The IPS proposes to engage in a competitive procedure for the award of catering and hospitality requirements at the IPS HQ in Longford to a Social Enterprise.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-06-02.
The procurement was published on 2022-05-13.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Tender for The provision of Catering Services and Hospitality requirements at IPS HQ in Longford by a Social Enterprise.
IPS/2021/14”
Products/services: Canteen services📦
Short description:
“The IPS proposes to engage in a competitive procedure for the award of catering and hospitality requirements at the IPS HQ in Longford to a Social Enterprise.”
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 900 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Canteen and catering services📦
Additional products/services: Canteen management services📦
Additional products/services: Catering services📦
Additional products/services: Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions📦
Additional products/services: Education and training services📦
Additional products/services: Training services📦
Additional products/services: Social services📦
Place of performance: Midland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Longford
Description of the procurement:
“The IPS proposes to engage in a competitive procedure for the award of catering and hospitality requirements at the IPS HQ in Longford to a Social Enterprise.” Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 900 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 72
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 4 years, with the option to extend for two (2) further periods one (1) year, to a maximum of 6 years, subject to...”
Description of renewals
The framework agreement will be for 4 years, with the option to extend for two (2) further periods one (1) year, to a maximum of 6 years, subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints.
Show more Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: 1. Previous Contracts
2. Quality Assurance Measures
Description
Additional information:
“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...”
Additional information
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 213882.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please refer to the Tender Documentation available from www.etenders.gov.ie Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: To be agreed with the successful tenderer.
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Description
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 8 years:
“Requirements are planned to be met by a Social Enterprise that will need a longer timeframe to establish itself within the area and achieve a return on investment.”
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 8 years
Requirements are planned to be met by a Social Enterprise that will need a longer timeframe to establish itself within the area and achieve a return on investment.
Show more Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-06-02
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Complementary information Additional information
“PLEASE NOTE: This competition is being advertised on a voluntary basis on the OJEU as the contract value is not above the Concession Directive...”
PLEASE NOTE: This competition is being advertised on a voluntary basis on the OJEU as the contract value is not above the Concession Directive value.
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (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.
3) Suppliers should note the following when making their submission:
• There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per file. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload.
• In order to submit a document to the electronic postbox, please note that you must click “Submit Response”. After submitting a response, the response may be modified and re-submitted as many times as may be necessary until the RFT deadline has expired. Suppliers should be aware that the “Submit Response” button will be disabled automatically upon expiration of the response deadline.
• Suppliers must ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to upload & submit all required documentation before the submission deadline. Suppliers should take into account the fact that upload speeds vary.
• If you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eusupply. com or Telephone: 353(0)21 2439277 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT) 5. All queries must be submitted through the messaging facility on www.etenders.gov.ie.
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie 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 agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement 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
Show more Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: The contract award decision is subject to the application of SI 130 of 2010.
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult legal advisor
Postal town: xx
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2022/S 096-265547 (2022-05-13)
Contract award notice (2022-10-03) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The IPS has cancelled the competitive procedure for the award of catering and hospitality requirements at the IPS HQ in Longford to a Social Enterprise.” Description
Description of the procurement:
“The IPS has cancelled the competitive procedure for the award of catering and hospitality requirements at the IPS HQ in Longford to a Social Enterprise.” Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for delivery of the service addressing the scope of services
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Social Inclusion Proposal for the Contract
Quality criterion (name): Overall Technical merit of the Human Resources Offered
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Service Level Agreement
Quality criterion (name): The Environment and Sustainability
Quality criterion (name): Financial Proposal – First Year Operation
Price (weighting): 10
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 096-265547
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Tender for The provision of Catering Services and Hospitality requirements at IPS HQ in Longford by a Social Enterprise.” Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Source: OJS 2022/S 194-550031 (2022-10-03)