Frozen Foods for Irish Prison Service and Defence Forces

The Office of Government Procurement

The Minister for Justice and Equality on behalf of the Irish Prison Service (the ‘Contracting Authority’) and the Minister for Defence on behalf of the Defence Forces (the ‘Contracting Authority’) (the ‘Contracting Authority’) invites tenders (‘Tenders’) to this request for tenders (‘RFT’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the ‘Goods’).
As per above, there are two separate Contracting Authorities (the ‘Contracting Authority’). Each Contracting Authority will be signing their own contract documents, etc. at the conclusion of the competition.
In summary, the Goods comprise:
Frozen Foods to the Irish Prison Service and Defence Forces as detailed in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 of this RFT including meat and poultry, seafood, potato and vegetables, savoury, snacks, breads and pastries, and ice creams and desserts

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-12-10. The procurement was published on 2020-11-05.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-11-05 Contract notice
2021-05-05 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-11-05)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Office of Government Procurement
National registration number: IE3229842HH
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper
Postal town: Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 PF72
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: OGP Support
Phone: +76 1008000 📞
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 🌏
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=177337&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=177337&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Frozen Foods for Irish Prison Service and Defence Forces PROJ000006064
Products/services: Deep-frozen products 📦
Short description:
“The Minister for Justice and Equality on behalf of the Irish Prison Service (the ‘Contracting Authority’) and the Minister for Defence on behalf of the...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 5 720 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Irish Prison Service
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Frozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meat 📦
Additional products/services: Frozen fish 📦
Additional products/services: Frozen fish products 📦
Additional products/services: Frozen potatoes 📦
Additional products/services: Chips or french fries 📦
Additional products/services: Diced, sliced and other frozen potatoes 📦
Additional products/services: Fresh or frozen vegetables 📦
Additional products/services: Frozen vegetables 📦
Additional products/services: Ice cream and similar products 📦
Additional products/services: Ice cream 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1.
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Justice and Equality on behalf of the Irish Prison Service (the ‘Contracting Authority’) and the Minister for Defence on behalf of the...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Tenderer’s proposed contract management plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Tenderer’s proposed methodology for ensuring continuity of supply
Quality criterion (name): Tenderer’s proposed methodology in respect of disaster recovery proposals
Quality criterion (name): Tenderer’s proposals in respect of product traceability
Quality criterion (name):
“Tenderer’s proposals in respect of goods recalls, customer complaints and corrective actions”
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 500
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 3 800 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of one (1) such extension...”    Show more

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Defence Forces
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 1 920 000 💰

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie RFT #179449”
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie RFT #179449”
Conditions for participation

“Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie RFT #179449”
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie RFT #179449”
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability):
“Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie RFT #179449”
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie RFT #179449”

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 121-294351
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-12-10 12:00 📅
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: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-12-10 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Additional information

“Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie RFT 179449”
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2020/S 219-537069 (2020-11-05)
Contract award notice (2021-05-05)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal town: Dublin 1. D01 PF72.
Postal code: Dublin

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Minister for Justice and Equality on behalf of the Irish Prison Service (the ‘Contracting Authority’) and the Minister for Defence on behalf of the...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 698 776 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Justice and Equality on behalf of the Irish Prison Service (the ‘Contracting Authority’) and the Minister for Defence on behalf of the...”    Show more
Additional information:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of one (1) such extension...”    Show more
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 219-537069

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title: Irish Prison Service
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Title: Defence Forces
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-04-24 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
Name and address of the contractor
Name: BWG Foods UC
National registration number: 20469
Postal address: BWG House, Greenhills Road, Tallaght
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 24
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 14249404 📞
E-mail: hcurran@bwg.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.bwgfoodservice.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 698 776 💰

Complementary information
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult your own legal advisors
Source: OJS 2021/S 090-232772 (2021-05-05)