The Provision of a Catering Franchise at The Woodland Bistro, Vandeleur Walled Garden, Kilrush, Co Clare

Clare County Council

Vandeleur Walled Garden & Woodland Bistro is located in Kilrush and sited on the world-renowned Wild Atlantic Way. It is among the jewels in the crown of tourism in West Clare.
For full details please refer to the attached PQQ.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-02-24. The procurement was published on 2023-01-20.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-01-20 Contract notice
2023-11-14 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-01-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Catering services
Short description:
Vandeleur Walled Garden & Woodland Bistro is located in Kilrush and sited on the world-renowned Wild Atlantic Way. It is among the jewels in the crown of tourism in West Clare. For full details please refer to the attached PQQ.
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: Catering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Canteen and catering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Clare County Council
Postal address: รras Contae an Chlรกir
Postal code: New Road
Postal town: Ennis
Contact
Internet address: http://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: ccostelloe@clarecoco.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 656821616 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=232255&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=232255&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-01-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-02-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-01-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Start date: 2023-05-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 018-048359
OJ-S issue: 18

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Vandeleur Walled Garden & Woodland Bistro is located in Kilrush and sited on the world-renowned Wild Atlantic Way. It is among the jewels in the crown of tourism in West Clare.
For full details please refer to the attached PQQ.
Estimated total value: 300 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
With funding received from the Department of Rural and Community Development in 2019 under the RRDF 1 funding measure, works are at an advanced stage which includes the extensive restoration and renovation of the old stable block on-site. The main works also include an interpretative museum and a new gardenersโ€™ building, along with the development of new visitor experience design and approach for the complex.
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The enabling works signal the start of significant investment in the visitor attraction. With this extensive renovation underway, a comprehensive visitor experience strategy is also underway for the site.
As part of the new visitor experience, Clare County Council are planning to redevelop a new restaurant / cafรฉ for the Vandeleur Walled Garden Experience. We are inviting qualified applicants to operate the facility currently known as the Woodland Bistro.
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This represents a brilliant opportunity to operate a Restaurant / Cafรฉ at one of County Clareโ€™s most beautiful botanical tributes to Irelandโ€™s natural history.
The successful candidate will operate the entire catering operation at Vandeleur Walled Garden, Killimer Road, Kilrush, Co. Clare.
The new cafรฉ is planned to open in Qtr. 1, 2024. The successful tender will be required to operate the existing Woodland Bistro from 01st May 2023.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: IE051

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Colette Costelloe
Internet address: www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/379 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=232255&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Same as: Review body
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Postal town: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Source: OJS 2023/S 018-048359 (2023-01-20)
Contract award notice (2023-11-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 700 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-11-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-11-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 222-697094
Refers to notice: 2023/S 018-048359
OJ-S issue: 222

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Project management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Manpower Resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Quality criterion (name): Relevant Exp
Quality criterion (weighting): 40%
Quality criterion (name): Qa & gpp
Training & Support
Price (weighting): Price

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-07-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Brambles
National registration number: 6389942G
Postal address: Unit C4 South City Business Park
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: ciaran@brambles.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.brambles.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Source: OJS 2023/S 222-697094 (2023-11-14)