GALW/CSO1532/2025 Service concession contract for the provision of catering services for University of Galway on a concession basis.

University of Galway (ID 1400)

University of Galway intends to establish a Contract for the provision of Cafรฉ and Restaurant services for an initial 3 years with annual reviews and up to a maximum period of 7 years. The successful tenderer will be required to provide exciting, nutritious food at competitive rates to the campus community. University of Galway continues its commitment to work in partnership with catering companies to deliver sustainable, affordable, healthy, quality dining experiences for our diverse campus community. This document sets out the attributes which inform the selection process for the appointment of catering companies to operate university restaurants. The full list of requirements are contained in the tender documents. All responses must be submitted in a ZIP FILE format.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-03-26. The procurement was published on 2025-02-17.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2025-02-17 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-02-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: GALW/CSO1532/2025 Service concession contract for the provision of catering services for University of Galway on a concession basis.
Short description:
University of Galway intends to establish a Contract for the provision of Cafรฉ and Restaurant services for an initial 3 years with annual reviews and up to a maximum period of 7 years. The successful tenderer will be required to provide exciting, nutritious food at competitive rates to the campus community. University of Galway continues its commitment to work in partnership with catering companies to deliver sustainable, affordable, healthy, quality dining experiences for our diverse campus community. This document sets out the attributes which inform the selection process for the appointment of catering companies to operate university restaurants. The full list of requirements are contained in the tender documents. All responses must be submitted in a ZIP FILE format.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 28 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โœ…
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 7 years
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/23/EU
Main features of the procedure:
As the subject matter of this competition is defined as a Concession within the context of Directive 2014/23/EU, where the choice of procedure is open to the Contracting Authority, the procedure chosen on this occasion is a single-stage procedure involving negotiations. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to enter negotiations with some or all tenderers who submit a valid responsive tender. Negotiations may be held on all aspects of the service under each of the published Award Criteria. The Contracting Authority also reserves the right to award the concession contract directly following receipt of initial tenders without recourse to negotiations with individual tenderers.
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Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-03-26 16:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Non-disclosure agreement is required โœ…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: University of Galway (ID 1400)
National registration number: 0022578J
Postal address: University Road, Galway
Postal code: H91TK33
Postal town: Galway
Region: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procure@universityofgalway.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 091524411 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Buyer contracting type: The buyer is not a contracting entity
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5134845 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5134845 ๐ŸŒ
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
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
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 035-112232 (2025-02-17)