Supply of Automated Bottle Filling and Capping Plant

Bespoke Sauce Company Ltd t/a Global Sauce Company

An Irish manufacturer of prepared sauces and condiments is seeking to procure flexible, automated bottle filling and capping plant capable of filling and capping bottles with sauces such as mayonnaise , ketchup or BBQ sauces that have varying flow characteristics. The plant must be capable of filling bottles ranging from 1 - 5 Litres in volumetric capacity and applying heat treated foil seals and screw-on caps. It must incorporate printing functionality to print dates and batch numbers on labels, and convey filled bottles to a point for aggregation and packing. An acceptable processing capacity will range between 1,000 - 2,000 bottles per hour.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-03-29. The procurement was published on 2024-02-19.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2024-02-19 Contract notice
Contract notice (2024-02-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply of Automated Bottle Filling and Capping Plant
Reference number: RFT 2024 01
Short description:
An Irish manufacturer of prepared sauces and condiments is seeking to procure flexible, automated bottle filling and capping plant capable of filling and capping bottles with sauces such as mayonnaise , ketchup or BBQ sauces that have varying flow characteristics. The plant must be capable of filling bottles ranging from 1 - 5 Litres in volumetric capacity and applying heat treated foil seals and screw-on caps. It must incorporate printing functionality to print dates and batch numbers on labels, and convey filled bottles to a point for aggregation and packing. An acceptable processing capacity will range between 1,000 - 2,000 bottles per hour.
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Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Sauces, mixed condiments and mixed seasonings ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 150 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 1
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โœ…
Description
Internal identifier: 1
Quantity: 1
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โœ…
Additional products/services: Food, beverage and tobacco-processing machinery ๐Ÿ“ฆ
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included with the following justification
Justification:
due to anticipated physical nature of the intended work, personal and associated personnel safety and practicality considerations preclude use of intended equipment by persons with disabilities
Postal address: Unit 9/10 Raheen Food Court Raheen Co Limerick
Postcode: V42 V596
Town: Co Limerick
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration
Start date: 2024-04-15 ๐Ÿ“…
End date: 2025-04-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
See Request for Tender Overview re supply of an option for an extended warranty & service cover
Award criteria
Criterion:
See Request for Tender overview for an outline of the award criteria and associated weighting
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Postal address: Unit 9/10 Raheen Food Court Raheen

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-03-29 18:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-04-01 18:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3118685
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6 months
Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations โœ…
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Advanced or qualified electronic signature or seal (as defined in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014) is required
A certain legal form must be taken by a group of tenderers that is awarded a contract โœ…
Opening date: 2024-04-01 18:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3118685
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Additional information:
The buyer reserves the right to discuss and clarify with respondents information submitted as part of the tender
The contract has performance execution conditions โœ…

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
See Request for Tender Overview for a description of the selection criteria and corresponding weighting
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
The buyer has a preference for fulfilment via a single supplier rather than a group
Deposits and guarantees required:
See Request for Tender Overview in respect of information to be provided by respondents on any legal claims as well as financial information
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
See Request for Tender overview in respect of request for financing option related to purchase
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
See Request for Tender overview for discussion of requirements re tender fulfilment
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Analogous situation like bankruptcy under national law
Description of exclusion grounds:
See Request for Tender overview for detail of respondent legal issues as well as financial data that is required to be provided

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Bespoke Sauce Company Ltd t/a Global Sauce Company
National registration number: 528252
Department: Bespoke Sauce Company Ltd t/a Global Sauce Company
Postal address: Unit 9/10 Raheen Food Court
Postal code: V94 V596
Postal town: Raheen, Limerick
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact point: Bart Bonsall
E-mail: bbonsconsvsheehan@gmail.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353862413081 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: http://www.globalsauces.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.globalsauces.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=3118685 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/eawarding/showTenderList.do?resourceId=3118685 ๐ŸŒ
Identifier of EU funds: Limerick Enterprise Business Expansion Programme
EU funds programme: Competitiveness (more developed regions) (2014/2020)
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Review body
Same as: Body responsible for mediation procedures
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 037-109474 (2024-02-19)