SOL - LDC Stores Procurement DPS

This tender for a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) exhibits significant deficiencies in legal compliance, clarity, completeness, and fairness due to procedural contradictions, missing critical requirements, and a past contract start date. While basic information is present, the lack of essential details severely impacts transparency and equal treatment.

The tender presents a significant legal contradiction by stating 'Restricted procedure' while describing a 'Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)', which is an open procedure. Furthermore, mandatory exclusion grounds, eligibility requirements, and financial requirements are explicitly stated as missing. The CPV code may be too narrow for the described scope, and the contract start date being in the past is a serious legal and administrative flaw.

The overall project description is understandable, but the core requirements for bidders are extremely vague or entirely absent. The contradiction between 'Restricted procedure' and 'DPS' creates significant confusion. Crucially, evaluation criteria are not specified, making it impossible for potential suppliers to understand how their submissions will be judged.

While basic administrative information (title, reference, organization, value, duration) is present, the tender is critically incomplete regarding essential requirements for bidders. Mandatory exclusion grounds, eligibility requirements, financial requirements, and evaluation criteria are all explicitly stated as missing. The 'Official PDF Version' being marked 'Required: No' is also unusual for a primary document.

The absence of specified evaluation criteria is a major impediment to fairness and transparency, as bidders cannot understand the basis for award. The missing eligibility and financial requirements further compound this issue. The contradiction between 'Restricted procedure' and 'DPS' creates ambiguity regarding access and participation, potentially disadvantaging suppliers.

E-Procurement is indicated, and the contract duration is clear. However, a document URL is not provided, which is a practical hurdle for accessing full tender details. Most critically, the contract start date (2023-08-01) is in the past relative to today's date (2026-01-18), making the tender's timeline highly impractical and confusing for potential bidders.

The most significant inconsistency is the contract start date (2023-08-01) being in the past, preceding both today's date (2026-01-18) and the submission deadline (2028-08-01). This is a critical data error. The contradiction between 'Restricted procedure' and 'Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)' also represents a procedural inconsistency. The 'Liable Person' field is empty.

The tender description and characteristics do not include any explicit mention of green procurement, social aspects, or innovation focus. It is also noted as not being EU funded, which often correlates with higher sustainability standards.