Provision of School Meals for Primary school Cuan na Gaillimhe CNS, Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB)

Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board_92189

Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board is seeking tenders for the provision of school meals to Primary School, Cuan na Gaillimhe CNS under its remit. Cuan na Gaillimhe CNS, An Cimรญn Mรณr, Cappagh Road, Knocknacarra, Galway, H91 Y38E. There are no on-site preparation facilities in this school. All food will have to be prepared off premises. Student meals need to be individually packed and clearly labelled with the studentโ€™s name and class group and delivered to students in their respective classrooms at a time agreed with the school Principal. The packaging must allow the items to remain within appropriate temperature levels. A prompt and efficient service is required with food well presented. Clean up after service provision, including the collection of food waste and packaging from classroom areas, prior to the resumption of after lunch activities, is also expected. A high quality, flexible and responsive service is required combined with continuous improvement and innovation for the 182 days of the year in which the school operates. 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 GRETB reserve the right to cancel the contract in the event that funding is no longer forthcoming.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-07-03. The procurement was published on 2025-05-29.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2025-05-29 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-05-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of School Meals for Primary school Cuan na Gaillimhe CNS, Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB)
Short description:
Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board is seeking tenders for the provision of school meals to Primary School, Cuan na Gaillimhe CNS under its remit. Cuan na Gaillimhe CNS, An Cimรญn Mรณr, Cappagh Road, Knocknacarra, Galway, H91 Y38E. There are no on-site preparation facilities in this school. All food will have to be prepared off premises. Student meals need to be individually packed and clearly labelled with the studentโ€™s name and class group and delivered to students in their respective classrooms at a time agreed with the school Principal. The packaging must allow the items to remain within appropriate temperature levels. A prompt and efficient service is required with food well presented. Clean up after service provision, including the collection of food waste and packaging from classroom areas, prior to the resumption of after lunch activities, is also expected. A high quality, flexible and responsive service is required combined with continuous improvement and innovation for the 182 days of the year in which the school operates. 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 GRETB reserve the right to cancel the contract in the event that funding is no longer forthcoming.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: School catering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 225 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
โ€ข Minimising environmental impact, including details on how they propose to minimise food packaging to reduce waste while still ensuring the safety and preservation of food, eliminating the use of single-use plastics, incorporating recycled and renewable materials into the service provision. โ€ข Ensuring a more sustainable approach in the food preparation as well as initiatives for food transportation, strategies for dealing with left-over food, and management of waste including food waste. โ€ข The separation and recovery of packaging waste, if any.
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Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Social objective promoted: Other
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

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: 2025-07-03 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-07-03 00:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5790031
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: 12 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-07-03 00:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5790031
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board_92189
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: An Coilear Ban,
Postal code: H65 AT81
Postal town: Athenry
Region: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: hilary.molloy@gretb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 091874505 ๐Ÿ“ž
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gretb.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5790031 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5790031 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
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 30 days
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 104-352096 (2025-05-29)
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