BE3606F - RFT to Establish a Single-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Catering Services Concession for the University of Galway
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
This Service Concession at the University of Galway, will involve a contract or contracts for pecuniary interest concluded in writing between University of Galway and the successful tenderer, to be known as โthe Concessionaire.โ The Concessionaire will be appointed under a single-party framework agreement and will be responsible for the operation, management and development of Saol Cafรฉ, the Universityโs Social Enterprise Cafรฉ located in the ILAS Building, together with the provision of associated hospitality catering services. The Concessionaire shall operate the service in accordance with social enterprise principles, including inclusive and supported employment, environmental sustainability and community engagement, while assuming the commercial risk of the operation and complying with all contractual, legislative and University policy requirements Please see Appendix 1 within the RFT for further information.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-03-31. The procurement was published on 2026-02-23.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What? Where?- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Northern and Western โบ West
- โข Southern โบ Mid-West
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | Contract notice |
| 2026-05-28 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2026-02-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: BE3606F - RFT to Establish a Single-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Catering Services Concession for the University of Galway
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Catering services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services: Canteen and catering services ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: West ๐๏ธ
Duration: 84 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/23/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-03-31 12:00:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-03-23 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number:
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ง
Phone: 353 61 202 864 ๐
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
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=7581631 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7581631 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2026/S 039-133207 (2026-02-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: BE3606F - RFT to Establish a Single-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Catering Services Concession for the University of Galway
Short description:
This Service Concession at the University of Galway, will involve a contract or contracts for pecuniary interest concluded in writing between University of Galway and the successful tenderer, to be known as โthe Concessionaire.โ The Concessionaire will be appointed under a single-party framework agreement and will be responsible for the operation, management and development of Saol Cafรฉ, the Universityโs Social Enterprise Cafรฉ located in the ILAS Building, together with the provision of associated hospitality catering services. The Concessionaire shall operate the service in accordance with social enterprise principles, including inclusive and supported employment, environmental sustainability and community engagement, while assuming the commercial risk of the operation and complying with all contractual, legislative and University policy requirements Please see Appendix 1 within the RFT for further information.
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Products/services: Catering services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services: Canteen and catering services ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: West ๐๏ธ
Duration: 84 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/23/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-03-31 12:00:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-03-23 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number:
IE 6609370 G
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ง
Phone: 353 61 202 864 ๐
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
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=7581631 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7581631 ๐
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2026/S 039-133207 (2026-02-23)
Contract award notice (2026-05-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 80%
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 20%
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-05-20 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Estimated revenue coming from the buyer who granted the concession: 1 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Tribe Hospitality Group
National registration number:
Postal address: Mr Waffle, Geata an Eolais, 21 University Rd,
Postal code: H91 DE7C
Postal town: Galway
Region: West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: ruth@tribehospitality.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0851448653 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Source: OJS 2026/S 103-371819 (2026-05-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 80%
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 20%
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
441057
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-05-20 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Estimated revenue coming from the buyer who granted the concession: 1 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000165528
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Tribe Hospitality Group
National registration number:
478593
Postal address: Mr Waffle, Geata an Eolais, 21 University Rd,
Postal code: H91 DE7C
Postal town: Galway
Region: West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: ruth@tribehospitality.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0851448653 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Source: OJS 2026/S 103-371819 (2026-05-28)
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