Provision of School Meals Services

Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board

LWETB is seeking a service provider for the provision of a school meals. This competition will be divided into nine Lots. Each Lot will result in a separate contract.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-08-12. The procurement was published on 2022-07-12.

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

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2022-07-12 Contract notice
2023-01-10 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-07-12)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
National registration number: 3185033GH
Postal address: Marlinstown Business Park
Postal town: Co. Westmeath
Postal code: Mullingar
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Procurement Office
Phone: +353 433334000 📞
E-mail: procurement@lwetb.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: www.lwetb.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/95397 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=218871&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=218871&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of School Meals Services School Meals
Products/services: School-meal services 📦
Short description:
“LWETB is seeking a service provider for the provision of a school meals. This competition will be divided into nine Lots. Each Lot will result in a separate...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 3 764 400 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of School Meals Services for Ardscoil Phádraig, Granard, Co. Longford, N39 RR79”
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: School meals 📦
Additional products/services: Canteen and catering services 📦
Additional products/services: Catering services 📦
Additional products/services: School catering services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Ardscoil Phadraig, Granard, Co Longford
Description of the procurement: School Meals Service for Ardscoil Phadraig
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“The framework agreement will be for one (1) year, with the option to extend for further periods of one (1) year, subject to a maximum of four (4) years in...”    Show more

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of School Meals Service for Vocational School, Ballymahon, Co. Longford, N39 HK23”
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Main site or place of performance: Vocational School, Ballymahon
Description of the procurement: School Meals service for Vocational School, Ballymahon

3️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of School Meals Service for Columba College, Killucan, Co. Westmeath, N91 ET78”
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Main site or place of performance: Columba College, Killucan
Description of the procurement: School Meals for Columba College

4️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of School Meals Service for Community College, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath, N91 EF89”
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4
Description
Main site or place of performance: Community College, Castlepollard
Description of the procurement: School Meals for Community College, Castlepollard

5️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of School Meals Service for Community College, Lanesboro, Co. Longford, N39 NN52”
Title
Lot Identification Number: 5
Description
Main site or place of performance: Community College, Lanesboro
Description of the procurement: School Meals for Community College, Lanesboro

6️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of School Meals Services for Community College, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, N93 TC59”
Title
Lot Identification Number: 6
Description
Main site or place of performance: Community College, Mullingar
Description of the procurement: School Meals Service for Community College, Mullingar

7️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of School Meals Service for Templemichael College Longford, N39 DA02
Title
Lot Identification Number: 7
Description
Main site or place of performance: Templemichael College, Longford
Description of the procurement: School Meals Service for Templemichael College, Longford

8️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of School Meals Services for Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, N37 Y985”
Title
Lot Identification Number: 8
Description
Main site or place of performance: Athlone Community College
Description of the procurement: School Meals Service for Athlone Community College

9️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of School Meals Service for FET, Youthreach, Longford, N39 K7W4
Title
Lot Identification Number: 9
Description
Main site or place of performance: Longford Youthreach
Description of the procurement: School Meals Service for Longford Youthreach

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-08-12 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-08-12 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Department of Education Tullamore
Postal town: Tullamore
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2022/S 135-385491 (2022-07-12)
Contract award notice (2023-01-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 3 764 400 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Quality & Range of Service
Cost criterion (weighting): 40%
Cost criterion (name): Health & Safety
Cost criterion (weighting): 15%
Cost criterion (name): Delivery Methodology, Reliability and Continuity of Supply
Cost criterion (name): Contract Performance Management and Reporting
Cost criterion (weighting): 10%
Cost criterion (name): Green Procurement Initiatives
Cost criterion (name): Quality of Submission
Cost criterion (name): Quality and Range of Service Proposed
Cost criterion (name): Delivery, Methodology, Reliability and Continuity of Supply
Cost criterion (name): Quality and range of Service Proposed
Cost criterion (name): Quality & Range of Service Proposed
Cost criterion (name): Health and Safety
Cost criterion (name): Green Procurement
Cost criterion (name): Quality and Range of Service
Cost criterion (name): Contract Performance, Management & Reporting
Cost criterion (name): Quality and Range of Services
Cost criterion (name): Contract Performance, Management and Reporting

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 135-385491

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title:
“Provision of School Meals Services for Ardscoil Phádraig, Granard, Co. Longford, N39 RR79”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-08-18 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Freshtoday / School Lunches Ltd
National registration number: IE9844573L
Postal address: Unit 4, Royal Business PArk, Athlone Road
Postal town: Longford
Postal code: N39RP20
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 433347568 📞
E-mail: richie@freshtoday.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: www.freshtoday.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 432 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 432 000 💰

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title:
“Provision of School Meals Service for Vocational School, Ballymahon, Co. Longford, N39 HK23”
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Freshtoday/ School Lunches Ltd
Postal address: Unit 4, Royal Business Park, Athlone Road
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 620 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 620 000 💰

3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Lot Identification Number: 3
Title:
“Provision of School Meals Service for Columba College, Killucan, Co. Westmeath, N91 ET78”
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Postal address: Unit 4, Royal Business Park, Athlone Road,
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 432 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 432 000 💰

4️⃣
Contract Number: 4
Lot Identification Number: 4
Title:
“Provision of School Meals Service for Community College, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath, N91 EF89”
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 380 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 380 000 💰

5️⃣
Contract Number: 5
Lot Identification Number: 5
Title:
“Provision of School Meals Service for Community College, Lanesboro, Co. Longford, N39 NN52”
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 316 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 316 000 💰

6️⃣
Contract Number: 6
Lot Identification Number: 6
Title:
“Provision of School Meals Services for Community College, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, N93 TC59”
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 418 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 418 000 💰

7️⃣
Contract Number: 7
Lot Identification Number: 7
Title: Provision of School Meals Service for Templemichael College Longford, N39 DA02
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Freshtoday / Scholl Lunches
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 478 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 478 000 💰

8️⃣
Contract Number: 8
Lot Identification Number: 8
Title:
“Provision of School Meals Services for Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, N37 Y985”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-10-12 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Food Village / School Lunches
Postal address: Partas Building, Unit 9, Brookfield Enterprise Centre, Tallaght
Postal town: Dublin 24
Postal code: D24TW8A
Phone: +353 15253412 📞
E-mail: richie@foodvillage.ie 📧
URL: www.foodvillage.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 660 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 660 000 💰

9️⃣
Contract Number: 9
Lot Identification Number: 9
Title: Provision of School Meals Service for FET, Youthreach, Longford, N39 K7W4
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Source: OJS 2023/S 010-022066 (2023-01-10)