The main purpose of this tender is to contract a friendly, efficient provision and timely delivery of high-quality canteen and catering services at Eurofound. The main purpose of the hospitality service is to provide balanced, healthy and tasty food to staff and its visitors.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-06-14.
The procurement was published on 2021-05-20.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Canteen and Catering Services at Eurofound
211015/5847
Products/services: Canteen and catering services📦
Short description:
“The main purpose of this tender is to contract a friendly, efficient provision and timely delivery of high-quality canteen and catering services at...”
Short description
The main purpose of this tender is to contract a friendly, efficient provision and timely delivery of high-quality canteen and catering services at Eurofound. The main purpose of the hospitality service is to provide balanced, healthy and tasty food to staff and its visitors.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 850 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Canteen services📦
Additional products/services: Catering services📦
Place of performance: Dublin🏙️
Main site or place of performance: The tasks are to be performed at the Eurofound’s premises in Dublin (Ireland).
Description of the procurement:
“The successful contractor will be expected to provide the following services to Eurofound:
— on-going staff service (both breakfast and lunch) in the...”
Description of the procurement
The successful contractor will be expected to provide the following services to Eurofound:
— on-going staff service (both breakfast and lunch) in the canteen,
— ad-hoc catering service for conferences, meetings and other events.
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Quality criterion (name): Quality of food proposed
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the proposed menu presentation
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the proposed organisation of work and resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the tenderer environmental policies and actions
Price (weighting): 50
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 850 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Additional information:
“Note: TUPE or the Transfer of Undertakings Directive of 1977, which became part of Irish law by the European Communities (Safeguarding of Employees' Rights...”
Additional information
Note: TUPE or the Transfer of Undertakings Directive of 1977, which became part of Irish law by the European Communities (Safeguarding of Employees' Rights on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations, 1980, protects the rights of employees where the business in which they are employed is transferred to a new owner, and is applicable to this contract. See Tender Specifications for further details.
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
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Accelerated procedure:
“Previously awarded contract was terminated due to contractual matters. Accelerated procedure is required in order to ensure Eurofound's canteen being fully...”
Accelerated procedure
Previously awarded contract was terminated due to contractual matters. Accelerated procedure is required in order to ensure Eurofound's canteen being fully operational and available to staff as soon as possible.
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Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-06-14
17:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Bulgarian 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Czech 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Danish 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: German 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Greek 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Spanish 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Estonian 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Finnish 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: French 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Croatian 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Hungarian 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Italian 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Lithuanian 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Latvian 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Maltese 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Dutch 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Polish 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Portuguese 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Romanian 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Slovak 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Slovenian 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Swedish 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 5
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-06-15
10:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place):
“European Foundation premises in Room LH 4. Please note local time mentioned is Dublin time.”
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure):
“One person representing the tenderer may be present at the opening; participation will be restricted to anobserver role. Please advise Eurofound by email by...”
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure)
One person representing the tenderer may be present at the opening; participation will be restricted to anobserver role. Please advise Eurofound by email by writing to OSUTenders@eurofound.europa.eu if you wish to be present at the opening of tenders.
“Please note that English is a working language of Eurofound and providing tenders in English would be appreciated.” Review body
Name: General Court of the European Union
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Postal town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg 🇱🇺
Phone: +352 4303-1📞
E-mail: cfi.registry@curia.europa.eu📧
Fax: +352 4303-2100 📠
URL: http://curia.europa.eu🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Within 2 months of notification of the outcome of the procedure (award decision), tenderers may launch an action for its annulment. Any request tenderers...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Within 2 months of notification of the outcome of the procedure (award decision), tenderers may launch an action for its annulment. Any request tenderers may make and any reply from Eurofound, or any complaint for maladministration, will have neither the purpose nor the effect of suspending the time-limit for launching an action for annulment nor open a new period for launching an action for annulment. The body responsible for hearing annulment procedures is indicated under Heading VI.4.1 of the contract notice.
