FC/01/2014 – Supply of Bread to Irish Defence Forces

Defence Forces Ireland

You are invited to tender for the supply of Bread Products to The Defence Forces.
The Defence Forces is made up of seventeen (17) locations.
The contract will be for two years and is expected to run from 1.9.2014 to 31.8.2016 with an option to extend for a further year subject to review.
The estimated value of the contract is circa EUR450,000 over three(3) years.
In general, the requirement of the contract is to provide Bread Products to all Seventeen (17) military locations as and when required. The supplies to be provided under the Contract shall be delivered to the satisfaction of the Minister and his/her agent in accordance with the specified requirements. Defence Forces personnel at both a local and national level will monitor quality of service.
The tender is broken into 2 lots (One and Two), Locations for delivery are as follows :
Lot One( Dublin Region)
Cathal Bruagha Barracks, Dublin
McKee Barracks, Dublin
Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel
Gormanston Camp, Co Meath
Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Ceannt Barracks, Curragh, Co. Kildare
Pearse Barracks, Curragh, Co. Kildare
Coolmoney Camp, Co. Wicklow
Lot Two
Collins Barracks, Cork
Sarsfield Barracks, Limerick
CSS Naval Base, Haulbowline,
Naval Depot, Haulbowline
Lynch Camp, Kilworth
Stephen Barracks, Kilkenny
Custume Barracks, Athlone
Mellows Barracks, Co. Galway
Finner Camp, Co. Donegal
All product items must be quoted for in both Lots.
In order to quote for lot 1 Companies must quote for all locations within this lot.
Companies that do not quote for all locations within this lot will be excluded from the competition for Lot 1.
Lot 2 refers to all other locations outside of Dublin region.
Companies may submit tenders for individual locations within Lot 2. Additionally companies may tender either for all locations or some locations in Lot 2 (even one location). This approach is to facilitate iniatives to assist SMEs in Public Procurement as outlined by Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 10/14.
Companies may quote for both lots.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-07-16. The procurement was published on 2014-06-06.

Who?

• Defence Forces Ireland

What?

• Bread products › Bread

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2014-06-06	Contract notice

Contract notice (2014-06-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Bread products
Quantity or scope:

The amounts of products used year to date(YTD) are projected figures for the duration of the contract, however quantities may change over the contract period. The estimated value of the contract is EUR 450 000. These figures are only an indication and are in no way contractually binding.450 000

Total value of the procurement: 450 000 💰
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Bread products 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Defence Forces Ireland
Postal address: McKee Barracks, Blackhorse Ave.
Postal code: 7
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: joe.brennan@defenceforces.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18046025 📞
Fax: +353 18046004 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-06-06 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-07-16 📅
Publication date: 2014-06-11 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 110-193943
Refers to notice: 2010/S 250-157572
OJ-S issue: 110
Additional information

To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=77057&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE As Per RFT.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

You are invited to tender for the supply of Bread Products to The Defence Forces.

The Defence Forces is made up of seventeen (17) locations.

The contract will be for two years and is expected to run from 1.9.2014 to 31.8.2016 with an option to extend for a further year subject to review.

The estimated value of the contract is circa EUR450,000 over three(3) years.

In general, the requirement of the contract is to provide Bread Products to all Seventeen (17) military locations as and when required. The supplies to be provided under the Contract shall be delivered to the satisfaction of the Minister and his/her agent in accordance with the specified requirements. Defence Forces personnel at both a local and national level will monitor quality of service.

The tender is broken into 2 lots (One and Two), Locations for delivery are as follows :

Lot One( Dublin Region)

Cathal Bruagha Barracks, Dublin

McKee Barracks, Dublin

Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel

Gormanston Camp, Co Meath

Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, Co. Louth

Ceannt Barracks, Curragh, Co. Kildare

Pearse Barracks, Curragh, Co. Kildare

Coolmoney Camp, Co. Wicklow

Lot Two

Collins Barracks, Cork

Sarsfield Barracks, Limerick

CSS Naval Base, Haulbowline,

Naval Depot, Haulbowline

Lynch Camp, Kilworth

Stephen Barracks, Kilkenny

Custume Barracks, Athlone

Mellows Barracks, Co. Galway

Finner Camp, Co. Donegal

All product items must be quoted for in both Lots.

In order to quote for lot 1 Companies must quote for all locations within this lot.

Companies that do not quote for all locations within this lot will be excluded from the competition for Lot 1.

Lot 2 refers to all other locations outside of Dublin region.

Companies may submit tenders for individual locations within Lot 2. Additionally companies may tender either for all locations or some locations in Lot 2 (even one location). This approach is to facilitate iniatives to assist SMEs in Public Procurement as outlined by Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 10/14.

Companies may quote for both lots.

Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Supply of Bread to Irish Defence Forces
Quantity or scope:

Reference number: FC/01/2014
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Several.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

1)All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.

(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a dedclaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.

(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.

(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.

(5) All candidates must comply with the requirments of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.

(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any informationrequired, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.

(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant ordanisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.

(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of the relevant State in which the candidate is established.

(9) All candidates will be requried to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

As outlined in the RFT.

Economic and financial standing:

(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.

(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.

(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.

As outlined it the RFT.

Technical and professional ability:

(1) A statement of the candidates average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years.

(2) Details of the educational and profesional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract.

(3) All candidates will be required to provide certification from an independent body attesting conformity to environmental management standards in accordance with the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme(EMAS);or the European standard BS EN ISO 14001.

(4) All candidates will be required to provide certification drawn up by an independent body attesting the compliance of the economic operator with quality assurance standards based on the relevant European standards.

(5) Certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified bt references to specifications or standards.

(6) Samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so requests.

(7) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provide; the consideration received; the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the services were provided.

(8) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control; measures.

(9) A statement of the candidates technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities.

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Tender validity period: 2017-08-31 📅
Tender opening date: 2014-07-16 📅
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Comdt. Fran Kehoe, Sgt. John Martin, Cpl. Joe Brennan.
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Ultimate Cost (70)
2. Delivery (30)
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening tenders
Address: Food Procurement Sectio, McKee Barracks, Dublin

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Food Procurement Cell
Joseph Brennan

Reference
Dates
Start date: 2014-09-01 📅
End date: 2016-08-31 📅
Publication date: 2010-09-22 📅
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: FC/01/2014
Notice number in the OJ S: 2010/S 250-157572
Additional information

As Per RFT.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Director of Ordnance
Postal address: McKee Barracks, Blackhorse Avenue
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18046025 📞
Source: OJS 2014/S 110-193943 (2014-06-06)

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