Innovation Strategic Partnerships Framework

This tender provides minimal direct information, primarily serving as a gateway to an external e-procurement platform where all essential details are located. This approach significantly impacts transparency and immediate accessibility for potential bidders.

The tender directs all essential legal and procedural details to an external platform (SAP Ariba Discovery). While using an e-procurement platform is standard, the complete absence of these details within the primary tender document itself could raise questions regarding immediate transparency and accessibility for all potential bidders, especially if the external link or platform has access limitations.

Very low. The tender document itself offers almost no substantive information, instead directing bidders to an external link for all critical details, including mandatory exclusion grounds, eligibility, technical, and financial requirements. This lack of direct information significantly reduces immediate clarity.

Extremely low. The tender document is essentially a placeholder, lacking all fundamental requirements, evaluation criteria, and supporting documents. Bidders must navigate to an external platform to obtain any meaningful information about the procurement.

Potentially compromised. The complete absence of evaluation criteria within the provided tender information is a significant concern, as it prevents bidders from understanding how their submissions will be assessed. Relying solely on an external platform for all details might also create an uneven playing field if access or navigation proves challenging for some.

Low. Bidders are required to leave the initial tender posting and navigate to an external platform (SAP Ariba Discovery) to access *any* substantive information, including the PQQ stage details and all requirements. This adds an extra layer of complexity and potential friction to the initial engagement process.

The provided information is internally consistent in its directive to an external platform. However, the title "Innovation Strategic Partnerships Framework" suggests an innovation focus, which is not explicitly supported or detailed in the provided text, and the automated check flags "No innovation focus." This highlights a gap in the provided information rather than an inconsistency in the data itself.

No information regarding green procurement, social criteria, or other sustainability aspects is provided in the tender extract, despite the potential for such considerations in an 'Innovation Strategic Partnerships Framework'.