Appointment of Integrated Consultants Team for Slemish Integrated College, Ballymena

This tender is technically clear in its project scope but suffers from significant deficiencies in legal compliance, completeness, fairness, and practicality, primarily due to missing critical procurement information and an illogical contract start date.

The tender defines the procedure type and CPV code correctly, and there are no disputes. However, it critically lacks specified mandatory exclusion grounds, eligibility requirements, financial requirements, and evaluation criteria, which are fundamental for legal compliance and transparency in public procurement.

The project description and technical capability requirements are very clear and unambiguous, detailing the scope, RIBA stages, and specific facilities. However, the overall clarity is significantly hampered by the complete absence of evaluation criteria and the lack of detail regarding exclusion, eligibility, and financial requirements.

Basic information such as title, reference, organization, value, duration, and location is provided, and documents are available. Nevertheless, the tender is significantly incomplete due to the absence of specified evaluation criteria, mandatory exclusion grounds, eligibility requirements, and financial requirements. The 'Divided into Parts' characteristic is also not elaborated.

The estimated value is disclosed, and technical requirements appear project-specific rather than tailored. However, the complete absence of evaluation criteria severely compromises the objectivity and transparency of the process, making it difficult for bidders to prepare competitive proposals. The lack of e-submission also reduces equal access.

The contract duration is clearly specified. However, the tender lacks support for electronic submission, which is a practical drawback. A major practical flaw is the contract start date being identical to the submission deadline, which is illogical and unfeasible for any procurement process.

While there are no disputes or suspensions, the data suffers from a critical logical inconsistency where the contract start date is identical to the submission deadline. Additionally, key fields like 'Liable Person' and specific codes for procedure type are unpopulated, and crucial details for exclusion, eligibility, and financial requirements are explicitly stated as missing.

The tender explicitly lacks any focus on green procurement, social aspects, or innovation. It is also not EU funded, which often correlates with higher sustainability standards.