Provision of Visitor & Events Catering at Macduff Marine Aquarium

This tender exhibits significant deficiencies in legal compliance, completeness, and fairness due to missing critical information such as the procedure type, evaluation criteria, and a classified estimated value. While basic descriptive elements are present, the lack of fundamental procurement details poses substantial risks to transparency and equal treatment of bidders.

The tender critically lacks a defined procedure type ("None (Code: N/A)") which is contradicted by a "concession notice" in one of the documents, indicating a severe classification error or omission. The estimated value is classified, and evaluation criteria are not specified, both of which are mandatory disclosure requirements. The reveal date is also missing, preventing confirmation of reasonable preparation time.

While the service description is clear, the tender suffers from a significant lack of clarity regarding evaluation criteria. Furthermore, the AI-extracted requirements indicate that specific mandatory exclusion grounds and financial requirements are not provided in the summary, requiring bidders to consult full documents for essential details.

The tender is incomplete in several critical areas, including the absence of a defined procedure type, a classified estimated value, and explicitly missing evaluation criteria. Key fields such as "Liable Person" are also unpopulated and the summary of requirements refers to full documents for crucial details.

Fairness is severely compromised by the classified estimated value, which prevents bidders from fully assessing the opportunity, and the complete absence of specified evaluation criteria, making the assessment process opaque and potentially arbitrary. The missing reveal date also raises concerns about adequate preparation time.

The tender supports e-procurement and clearly states the contract duration, which are positive practical aspects. However, it lacks an explicit document URL, a specified contract start date, and detailed financing information beyond the classified value, which could hinder practical application.

A major inconsistency exists where the tender's main fields state "Type: None (Code: N/A)" and "Procedure: None (Code: N/A)", yet one of the attached documents is identified as a "concession notice". This fundamental contradiction, along with several unpopulated key fields, indicates poor data integrity.

The tender shows no explicit focus on sustainability, green procurement, social aspects, or innovation criteria. It is also not indicated as EU funded, which often correlates with higher sustainability standards.