actors in meeting the requirements of the EU regulation by providing relevant information, support on regulation of traceability as well as forest monitoring approaches.

Requesting for Tender Documents and Terms of Reference

Interested and eligible bidders can obtain detailed bidding/ tender documents in soft copy form only. To request the bidding/tender documents, please send an email to procurementuganda@giz.de/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-width: 2px 3px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;">procurementuganda@giz.de starting from the date of the first publication of this tender. Ensure that you include the tender reference number “83498735- Radio & SMS Awareness on EUDR -SAFE” in the subject line of your email.

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 procurementuganda@giz.de/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-width: 2px 3px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;">procurementuganda@giz.de at least 5 days before the bid submission deadline. Please include the tender reference number “83498735- Radio & SMS Awareness on EUDR -SAFE” in the subject line of your email.

Important Information to Note

a. 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.
b. Late submissions will not be accepted.
c. Only bids submitted to UG_Quotation@giz.de/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-width: 2px 3px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;">UG_Quotation@giz.de are acceptable.
d. Bids submitted with GIZ staff or other GIZ emails in copy shall be rejected.
e. Both Bids must be offered in PDF. Do not encrypt offers since they may be incompatible with GIZ software.
f. Use two separate emails to submit the technical and financial proposals. Submit the technical proposal in one email and the financial proposal in a separate email to avoid confusion. Each email shall bear the subject line, “83498735- Radio & SMS Awareness on EUDR -SAFE”.
g. Only use GIZ’s file transfer service at https://filetransfer.giz.de/ for submitting documents that exceed the default mail size of 30 MB. Using other forms of file transfer may risk your bid not being received.
h. Should you use the file transfer in (g) above, ensure you submit the password through an email message, before the bid submission deadline date and time. Failure to provide the password, your offer cannot be opened and will be disqualified automatically. The financial offer should be submitted in Uganda Shillings.
i. Failure to follow any of the above instructions may result in your offer being 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