WSCC GM Framework Reopening for the provision of Accommodation and Support for 16+ Older Looked After Young People and Care Leavers

This tender notice for a continually open framework is severely lacking in essential documentation and detailed requirements, making it highly challenging for potential new service providers to understand the full scope and application process. The absence of critical information compromises transparency, fairness, and legal compliance.

Legal compliance is highly questionable due to the complete absence of mandatory exclusion grounds, specific eligibility requirements, and financial criteria, which are fundamental aspects of public procurement law. The lack of accessible tender documents further exacerbates this concern.

The clarity of the tender is extremely poor regarding the substantive requirements. While the 'continually open framework' process is stated, the actual criteria for joining, the scope of services, and the terms and conditions are entirely unclear due to missing documentation and vague technical requirements.

The tender is critically incomplete. Essential components such as full tender documents, detailed mandatory exclusion grounds, eligibility criteria, financial requirements, and specific technical specifications are entirely absent, rendering the notice insufficient for informed participation.

The fairness of the procurement process is severely compromised. Without detailed and accessible tender documents, clear eligibility, financial, and technical requirements, and transparent evaluation criteria, new bidders are at a significant disadvantage compared to existing framework members or those with prior knowledge of the Council's internal framework document. This creates an uneven playing field.

From a bidder's perspective, the tender is highly impractical. It is impossible to prepare a compliant and competitive application without access to the full framework document, detailed requirements, and evaluation criteria. This places an undue burden on potential service providers.

The provided data is internally consistent but consistently incomplete. The information presented does not contradict itself, but it lacks the necessary depth and detail required for a comprehensive tender.

There is no information provided regarding green procurement, social criteria, or innovation focus, making it impossible to assess the tender's commitment to sustainability objectives.