Request for Tenders for the establishment of a Multi-Party Framework Agreement (Cascade System) for the Provision of Agency Staff - Catering Services for the Houses of the Oireachtas

Houses of the Oireachtas Service

This competition relates to a Multi-Party Framework Agreement (Cascade System), which once established entitles the successful tenderers to be considered for all contracts within the defined scope of the framework agreement. This will involve the Contracting Authority approaching the highest-ranked framework member with the work in question. If unavailable, the next ranked framework member will be approached. On signing of the framework agreement, the successful tenderers will then be referred to as “framework members”. The provision of temporary agency staff within the Houses of the Oireachtas Catering Facilities as and when required.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-01-19. The procurement was published on 2022-12-16.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2022-12-16 Contract notice
Contract notice (2022-12-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Recruitment services
Reference number: 2022/1033
Short description:
This competition relates to a Multi-Party Framework Agreement (Cascade System), which once established entitles the successful tenderers to be considered for all contracts within the defined scope of the framework agreement. This will involve the Contracting Authority approaching the highest-ranked framework member with the work in question. If unavailable, the next ranked framework member will be approached. On signing of the framework agreement, the successful tenderers will then be referred to as “framework members”. The provision of temporary agency staff within the Houses of the Oireachtas Catering Facilities as and when required.
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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: Recruitment services 📦
Additional CPV: Restaurant and food-serving services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Other
Awarding authority name: Houses of the Oireachtas Service
Postal address: Leinster House
Postal code: Kildare Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.oireachtas.ie 🌏
E-mail: clare.moloney@oireachtas.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16183000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=231002&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=231002&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-12-16 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-01-19 📅
Publication date: 2022-12-21 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 246-711844
OJ-S issue: 246

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 600 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission as established by statute (hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting Authority”) is the authority responsible for this procurement.This competition relates to a Multi-Party Framework Agreement (Cascade System), which once established entitles the successful tenderers to be considered for all contracts within the defined scope of the framework agreement. This will involve the Contracting Authority approaching the highest-ranked framework member with the work in question. If unavailable, the next ranked framework member will be approached. On signing of the framework agreement, the successful tenderers will then be referred to as “framework members”. The provision of temporary agency staff within the Houses of the Oireachtas Catering Facilities as and when required. The Initial contract term will be for a period of 12 (twelve) months. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period of up to twelve (12) months, with a maximum of four such extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law, any extension to the initial contract will be subject to satisfactory performance, budget availability and ongoing need.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 60 months

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 3
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2023-01-19 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Other type of contracting authority: Parliament
Contact
Contact point: Clare Moloney
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1166 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=231002&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Courts Service, 6th Floor, 15/24 Phoenix Street North, Smithfield
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16395600 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2022/S 246-711844 (2022-12-16)