DFE - InterTradeIreland - Shared Island Women in Research

This tender outlines a significant program with a clear objective but suffers from a critical lack of detailed documentation and evaluation criteria, hindering fair competition and comprehensive bid preparation.

The tender specifies an open procedure, which promotes competition. However, the absence of detailed mandatory exclusion grounds in the provided information is a notable omission, as these are standard legal requirements for public procurement.

The tender's description of the 'Women in Research Programme' and its objectives is clear and well-articulated. The extracted eligibility and technical requirements are also clear in their general intent.

This is the tender's most significant weakness. The complete absence of attached tender documents, detailed specifications, and crucially, evaluation criteria, renders the provided information insufficient for potential bidders to prepare a comprehensive and compliant offer.

While the open procedure and the intent to appoint 'up to four Suppliers' suggest a commitment to competition, the lack of detailed evaluation criteria makes it impossible to assess the fairness of the selection process. The high-level technical requirements, without further detail, could lead to subjective evaluation. There is no indication of tailoring for a specific company based on the provided text, but the lack of detail makes it hard to rule out.

From a bidder's perspective, the tender is highly impractical due to the absence of essential documents and evaluation criteria. Bidders cannot effectively understand the scope, deliverables, or how their proposals will be judged, making a quality submission challenging. The lack of e-submission is also a practical drawback.

The information provided within the extract is internally consistent.

The tender does not include any explicit green procurement or social criteria, representing a missed opportunity to integrate broader sustainability objectives into the contract.