SEPD DPS for Flexibility Services in Southern England - 2022 onwards

This tender aims to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for flexibility services. While basic information is present, the critical absence of full tender documents and detailed criteria in the provided extract significantly hinders a comprehensive quality assessment.

The extract mentions mandatory exclusion grounds but states no specifics are detailed, requiring reference to full documents. Without these, assessing compliance with public procurement regulations for exclusion, selection, and award criteria is impossible. The use of a DPS is a valid procurement procedure.

The high-level description of flexibility services and DERs is clear. However, eligibility and technical capability requirements are broad and lack granular detail, which would typically be found in complete tender documents, potentially leading to ambiguity.

The provided information is highly incomplete, explicitly stating that full tender documents are missing. Critical details such as specific mandatory exclusion grounds, financial requirements, and evaluation criteria are absent, making it impossible for bidders to fully understand the scope and requirements.

Without full tender documents, detailed selection criteria, and evaluation criteria, a complete assessment of fairness is impossible. The current eligibility and technical requirements appear reasonable for the service type but lack the specificity needed to ensure a truly level playing field and prevent subjective assessment.

Establishing a DPS is a practical approach for procuring flexibility services over time, allowing new market entrants. However, the severe lack of detailed information in this extract means potential bidders cannot practically prepare a robust and competitive application without the full tender documents.

The provided data within the extract is internally consistent. The listed requirements align with the general description of flexibility services. The primary issue is the overall incompleteness of the data.

No specific sustainability (green procurement, social criteria) or innovation focus is mentioned in the provided extract or automated checks. This represents a missed opportunity for a modern public procurement.