The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of three Single Party framework Agreements under three lots using the competitive procedure with negotiation for the provision of a comprehensive, high quality, flexible, innovative and responsive catering service delivered at the following ATU locations:
• LOT 1 - ATU Galway City, Wellpark Road, Monivea Road, Galway H91 DY9Y (CCAM – Centre for Creative Arts & Media)
• LOT 2 - ATU Mayo Campus, Westport Road, Castlebar, Co Mayo F23 X853
• LOT 3 - ATU Sligo Campuses, Ash Lane, Sligo F91 YW50
Customers of the service will be students, staff and visitors to the University.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-05-08.
The procurement was published on 2023-04-04.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: ATU Catering Services
ATU Catering Services
Products/services: Canteen and catering services📦
Short description:
“The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of three Single Party framework Agreements under three lots...”
Short description
The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of three Single Party framework Agreements under three lots using the competitive procedure with negotiation for the provision of a comprehensive, high quality, flexible, innovative and responsive catering service delivered at the following ATU locations:
• LOT 1 - ATU Galway City, Wellpark Road, Monivea Road, Galway H91 DY9Y (CCAM – Centre for Creative Arts & Media)
• LOT 2 - ATU Mayo Campus, Westport Road, Castlebar, Co Mayo F23 X853
• LOT 3 - ATU Sligo Campuses, Ash Lane, Sligo F91 YW50
Customers of the service will be students, staff and visitors to the University.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 8 000 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
1️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: ATU Catering Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Catering services📦
Additional products/services: School catering services📦
Additional products/services: Canteen and catering services📦
Additional products/services: Canteen services📦
Additional products/services: Canteen and other restricted-clientele cafeteria services📦
Additional products/services: Canteen management services📦
Place of performance: West🏙️
Place of performance: Northern and Western🏙️
Main site or place of performance: ATU Galway Mayo, ATU Sligo, ATU Donegal
Description of the procurement:
“The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of three Single Party framework Agreements under three lots...”
Description of the procurement
The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of three Single Party framework Agreements under three lots using the competitive procedure with negotiation for the provision of a comprehensive, high quality, flexible, innovative and responsive catering service delivered at the following ATU locations:
• LOT 1 - ATU Galway City, Wellpark Road, Monivea Road, Galway H91 DY9Y (CCAM – Centre for Creative Arts & Media)
• LOT 2 - ATU Mayo Campus, Westport Road, Castlebar, Co Mayo F23 X853
• LOT 3 - ATU Sligo Campuses, Ash Lane, Sligo F91 YW50
The Contracting Authority is employing the competitive procedure with negotiation for this procurement given the complexity and risk associated with the procurement in accordance with Art. 26 of Directive 2014/24/EU.
It should be emphasised that the Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the framework agreement directly following receipt of initial tenders without recourse to negotiations with individual tenderers.
It should also be noted that the Contracting Authority reserves the right to employ a negotiation stage for the award of any contract under the framework agreement.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 8 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 220
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“The Contracting Authority is employing the competitive procedure with negotiation for this procurement given the complexity and risk associated with the...”
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
The Contracting Authority is employing the competitive procedure with negotiation for this procurement given the complexity and risk associated with the procurement in accordance with Art. 26 of Directive 2014/24/EU.
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Variants will be accepted ✅
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please refer to attached documentation
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to attached documentation
Procedure Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Description
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 8 years:
“Enable suppliers to make a return on investment, due to ongoing adverse market conditions, which are continuing to have a negative influence on the Catering...”
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 8 years
Enable suppliers to make a return on investment, due to ongoing adverse market conditions, which are continuing to have a negative influence on the Catering and Food Service, with a range of difficulties including Supply chain, Recruitment, Fluctuating price and availability. The maximum duration will be 4 yrs with the option to extend for 2 further 3 year periods, up to a maximum of 10 yrs.
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The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-05-08
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Complementary information Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement ✅
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: June 2023
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: info@courts.ie📧
URL: www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please refer to your legal advisor.
Source: OJS 2023/S 070-213629 (2023-04-04)
Additional information (2023-04-24)
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 070-213629
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: II.2.7
Place of text to be modified: Duration of Framework
Old value
Text:
“Duration of Contract: Framework Agreement or Dynamic Purchasing System Duration in Months: 220” New value
Text:
“Duration of Contract, Framework Agreement or Dynamic Purchasing System Duration in Months: 120”
Source: OJS 2023/S 084-258645 (2023-04-24)