RFT for the continuation of pilot caseworker services by organisations involved in emergency food provision in the regions of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, and their environs

Department of Social Protection_349

In summary, the services compromise the provision of the continuation of pilot caseworker services to support people experiencing food poverty. The service will be delivered by organisations involved in emergency food provision in up to three regions of Ireland Lot 1 - Dublin and its environs Lot 2 - Cork and its environs Lot 3 - Limerick and its environs These regions have been selected on the basis of need and the highest number of existing food banks in the country.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-03-06. The procurement was published on 2026-02-04.

Who?

What?

Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin

Procurement history
Date Document
2026-02-04 Contract notice
2026-04-09 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2026-02-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: RFT for the continuation of pilot caseworker services by organisations involved in emergency food provision in the regions of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, and their environs
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the services compromise the provision of the continuation of pilot caseworker services to support people experiencing food poverty. The service...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: services
Products/services: Health and social work services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 150 406 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 1

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Description of the procurement:
โ€œIn summary, the services compromise the provision of the continuation of pilot caseworker services to support people experiencing food poverty. The service...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Social work and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Social work services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Social services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 12 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

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Description of the procurement:
โ€œIn summary, the services compromise the provision of the continuation of pilot caseworker services to support people experiencing food poverty. The service...โ€    Show more
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

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Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-03-06 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-03-06 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7452243
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

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Information about reserved contracts
Participation in the procedure is reserved to organisations pursuing a public service mission and fulfilling the conditions set in Article 77(2) of Directive 2014/24/EU

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Social Protection_349
National registration number: 4000094U
Postal address: รras Mhic Dhiarmada, Store Street,
Postal code: D01 WY03
Postal town: Dublin 1
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: projectoffice@welfare.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 017043000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-social-protection/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-social-protection/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7452243 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7452243 ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: 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
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: 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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 026-088871 (2026-02-04)
Contract award notice (2026-04-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 147 883 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 147 883 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œIn summary, the services compromise the provision of the continuation of pilot caseworker services to support people experiencing food poverty. The service...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @30%
Cost criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 70%
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Description
Place of performance: South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): cost @ 30%
Description
Place of performance: Mid-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 30%
Quality criterion (name): Quality@ 70%

Award of contract

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A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 438954
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-04-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Title: Caseworker services to support people seeking emergency food provision in Dublin, Lot 1
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: 52 520 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Crosscare
National registration number: 605749
Postal code: D07 Y768
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: mmcdonagh@crosscare.ie ๐Ÿ“ง

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Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 40 569 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Feed Cork/Cork Church
National registration number: 20043421
Postal address: Lower Oliver Plunkett St
Postal code: T12 FW18
Postal town: Cork
Region: South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
E-mail: hsirmans@feedcork.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0858612939 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.feedcork.com ๐ŸŒ

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Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 54 794 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Mid West Simon CLG
National registration number: 420814
Postal code: V94 OR25
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
E-mail: margaret@mwsimon.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2026/S 070-246849 (2026-04-09)
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