Public Call for Tender nb. 83452701 Framework agreement for Travel Management Services - GIZ Office Beirut 18.9207.4-001.00

1. Context

As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, GIZ is dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security. The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe – from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector, and governments of other countries. GIZ works with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity. GIZ’s main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). 

Together with our partners in national governments worldwide and cooperation partners from the worlds of business, research and civil society, we work flexibly to deliver effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions. 

Since opening its office in Beirut, GIZ has been supporting the German-Lebanese development cooperation. With the overall aim of sustaining the country’s stability, promoting its economic growth and improving the living conditions of the population in Lebanon, GIZ works in the areas of education, water, sustainable economic development, and social participation and conflict transformation. GIZ coordinates closely with the Lebanese Government to implement its projects in alignment with national policies. In Lebanon, our main commission party is BMZ with substantial co-funding from the European Union. 

Approximately 150 employees are currently working for GIZ in Lebanon. The GIZ Office Beirut intends to establish a framework agreement with a travel agency to provide airline ticketing services for its domestic, regional and international operations in Lebanon and in the region.

The service provider to be identified (“Travel agency ”) will be required to sign a contract with the GIZ to perform travel services specified under this Terms of Reference and agreeing to clearly identified service levels. The contract will be an initial two (2) years contract, with the option to extend the contract for additional two more years.

2 Objective

The service provider will be responsible for the procurement of airline tickets (domestic, regional and international) for the GIZ Office Beirut and its joint programs. The proposed contract with the Contractor “Travel agency ” will cover airline ticketing and incidental services such as insurance, delivery, processing refunds, re-bookings and cancellations and preparation of suitable itineraries (including alternative routings, departures and arrivals) for GIZ staff members (for purpose of official) and government officials and participants attending meetings or on official business for the GIZ.

The bidders who are interested in participating in the tender must read and comply with the instructions and the Terms of Reference contained in the tender document.

3. The Tender Documents consist of:

• Annex 1- Terms of Reference
• Annex 2- General terms and conditions of contract (to be signed, dated and stamped)
• Annex 3- Self-declaration on EU Russia sanctions (to be signed, dated and stamped)
• Annex 4- Eligibility Assessment Grid (Just for your information, not to be filled out)
• Annex 5- Technical Assessment Grid (Just for your information, not to be filled)
• Annex 6 -Financial Offer template