Cleaning on New Smithfield Wholesale Market and Gorton Market (TC014)

This tender provides clear basic information and a detailed description of the required services but critically lacks all tender documents and explicit evaluation criteria, severely hindering transparency, fairness, and competition.

The open procedure and disclosed estimated value are positive aspects. However, the absence of detailed mandatory exclusion grounds, selection criteria, and award criteria in the provided summary, coupled with the complete lack of tender documents, makes a full assessment of legal compliance impossible and raises significant concerns regarding adherence to procurement principles.

The basic information (title, reference, organization, description of services) is clear. However, the 'Extracted Requirements' are vague, particularly the technical capabilities, which are stated as mere 'ability to provide' without specifying how this ability should be demonstrated or evaluated. The absence of full tender documents severely impacts overall clarity.

This tender is critically incomplete due to the explicit statement 'DOCUMENTS (0 total)' and 'No document content available.' This means all essential details, including full technical specifications, detailed financial requirements, evaluation criteria, contract terms, and mandatory exclusion grounds, are missing from the provided information.

The fairness of the process is highly questionable. The absence of evaluation criteria makes it impossible for bidders to understand how their offers will be assessed, creating an uneven playing field. The broad and diverse scope of services (cleaning, waste, gazebos, ad hoc staff, gritting) bundled into a single contract for one company could unduly limit competition and potentially favor a specific provider capable of offering this exact, varied combination.

The requirement to register on an e-business portal is standard and practical. However, the broad range of services required might be practical for the contracting authority (one point of contact) but could be impractical for many potential bidders, as few companies specialize in all these diverse areas simultaneously.

The provided basic information is internally consistent. However, the lack of any attached documents means there is no further data to cross-reference for consistency checks.

The tender explicitly lacks any specified green procurement, social, or innovation criteria, as indicated by the automated check results. This represents a missed opportunity to incorporate broader public policy objectives into the procurement process.