The Indo-German Energy Programme (IGEN Access - II) is a bilateral cooperation project carried out by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. IGEN Access - II aims to improve the energy supply in rural areas of selected federal states. The programme is being implemented over a period of three years (April 2019 – March 2022). BMZ has commissioned GIZ with the implementation of the project. GIZ is a federal enterprise based in Eschborn and Bonn, Germany.

The IGEN-Access-II programme intends to conduct a study to assess the potential of electric cooking in India. One part of this assessment is the analysis of the demand side through a pilot study with induction cooktops and rice cookers. The pilot will be conducted in different Indian states and aims at providing insights of the user behavior and acceptance towards e-cooking in India. The assignment needs to be completed in 14 months.

Please refer to the bidding conditions and follow the instructions carefully.

The detailed documentation with regards to this call for proposals includes –

• The Terms of Reference for the Assignment
• The Technical Evaluation Grid
• Assessing Eligibility of firms
• Bidding Conditions
• The General Terms & Conditions of Contracts

Tender timelines are:

• Posting date: 3^rd November 2020
• Deadline to receive queries: 6^th November 2020
• FAQ to be uploaded on web portals: 10^th November 2020
• The deadline for submission of proposal: 19^th November 2020