The provision of school meals for MSLETB St Tiernan's College

Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB

The Contracting Authority requires the provision of sustainable (evolving process) healthy, balanced and nutritious catering service to its students, staff and visitors at affordable prices. A high quality, responsive and flexible service is required in providing a range of pre-prepared lunch food options. It should be noted that the menu must be in line with the Schoolโ€™s Healthy Eating Policy and the School Meals Programme. In order to prevent menu fatigue a varied choice of meals should be provided and seasonality of produce considered.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-09-12. The procurement was published on 2022-08-11.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2022-08-11 Contract notice
Contract notice (2022-08-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: School catering services
Short description:
The Contracting Authority requires the provision of sustainable (evolving process) healthy, balanced and nutritious catering service to its students, staff and visitors at affordable prices. A high quality, responsive and flexible service is required in providing a range of pre-prepared lunch food options. It should be noted that the menu must be in line with the Schoolโ€™s Healthy Eating Policy and the School Meals Programme. In order to prevent menu fatigue a varied choice of meals should be provided and seasonality of produce considered.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: School catering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Catering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB
Postal address: Quay Street
Postal code: Sligo
Postal town: Sligo
Contact
Internet address: http://www.msletb.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: emmacsmith@msletb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 719194800 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=220856&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=220856&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-08-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2022-09-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-08-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 156-448015
OJ-S issue: 156

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 525 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
The Contracting Authority requires the provision of sustainable (evolving process) healthy, balanced and nutritious catering service to its students, staff and visitors at affordable prices. A high quality, responsive and flexible service is required in providing a range of pre-prepared lunch food options. It should be noted that the menu must be in line with the Schoolโ€™s Healthy Eating Policy and the School Meals Programme. In order to prevent menu fatigue a varied choice of meals should be provided and seasonality of produce considered. The successful tenderer will be expected to demonstrate innovation and flair in the creation of value for money menus taking into consideration the socioeconomic conditions of the area and must also provide a number of โ€˜special themeโ€™ catering days as the occasion demands. Lunch meal deals are also encouraged i.e. hot lunch, fruit and drink package etc. Consideration should also be given for those with special dietary needs such as gluten-free and vegetarian. Continuous improvement and innovation of the service is expected over the estimated 33 weeks of the school year
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Funding is provided for School Meals (Local projects) Scheme through the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. Funding is allocated on a school year basis and must be applied for each year. There is no automatic entitlement to funding and all applications are considered on the available budget for the Scheme. Whilst this competition is being run for a specific period it is entirely dependent on the aforementioned funding, and MSLETB reserve the right to cancel the contract in the event that funding is no longer forthcoming.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 525 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
Two (2) extensions of twenty four (24) months each subject to satisfactory performance.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Crossmolina Co. Mayo

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Refer to tender documents on e-Tenders (220424)
Information about a particular profession: Services
Reference to relevant legislative or regulatory provisions:
For the hospitality/catering sector with certification in Food Safety and all legislation regarding the provision of food.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 11:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2022-09-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 11:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Emma Smith
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1692 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=220856&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@highcourts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2022/S 156-448015 (2022-08-11)