Provision of School Meals in 8 Lots to certain Contracting Authority Post-Primary Schools

City of Dublin Education and Training Board

The Contracting Authority is seeking tenders from economic operators for the provision of School Meal Services to certain of it's post-primary schools.
As the subject matter of this competition is categorised as a Title III Service subject to a light touch application of Directive 2014/24/EU, under Art. 74, a single-stage competitive procedure with negotiation is being used.
The tender will consist of eight (8) lots with tenderers eligible to apply for all lots.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-10-27. The procurement was published on 2022-09-19.

Who?

• City of Dublin Education and Training Board

What?

• Catering services › School catering services
• Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions › School-meal services
• Catering services for private households › Meal delivery service
• Meal-serving services › Meal-cooking services
• Meal-serving services › Meal-preparation services
• Processed food products › Prepared meals

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-09-19	Contract notice
2022-09-23	Additional information

Contract notice (2022-09-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Meal-serving services
Reference number: Cdetb
Short description:

The Contracting Authority is seeking tenders from economic operators for the provision of School Meal Services to certain of it's post-primary schools. As the subject matter of this competition is categorised as a Title III Service subject to a light touch application of Directive 2014/24/EU, under Art. 74, a single-stage competitive procedure with negotiation is being used. The tender will consist of eight (8) lots with tenderers eligible to apply for all lots.

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: Meal-serving services 📦
Additional CPV: Prepared meals 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: City of Dublin Education and Training Board
Postal address: Town Hall, 1-3 Merrion Road
Postal code: Ballsbridge
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cdetb.ie 🌏
E-mail: john.mcdonald@cdetb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 016680614 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=220629&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=220629&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-09-19 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-10-27 📅
Publication date: 2022-09-23 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 184-520112
OJ-S issue: 184
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) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped. 3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT) 4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:RFT220215) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response 5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework. 6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. 7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant. 9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreements or any contract awarded under the framework agreements at any time. 10) 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. 11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation 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) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.

3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT)

4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:RFT220215) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response

5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework.

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

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

8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.

9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreements or any contract awarded under the framework agreements at any time.

10) 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.

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

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The Contracting Authority is seeking tenders from economic operators for the provision of School Meal Services to certain of it's post-primary schools.

As the subject matter of this competition is categorised as a Title III Service subject to a light touch application of Directive 2014/24/EU, under Art. 74, a single-stage competitive procedure with negotiation is being used.

The tender will consist of eight (8) lots with tenderers eligible to apply for all lots.

Estimated total value: 1 000 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Provision of School Meals Service to Cabra Community College
Lot number: 1
Short description:

The Contracting Authority wishes to establish contracts, in eight (8) lots for the Provision of School Meals to certain of it's Post-Primary Schools (Lot 1 - Cabra Community College). Further details of the scope of this procurement are available in the Request for Tender (RFT) documentation that can be downloaded from this website under the Tender ID RFT220215.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 120 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals:

It is envisaged that there will be a maximum of three (3) contract extensions of twelve (12) months each making a total contract length of sixty (60) months if all possible extensions are invoked.

Title of the lot: Provision of School Meals Service to Colaiste Dhulaigh Post-Primary School
Lot number: 2
Short description:

The Contracting Authority wishes to establish contracts, in eight (8) lots for the Provision of School Meals to certain of it's Post-Primary Schools (Lot 2 - Colaiste Dhulaigh Post-Primary School). Further details of the scope of this procurement are available in the Request for Tender (RFT) documentation that can be downloaded from this website under the Tender ID RFT220215.

Title of the lot: Provision of School Meals Service to Marino College
Lot number: 3
Short description:

The Contracting Authority wishes to establish contracts, in eight (8) lots for the Provision of School Meals to certain of it's Post-Primary Schools (Lot 3 - Marino College). Further details of the scope of this procurement are available in the Request for Tender (RFT) documentation that can be downloaded from this website under the Tender ID RFT220215.

Title of the lot: Provision of School Meals Service to Ellenfield Community College
Lot number: 4
Short description:

The Contracting Authority wishes to establish contracts, in eight (8) lots for the Provision of School Meals to certain of it's Post-Primary Schools (Lot 4 - Ellenfield Community College). Further details of the scope of this procurement are available in the Request for Tender (RFT) documentation that can be downloaded from this website under the Tender ID RFT220215.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 80 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Provision of School Meals Service to Kylemore College
Lot number: 5
Short description:

The Contracting Authority wishes to establish contracts, in eight (8) lots for the Provision of School Meals to certain of it's Post-Primary Schools (Lot 5 - Kylemore College). Further details of the scope of this procurement are available in the Request for Tender (RFT) documentation that can be downloaded from this website under the Tender ID RFT220215.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 160 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Provision of School Meals Service to Clogher Road Community College
Lot number: 6
Short description:

The Contracting Authority wishes to establish contracts, in eight (8) lots for the Provision of School Meals to certain of it's Post-Primary Schools (Lot 6 - Clogher Road Community School). Further details of the scope of this procurement are available in the Request for Tender (RFT) documentation that can be downloaded from this website under the Tender ID RFT220215.

Title of the lot: Provision of School Meals Service to Ringsend College
Lot number: 7
Short description:

The Contracting Authority wishes to establish contracts, in eight (8) lots for the Provision of School Meals to certain of it's Post-Primary Schools (Lot 7 - Ringsend College). Further details of the scope of this procurement are available in the Request for Tender (RFT) documentation that can be downloaded from this website under the Tender ID RFT220215.

Title of the lot: Provision of School Meals Service to Larkin Community College
Lot number: 8
Short description:

The Contracting Authority wishes to establish contracts, in eight (8) lots for the Provision of School Meals to certain of it's Post-Primary Schools (Lot 8 - Larkin Community College). Further details of the scope of this procurement are available in the Request for Tender (RFT) documentation that can be downloaded from this website under the Tender ID RFT220215.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ballsbridge Dublin 4

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 18:00
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: John Mc Donald
Internet address: www.cdetb.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/370 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=220629&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.

3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT)

4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:RFT220215) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response

5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework.

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

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

8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.

9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreements or any contract awarded under the framework agreements at any time.

10) 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.

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

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: 87 Broadford Crescent,
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@highcourts.ie 📧
Source: OJS 2022/S 184-520112 (2022-09-19)

Additional information (2022-09-23)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Meal-preparation services 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-09-23 📅
Publication date: 2022-09-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 187-530371
Refers to notice: 2022/S 184-520112
OJ-S issue: 187
Source: OJS 2022/S 187-530371 (2022-09-23)

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