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.

• • Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail in Conjunction with Translink

• • Catering services › Catering services for transport enterprises

• • Éire/Ireland