Provision of on Board Catering Services (Republic of Ireland)

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

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
โ€” a reliable and consistently, high standard of catering experience for all customers that meets or exceeds their expectations and is considered value for money,
โ€” ability to provide an innovative menu offering to customers at a price that is fair,
โ€” a safe, hygienic and pleasantly delivered service at all times,
โ€” 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.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-04-23 Contract notice
Contract notice (2019-04-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Catering services for transport enterprises
Reference number: 7270
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 โ€” a reliable and consistently, high standard of catering experience for all customers that meets or exceeds their expectations and is considered value for money, โ€” ability to provide an innovative menu offering to customers at a price that is fair, โ€” a safe, hygienic and pleasantly delivered service at all times, โ€” 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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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Catering services for transport enterprises ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Catering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
Postal address: Procurement, CIE Works, Inchicore
Postal town: Dublin 8
Contact
Internet address: http://www.irishrail.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: fergal.riggs@irishrail.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 17033718 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 14537349 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=145955&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=145955&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-04-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2019-05-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-04-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 082-196069
Refers to notice: 2017/S 006-009017
OJ-S issue: 82
Additional information
See PQQ attached.

Object
Scope of the procurement
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
โ€” a reliable and consistently, high standard of catering experience for all customers that meets or exceeds their expectations and is considered value for money,
โ€” ability to provide an innovative menu offering to customers at a price that is fair,
โ€” a safe, hygienic and pleasantly delivered service at all times,
โ€” 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.
Estimated total value: 4 800 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
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.
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The successful tenderer will be responsible for the delivery of the service and management of their staff through the following key areas:
โ€” staff uniforms,
โ€” training,
โ€” maintenance of catering trolleys, urns, catering premises and equipment,
โ€” on train EPOS system and credit card payment facility,
โ€” marketing and point of sale material,
โ€” office equipment and IT,
โ€” catering stores equipment, shelving, goods carts, etc.,
โ€” cash handling and security,
โ€” allow for services costs such as waste disposal, water, electricity and property rent.
Further details are included in the attached PQQ.
Duration: 36 months
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.
Description of options:
IE reserve the right to extend the initial term of 3 years by an additional period of up to 2 years.
Additional information: See PQQ attached.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: See attached PQQ.
Contract execution
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.
Contract performance conditions: Available at ITT stage.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Minimum number of candidates: 2
Maximum number of candidates: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: See PQQ attached.
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2019-06-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Fergal Riggs
Internet address: www.irishrail.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=145955&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: April 2022 or April 2024 if extension option id utilised.
See PQQ.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2019/S 082-196069 (2019-04-23)