Call for expression of interest – Preparation of procurement-ready tender documentation for the implementation of Albania's National Broadband Atlas system (ATLAS)
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, through the EU4Digital project, is seeking a qualified consulting company to support the Albanian Electronic and Postal Communications Authority (AKEP) in preparing procurement-ready tender documentation for an advanced National Broadband Atlas system (ATLAS). The assignment falls under Output 1.2, which aims to strengthen the readiness of Western Balkans governments to develop and implement digital infrastructure projects. The consultant will review and validate the existing functional requirements and studies, conduct stakeholder consultations, develop detailed technical specifications, define an implementation roadmap and costing framework, and prepare and validate a complete tender package. The future ATLAS system will support broadband mapping, state aid planning, regulatory monitoring, transparency and infrastructure coordination, including interoperability with relevant Albanian national systems.
Location: desk based and in person in Albania
Planned period of assignment: October 2026 until March 2027
How to Apply
Interested applicants shall:
- Download and complete the Self-Declaration of Eligibility form
- Submit the completed and signed Self-Declaration form together with the required supporting documents as specified in the form. Documents to be sent:
- Legal entity registered in North Macedonia - Central registry statement with actual data
- An annual turnover of min 50.000 EUR (2023, 2024,2025)- Final financial statement (zavrsna smetka) 2023, 2024, 2025.
- Average number of 3 employees for the past 3 years - Final financial statement (zavrsna smetka) 2023, 2024, 2025.
- Send the complete documentation by email no later than 27.09.2026 to:
@email
Subject line of the email must be: 10055214 – Expression of Interest – (Name of Company)
Incomplete applications or applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Important Notes
- The eligibility assessment will be conducted exclusively on the basis of the submitted Self-Declaration of Eligibility and the supporting documents attached thereto.
- Only candidates meeting the eligibility requirements will be shortlisted and invited to participate in the next stage of the procurement procedure.
- Candidates who are not contacted shall consider that their application was not successful.
- All correspondence with GIZ shall be conducted in English or German.
In case of a consortium:
- The eligibility requirements may be fulfilled jointly by the consortium members (i.e. it is not required that each member individually meets all eligibility criteria).
- The consortium must clearly designate one member as Lead Partner, who will act as the single point of contact and be authorised to represent the consortium.
- A signed consortium agreement (or letter of intent signed by all consortium members) indicating the Lead Partner and the internal division of responsibilities must be submitted together with the application.
- In the case of bidding consortia and sub-contractors, Self-Declaration of Eligibility form must be completed for each sub-contractor or each member of a candidate/bidding consortium. You can find and download the Self-Declaration of Eligibility form at the bottom of this post.