The Provision of School Meals 3 Lots: Lot 1 - Terence MacSwiney Community College, Hollyhill, Lot 2 - Carrignafoy Community College, Lot 3 - Coláiste Daibhéid

Cork Education and Training Board

Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB) is seeking tenders for the provision of school meals for three Post Primary Schools – Lot 1: Terence MacSwiney Community College, Hollyhill, Knocknaheeny, Cork. T23 DY01, Lot 2: Carrignafoy Community College, Cobh, Co. Cork. P24 WR29, Lot 3: Coláiste Daibhéid, Sawmill Street, Cork, T12 VP03, under its remit. The specification for each lot is outlined in the attached CFT. Please note that a Tender Response Document must be completed for each separate lot. The provision of school meals is to commence for school year 2025/2026. Funding is provided for School Meals (Local projects) Scheme through the Department of 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 available funding. The Cork ETB reserve the right to cancel the contract in the event that funding is no longer available.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-07-14. The procurement was published on 2025-06-09.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2025-06-09 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-06-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The Provision of School Meals 3 Lots: Lot 1 - Terence MacSwiney Community College, Hollyhill, Lot 2 - Carrignafoy Community College, Lot 3 - Coláiste Daibhéid
Short description:
“Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB) is seeking tenders for the provision of school meals for three Post Primary Schools – Lot 1: Terence MacSwiney...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: School catering services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 560 000 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Terence MacSwiney Community College
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 560 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB) is seeking tenders for the provision of school meals for three Post Primary Schools – Lot 1: Terence MacSwiney...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: School catering services 📦
Additional products/services: Canteen and catering services 📦
Catering services 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Duration
Start date: 2025-09-01 📅
End date: 2029-06-01 📅
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2️⃣
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Carrignafoy Community College
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 560 000 EUR 💰
Duration
Start date: 2025-08-29 📅
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3️⃣
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Coláiste Daibhéid
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 560 000 EUR 💰
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Canteen and catering services 📦
Catering services 📦

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-07-14 13:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-07-14 13:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5861214
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-07-14 13:30:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5861214”
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Allowed

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Cork Education and Training Board
National registration number: 318254WH
Postal address: 21 Lavitts Quay
Postal code: T12 HYT9
Postal town: Cork
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: elaine.colgan@corketb.ie 📧
Phone: +353214907728 📞
URL: http://www.corketb.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.corketb.ie 🌏
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=5861214 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5861214 🌏
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 110-377312 (2025-06-09)