Catering & Hospitality Services

EirGrid plc

Services, which shall include:-
• Staff catering
• Hospitality services
• Free issue provision to staff pantries
• Vending
EirGrid Group has catering services in the Oval, Block 2.
At the Oval there is a dedicated kitchen space and staff restaurant on the 4th floor which provides catering services to EirGrid staff between the hours of 8am-4pm Monday- Friday and kitchenettes on each floor and at each premises which are to be managed (stocked and cleaned) by the supplier. The restaurant currently offers hot & cold fresh food as a free issue service with a main food counter, wok station, salad bar, snack selection, deli bar and bean-to-cup coffee. Hospitality is mostly sandwich working lunches, buffets and teas and coffees. There is also an occasional requirement for high quality banqueting-style service which is chargeable to authorised users.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-12-02. The procurement was published on 2022-10-28.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• KSG

Who?

• EirGrid plc

What?

• Canteen and catering services › Catering services
• Canteen services › Canteen management services
• Centrifuges, calendering or vending machines › Vending machines
• Cleaning and sanitation services › Cleaning services
• Furnishing › Kitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering supplies
• Miscellaneous equipment › Catering equipment
• Processed food products › Vending-machine ingredients

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-10-28	Contract notice
2023-04-05	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2022-10-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Canteen and catering services
Reference number: ENQEIR810
Short description:

Services, which shall include:- • Staff catering • Hospitality services • Free issue provision to staff pantries • Vending EirGrid Group has catering services in the Oval, Block 2. At the Oval there is a dedicated kitchen space and staff restaurant on the 4th floor which provides catering services to EirGrid staff between the hours of 8am-4pm Monday- Friday and kitchenettes on each floor and at each premises which are to be managed (stocked and cleaned) by the supplier. The restaurant currently offers hot & cold fresh food as a free issue service with a main food counter, wok station, salad bar, snack selection, deli bar and bean-to-cup coffee. Hospitality is mostly sandwich working lunches, buffets and teas and coffees. There is also an occasional requirement for high quality banqueting-style service which is chargeable to authorised users.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Canteen and catering services 📦
Additional CPV: Vending-machine ingredients 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: EirGrid plc
Postal address: Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Ballsbridge
Contact
Internet address: http://www.eirgrid.com 🌏
E-mail: peter.whearity@eirgrid.com 📧
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=227538&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=227538&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-10-28 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-12-02 📅
Publication date: 2022-11-02 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 211-609094
OJ-S issue: 211
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. 2) This is the sole call for competition for this service. 3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. 4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or eTax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested. 6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer as appropriate. 7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded. 8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended. 9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or eTax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer as appropriate.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded.

8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended.

9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Services, which shall include:-

• Staff catering

• Hospitality services

• Free issue provision to staff pantries

• Vending

EirGrid Group has catering services in the Oval, Block 2.

At the Oval there is a dedicated kitchen space and staff restaurant on the 4th floor which provides catering services to EirGrid staff between the hours of 8am-4pm Monday- Friday and kitchenettes on each floor and at each premises which are to be managed (stocked and cleaned) by the supplier. The restaurant currently offers hot & cold fresh food as a free issue service with a main food counter, wok station, salad bar, snack selection, deli bar and bean-to-cup coffee. Hospitality is mostly sandwich working lunches, buffets and teas and coffees. There is also an occasional requirement for high quality banqueting-style service which is chargeable to authorised users.

Estimated total value: 12 000 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

There is also a requirement to stock staff pantry areas on individual floors with tea bags, instant coffee granules and related consumables. There are also a small number of vending machines on site which meet 24/7 operating requirements which are predominantly stocked with drinks & snacks.

Additionally, the contract to be awarded for the Services (the “Contract”) covers hospitality for meetings and events at the Oval and this can be extended to the local sites of Oval block 3 which are neighbouring buildings to the Oval, Block 2. All food should be freshly prepared and have a focus on using local suppliers, fair trade and sustainable sources.

It is crucial to maintain a strong customer focus, continuous innovation in the delivery of quality services and maximise the use of technology in the delivery of services. It requires the best performance from EirGrid as well as its suppliers to maximise these benefits.

The contract is for an initial duration of 3 years (potentially 8 with extensions)

EirGrid envisages qualifying up to 3 candidates from this pre-qualification process, subject to the quality of responses rece

Estimated value excluding VAT: 12 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of options:

The initial contract period envisaged is 3 years with the possibility to extend up to a further 5 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.

The estimated spend of 12 million EUR is taking into account the full duration of the contract including the possible extensions.

Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice for further details.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Ireland

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: