On Board Catering Services
Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail in Conjunction with Translink
Iarnród Eireann Services.
Iarnród Eireann invites qualified companies to express interest in being invited to tender for the provision of catering on-board its rail services. The period of this contract will be for 3-5 years commencing on the completion of its current contract in March 2012. This invitation applies to all services operated by Iarnród Eireann in the Republic of Ireland.
Enterprise Services.
Further, in conjunction with Translink, its partner for the operation of Enterprise (Belfast/Dublin) services it also invites qualified companies to express interest in being invited to tender for the provision of catering on-board these services. The period of this contract will be for 3-5 years commencing on the completion of its current contract in January 2012.
Note: Applicants may apply for:
— Irish Rail Requirements only,
— Enterprise Requirements only,
— Both Enterprise and Irish Rail combined requirements.
Application Process.
Parties interested in being considered for possible contract award(s) for the fulfilment of either or combined requirements are asked to complete the attached questionnaire as part of the prequalification process.
It must be noted that Iarnrod Eireann/Translink shall take account of the need to ensure adequate competition in determining the number of contractors selected to tender for or to negotiate the contract.
The evaluation will result in the five highest scoring applicants being short listed for the next stage of the procurement. In the event that the scores are tied at 5th position (they are mathematically equal) the Authority reserve the right to extend the shortlist to the requisite number.
Qualifying parties will then be issued with tender documents giving them the opportunity to present their proposed methodology and commercial offer to both Translink and Iarnród Eireann where relevant.
This tender process will be evaluated using The Most Economically Advantageous Tender criteria. Award Criteria will be available at tender issue stage. This contract may be awarded to one or more companies.
This is a non-mandatory notice for a Part B Service which is being placed for advertising purposes only.
Neither the publication of this Notice nor the employment of any particular terminology or any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Utility holds themselves bound by Directive 2004/17/EC (as amended) as implemented by the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) other than the requirements for Part B Services only.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=212212.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-05-09. The procurement was published on 2011-04-01.
Who? What? Where?| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2011-04-01 | Contract notice |
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: catering services for transport enterprises
Quantity or scope: 3 to 5 year contract for the provision of On Board Catering Services
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Catering services for transport enterprises 📦
Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender
Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Postal address: Central Services Procurement, CIE Works, Inchicore
Postal town: Dublin 8
Contact
Internet address: http://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 17033714 📞
Fax: +353 14537349 📠
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-04-01 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-05-09 📅
Publication date: 2011-04-06 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 67-109359
OJ-S issue: 67
Additional information
Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 18
Notice involves: Public_contract
Short description:
Title of the lot: Irish Rail Requirements
Short description: On Board Catering for Rail Services Provided by Irish Rail.
Quantity or scope: 3 to 5 year contract
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: On Board Catering Enterprise Service
Short description:
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: On Board Catering Irish Rail and Enterprise Services
Short description: Combination of lots 1 and 2.
Variants will be accepted ✅
Reference number: SE 3492 FR
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: See Pre Qualification Document attached.
Economic and financial standing: See Pre Qualification Document Attached.
Technical and professional ability: See Pre Qualification Document Attached.
Procedure
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail in Conjunction with Translink
Main activity: Railway_services
Contact
Contact point: Central Services Procurement
Fergal Riggs
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01548 🌏
Name: Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail in conjunction with Translink
URL for further information: http://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
Name: Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail in Conjunction with Translink
URL for documents: http://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
Name: Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
URL for participation: http://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
Reference
Dates
Start date: 2012-03-01 📅
End date: 2015-03-01 📅
Start date: 2012-01-01 📅
End date: 2015-01-01 📅
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Source: OJS 2011/S 067-109359 (2011-04-01)
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