Contract for the Supply of 1 x 17 Seater Minibus

This tender notice is critically incomplete, lacking essential documentation and detailed requirements, which severely compromises transparency, fairness, and legal compliance. While basic administrative information is present, the absence of tender documents and specific criteria creates significant risks.

Legal compliance is significantly compromised due to the explicit absence of mandatory exclusion grounds, eligibility requirements, and evaluation criteria. These are fundamental elements required for a legally sound public procurement process, even for below-threshold procedures.

The clarity of the tender is extremely low. Technical requirements are vague, using terms like 'suitable for use' and 'suitable for subsequent leasing' without any further definition or specifications. This makes it impossible for potential bidders to understand the exact needs or propose comparable solutions.

The tender is critically incomplete. The most significant issue is the complete absence of any attached tender documents. This leads to a lack of detailed information regarding exclusion grounds, eligibility, technical specifications, financial requirements, and evaluation criteria.

Fairness is severely undermined by the lack of detailed technical specifications and the complete absence of evaluation criteria. Bidders cannot prepare competitive and comparable offers without clear requirements, and the evaluation process risks being subjective and non-transparent. The vague 'suitability' criteria could potentially favor a specific supplier.

From a practical standpoint, the tender presents high risks for both the contracting authority and potential bidders. Bidders will struggle to submit meaningful proposals without comprehensive information, potentially leading to low participation or non-compliant bids. The contracting authority faces a high risk of procuring a minibus that does not meet its actual needs due to the vague requirements and lack of proper vetting criteria.

There is a minor inconsistency where the 'AUTOMATED CHECK RESULTS' flag 'No e-submission' while 'SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS' explicitly state 'Submit the bid electronically via the eTenderWales portal'. The explicit instruction should be considered accurate.

No sustainability, green, social, or innovation criteria are mentioned. This represents a missed opportunity to incorporate broader public value considerations into the procurement of a vehicle.