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:

• BWG Foods UC

Who?

• The Office of Government Procurement

What?

• Fresh or frozen vegetables › Frozen vegetables
• Frozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meat › Frozen fish
• Frozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meat › Frozen fish products
• Frozen potatoes › Chips or french fries
• Frozen potatoes › Diced, sliced and other frozen potatoes
• Ice cream and similar products › Ice cream
• Miscellaneous food products and dried goods › Deep-frozen products

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2020-11-05	Contract notice
2021-05-05	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2020-11-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Deep-frozen products
Reference number: PROJ000006064
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 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

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Deep-frozen products 📦
Additional CPV: Frozen fish, fish fillets and other fish meat 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all 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: The Office of Government Procurement
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper
Postal code: D01 PF72
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +76 1008000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=177337&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=177337&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-11-05 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-12-10 📅
Publication date: 2020-11-10 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 219-537069
Refers to notice: 2020/S 121-294351
OJ-S issue: 219
Additional information

Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie RFT 179449

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

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

Estimated total value: 5 720 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Irish Prison Service
Lot number: 1
Short description:

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.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 800 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
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 or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.

Title of the lot: Defence Forces
Lot number: 2
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 920 000 EUR 💰
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
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