Refurbishment of Streamleaze Play Area (Thornbury)

This tender presents significant challenges in terms of fairness and completeness due to missing critical documents and evaluation criteria, alongside restrictive eligibility requirements. While strong on innovation, it lacks comprehensive clarity and practical e-submission options.

The tender defines the procedure type and assigns an appropriate CPV code. Deadlines appear reasonable. However, the restriction to UK-based SMEs/VCSEs, while potentially permissible for below-threshold tenders under national rules, limits competition. The AI summary also indicates a lack of explicit mandatory exclusion grounds, which is a compliance concern.

The project description and objectives are clear, with a specific focus on 'Design for Play' principles. However, the explicit absence of evaluation criteria is a major clarity deficiency, as tenderers cannot understand how their proposals will be judged. Key financial and exclusion requirements are also not explicitly summarized.

Basic information, deadlines, value, and duration are provided. However, critical documents, specifically 'Attachment A-11143' and 'Attachment A-11145' (Instructions to Tenderers), are unavailable or failed to download. This significantly impacts the completeness of the tender documentation. Furthermore, evaluation criteria are explicitly missing.

Fairness is severely compromised by the unavailability of critical tender documents and the explicit absence of evaluation criteria, which hinders transparency and objective assessment. The eligibility restriction to UK-based SMEs/VCSEs also limits competition. The lack of e-submission further creates barriers to equal access.

The tender specifies contract duration and start date, which is practical. However, the absence of electronic submission is a significant practical drawback in modern procurement. Issues with document availability also pose practical challenges for potential bidders.

Most key fields are populated, and dates are logical. There are no reported disputes or suspensions. However, there is an inconsistency in the estimated value, stated as £75,000 in the Tender Notice summary and 90,000.00 EUR in the basic information. Minor fields like 'Type' and 'Procedure' codes, and 'Liable Person' are also empty.

The tender explicitly focuses on innovation, encouraging 'Design for Play' principles, which is a strong sustainability aspect. However, it lacks explicit green procurement criteria and broader social aspects beyond the SME/VCSE eligibility, which is a limited form of social consideration.