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Source: OJS 2021/S 101-265559 (2021-05-20)
Additional information (2021-06-02)
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 101-265559
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2021-06-14 📅
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2021-06-18 📅
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7)
Place of text to be modified: Conditions for opening of tenders
Old value
Date: 2021-06-15 📅
Time: 10:00
New value
Date: 2021-06-21 📅
Time: 10:00
Other additional information
“As a result of the time limit for receipt of tenders being changed, the deadline for submitting queries by tenderers is change to 10 June 2021. Eurofound is...”
As a result of the time limit for receipt of tenders being changed, the deadline for submitting queries by tenderers is change to 10 June 2021. Eurofound is not bound to reply to requests for additional information received after the latter date.
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Source: OJS 2021/S 108-283540 (2021-06-02)
Contract award notice (2021-07-05) Object Description
Description of the procurement:
“The successful contractor will be expected to provide the following services to Eurofound:
— on-going staff service (both breakfast and lunch) in the...”
Description of the procurement
The successful contractor will be expected to provide the following services to Eurofound:
— on-going staff service (both breakfast and lunch) in the canteen;
— ad-hoc catering service for conferences, meetings and other events.
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Additional information:
“Note: TUPE or the Transfer of Undertakings Directive of 1977, which became part of Irish law by the European Communities (Safeguarding of Employees' Rights...”
Additional information
Note: TUPE or the Transfer of Undertakings Directive of 1977, which became part of Irish law by the European Communities (Safeguarding of Employees' Rights on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations, 1980, protects the rights of employees where the business in which they are employed is transferred to a new owner, and is applicable to this contract. See tender specifications for further details.
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 101-265559
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 21-1400-02
Title: Provision of Canteen and Catering Services at Eurofound
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Complementary information Additional information
“The price propose by the only tender received for this contract was found to exceed the maximum amount set by Eurofound as determined and documented...”
The price propose by the only tender received for this contract was found to exceed the maximum amount set by Eurofound as determined and documented internally prior to launching the procurement procedure. As a result, the tender was judged to be unacceptable and rejected. Subsequently Eurofound has decided to cancel the procedure. A competitive procedure with negotiation without prior publication of a contract notice is planned to be used in order to ensure contract award.
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Postal code: L-2925
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Within 2 months of notification of the outcome of the procedure (award decision), tenderers may launch an action for its annulment. Any request tenderers...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Within 2 months of notification of the outcome of the procedure (award decision), tenderers may launch an action for its annulment. Any request tenderers may make and any reply from Eurofound, or any complaint for maladministration, will have neither the purpose nor the effect of suspending the time-limit for launching an action for annulment nor open a new period for launching an action for annulment. The body responsible for hearing annulment procedures is indicated under Heading VI.4.1) of the contract notice.
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Source: OJS 2021/S 132-349628 (2021-07-05)
Contract award notice (2021-08-12) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Canteen and Catering Services at Eurofound
211015/5935
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the tenderer Environmental policies and actions
Procedure Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 132-349628
Complementary information Additional information
“Following an unsuccessful accelerated open procedure Eurofound launched a competitive procedure with negotiation without prior publication of a contract...”
Following an unsuccessful accelerated open procedure Eurofound launched a competitive procedure with negotiation without prior publication of a contract notice with the only tenderer who provided the tender for the previously failed procedure. The current procedure has not resulted with the satisfactory outcome and, as a result, had to be cancelled.
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Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Within two months of notification of the outcome of the procedure (award decision), tenderers may launch an action for its annulment. Any request tenderers...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Within two months of notification of the outcome of the procedure (award decision), tenderers may launch an action for its annulment. Any request tenderers may make and any reply from Eurofound, or any complaint for maladministration, will have neither the purpose nor the effect of suspending the time-limit for launching an action for annulment nor open a new period for launching an action for annulment. The body responsible for hearing annulment procedures is indicated under heading VI.4.1) of the contract notice.
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Source: OJS 2021/S 160-421465 (2021-08-12)