This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of on board rail catering services for on board catering services for Republic of Ireland Services.
An overview of the scope of the requirements of this contract are as follows, the list is not exhaustive.
Service requirements
— a reliable and consistently, high standard of catering experience for all customers that meets or exceeds their expectations and is considered value for money,
— ability to provide an innovative menu offering to customers at a price that is fair,
— a safe, hygienic and pleasantly delivered service at all times,
— offers the most economically advantageous catering solution to both contract awarding entities.
Further details are included in the attached PQQ. It Is recommended that you review these thoroughly in advance of submitting your application as it sets out the size and scale of this requirement.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-05-20.
The procurement was published on 2019-04-23.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of on Board Catering Services (Republic of Ireland)
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Products/services: Catering services for transport enterprises📦
Short description:
“This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of on board rail catering services for on board catering services for Republic of Ireland...”
Short description
This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of on board rail catering services for on board catering services for Republic of Ireland Services.
An overview of the scope of the requirements of this contract are as follows, the list is not exhaustive.
Service requirements
— a reliable and consistently, high standard of catering experience for all customers that meets or exceeds their expectations and is considered value for money,
— ability to provide an innovative menu offering to customers at a price that is fair,
— a safe, hygienic and pleasantly delivered service at all times,
— offers the most economically advantageous catering solution to both contract awarding entities.
Further details are included in the attached PQQ. It Is recommended that you review these thoroughly in advance of submitting your application as it sets out the size and scale of this requirement.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 4 800 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Catering services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Republic of ireland.
Description of the procurement:
“This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of on board rail catering services for on board catering services for Republic of Ireland...”
Description of the procurement
This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of on board rail catering services for on board catering services for Republic of Ireland Services.
An overview of the scope of the requirements of this contract are as follows, the list may not be exhaustive, it is being provided to inform interested applicants of the size and scale of requirements. It should be noted that changes to first class services are anticipated, this will be detailed at ITT stage.
Service requirements
— a reliable and consistently, high standard of catering experience for all customers that meets or exceeds their expectations and is considered value for money,
— ability to provide an innovative menu offering to customers at a price that is fair,
— a safe, hygienic and pleasantly delivered service at all times,
— offers the most economically advantageous catering solution to both contract awarding entities.
The successful tenderer will be responsible for the delivery of the service and management of their staff through the following key areas:
— staff uniforms,
— training,
— maintenance of catering trolleys, urns, catering premises and equipment,
— on train EPOS system and credit card payment facility,
— marketing and point of sale material,
— office equipment and IT,
— catering stores equipment, shelving, goods carts, etc.,
— cash handling and security,
— allow for services costs such as waste disposal, water, electricity and property rent.
Further details are included in the attached PQQ.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“November 2022. If the option to extend an additional period of 2 years is utilised then renewal date will be November 2024.” Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 2
Maximum number: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: See PQQ attached.
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options:
“IE reserve the right to extend the initial term of 3 years by an additional period of up to 2 years.” Description
Additional information: See PQQ attached.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: See attached PQQ.
Deposits and guarantees required: See attached PQQ.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: See attached PQQ.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: See attached PQQ.
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Available at ITT stage.
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2017/S 006-009017
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-05-20
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Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2019-06-06 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6
Complementary information Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement ✅
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: April 2022 or April 2024 if extension option id utilised.
Additional information
See PQQ.
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2019/S 082-196069 (2019-04-23)