Coverage of science topics in the media 2026

This tender from the Estonian Research Council for media coverage of science topics is well-structured and transparent, providing comprehensive documentation and clear evaluation criteria. While strong on legal compliance and fairness, there are minor areas for improvement in explicitly detailing contract start dates and integrating more explicit social and innovation criteria for bidders.

The tender demonstrates good legal compliance, with reasonable deadlines, a clearly defined special procedure for social and specific services (SE), and an appropriate CPV code. It references national procurement law and shows no disputes. The 'N/A' codes for Type and Procedure are clarified by an accompanying document.

The tender's description is clear and unambiguous, and requirements are well-documented across multiple supporting files. Evaluation criteria and performance conditions are clearly specified, contributing to a high level of clarity.

All essential basic information, deadlines, value, and duration are provided. The tender includes a comprehensive set of 9 documents detailing requirements, criteria, and procedures. The only minor omission is a precisely defined place of performance.

This tender scores highly on fairness, offering full document access, disclosing the estimated value, and providing reasonable deadlines for preparation. Evaluation criteria are objective and transparent, and e-procurement is enabled, ensuring equal access and preventing tailoring to specific companies.

Electronic submission is supported, enhancing practicality. However, the exact contract start date is not explicitly stated, and the financing condition is somewhat generic, despite being EU funded. A document URL is assumed to be part of the e-procurement system but not explicitly provided.

The tender exhibits excellent data consistency, with all key fields populated, no detected suspensions or disputes, and logical, consistent dates across the timeline and contract duration.

The tender explicitly states 'Green Procurement' and 'EU Funded' as characteristics, which are positive indicators. However, the automated check noted a lack of explicit social and innovation criteria for bidders, which could be further integrated to enhance the tender's overall sustainability impact, especially given the nature of the service (science communication) and procedure type (social services).