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.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-12-02. The procurement was published on 2022-10-28.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- • KSG
- • Processed food products › Vending-machine ingredients
- • Furnishing › Kitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering supplies
- • Miscellaneous equipment › Catering equipment
- • Centrifuges, calendering or vending machines › Vending machines
- • Canteen services › Canteen management services
- • Canteen and catering services › Catering services
- • Cleaning and sanitation services › Cleaning services
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...”
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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...”
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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...”
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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...”
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“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...”
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“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...”
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“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...”
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“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:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice”
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice”
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice”
Contract performance conditions:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice”
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
““Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.””
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Peter Whearity
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219 🌏
Reference
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...”
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“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...”
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“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...”
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“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...”
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“9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of...”
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Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Dublin 7 Ireland.
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after...”
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Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay Dublin 7 Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2022/S 211-609094 (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...”
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...”
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Services, which shall include:-”
“• Staff catering”
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“• 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...”
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...”
“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...”
Show more (3)
“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...”
“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”
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 estimated spend of 12 million EUR is taking into account the full duration of the contract including the possible extensions.”
Show more (1)
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice for further details.”
Main site or place of performance:
“Dublin, Ireland”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice”
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice”
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice”
Contract performance conditions:
“Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice”
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
““Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.””
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Peter Whearity
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219 🌏
Reference
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...”
“2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.”
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“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...”
“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...”
“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...”
“9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of...”
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Dublin 7 Ireland.
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after...”
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay Dublin 7 Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2022/S 211-609094 (2022-10-28)
Contract award notice (2023-04-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Services, which shall include:- • Staff catering • Hospitality services • Free issue provision to staff pantries • Vendiing EirGrid Group has catering...”
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Total value of the procurement: 9 516 213 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-04-05 📅
Publication date: 2023-04-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 070-206136
Refers to notice: 2022/S 211-609094
OJ-S issue: 70
Additional information
“The estimated contract value of €9,516,213 is taking into account the potential 8 year duration of the contract.”
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“• Vendiing”
“This tender process is now complete”
“EirGrid envisages qualifying up to 3 candidates from this pre-qualification process, subject to the quality of responses received.”
“Tender process is now finished.”
Description of options:
“The initial contract period envisaged is 3 years with the possibility to extend for a further 3 years and then a final 2 years (8 years total), subject...”
Show more
Additional information:
“The estimated contract value of €9,516,213 is taking into account the potential 8 year duration of the contract.”
Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality, Quantity and Balance of Human Resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Approach & Methodology
Service Levels
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Quality criterion (name): Sustainable Procurement & Social Responsibility
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Transition Planning & Delivery
Price (weighting): 30%
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-03-28 📅
Name: Ksg
National registration number: 9F54225R
Postal address: McKee Avenue
Postal town: Dublin 11
Postal code: Finglas
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18140600 📞
E-mail: maria.cummins@ksg.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.ksg.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 9 516 213 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2023/S 070-206136 (2023-04-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Services, which shall include:- • Staff catering • Hospitality services • Free issue provision to staff pantries • Vendiing EirGrid Group has catering...”
Total value of the procurement: 9 516 213 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-04-05 📅
Publication date: 2023-04-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 070-206136
Refers to notice: 2022/S 211-609094
OJ-S issue: 70
Additional information
“The estimated contract value of €9,516,213 is taking into account the potential 8 year duration of the contract.”
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“• Vendiing”
“This tender process is now complete”
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“EirGrid envisages qualifying up to 3 candidates from this pre-qualification process, subject to the quality of responses received.”
“Tender process is now finished.”
“The initial contract period envisaged is 3 years with the possibility to extend for a further 3 years and then a final 2 years (8 years total), subject...”
Additional information:
“The estimated contract value of €9,516,213 is taking into account the potential 8 year duration of the contract.”
Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality, Quantity and Balance of Human Resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Approach & Methodology
Service Levels
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Quality criterion (name): Sustainable Procurement & Social Responsibility
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Transition Planning & Delivery
Price (weighting): 30%
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-03-28 📅
Name: Ksg
National registration number: 9F54225R
Postal address: McKee Avenue
Postal town: Dublin 11
Postal code: Finglas
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18140600 📞
E-mail: maria.cummins@ksg.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.ksg.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 9 516 213 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2023/S 070-206136 (2023-04-05)
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