Care at Home & Housing Support Service Flexible Framework Agreement (New Applicants January 2026)

This tender, aimed at new applicants for an existing framework agreement, is severely incomplete, lacking crucial documentation, financial requirements, and evaluation criteria, which significantly hinders fair competition and transparency.

The tender appears to follow an open procedure but lacks essential documentation and detailed legal requirements, such as specific mandatory exclusion grounds and financial criteria. This absence could pose compliance risks and make it difficult for bidders to ensure their legal eligibility.

The tender's title, reference, organization, and description of the service (Lot 2) for new applicants are clear. However, the actual requirements for technical and financial capabilities are vague and lack specific details, making it unclear what exactly is expected from bidders.

The tender is critically incomplete. The complete absence of tender documents, undisclosed estimated value, missing evaluation criteria, and lack of detailed financial and technical requirements make it impossible for potential bidders to prepare a comprehensive and compliant offer. Key information like contract duration and location is also missing.

While the tender's explicit focus on 'new applicants' aims to expand the supplier base, the severe lack of detailed requirements and evaluation criteria creates an uneven playing field. Bidders cannot properly understand the scope or how they will be judged without full documentation, potentially disadvantaging new entrants and favoring those with prior informal knowledge.

From the contracting authority's perspective, the process might seem streamlined for new entrants. However, from a bidder's perspective, the absence of documents and detailed requirements makes it highly impractical to prepare a competitive and compliant bid, placing a significant burden on them to infer expectations.

The provided basic information is internally consistent. However, the overall lack of detailed data (e.g., no documents) makes a comprehensive assessment of consistency with a full tender package impossible. The requirement for e-submission via a portal is consistent with modern practices.

No information regarding environmental, social, or economic sustainability criteria is provided within the tender details. This indicates a missed opportunity for incorporating green procurement principles or broader sustainability objectives.