Provision of Hot School Meals for Our Lady of Lourdes National School

Our Lady Of Lourdes National School (Ballinlough)

Our Lady of Lourdes National School invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of a Hot School Meals service under the Department of Education School Meals Programme. The successful tenderer will be required to supply, deliver and/or manage the provision of nutritious hot meals for approximately 215 pupils in accordance with the nutritional standards, food safety requirements, and service specifications set out in the tender documentation. The successful tenderer shall remain responsible for all food safety, regulatory compliance, and operational requirements associated with the service. The contract will commence on 7 January 2026 for the duration outlined in the procurement documents.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-07-20

Who? What? Where?
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Procurement history
Date Document
2026-06-23 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-06-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Hot School Meals for Our Lady of Lourdes National School
Reference number: OLOL-HOTMEALS-2026
Short description:
Our Lady of Lourdes National School invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of a Hot School Meals service under the Department of Education School Meals Programme. The successful tenderer will be required to supply, deliver and/or manage the provision of nutritious hot meals for approximately 215 pupils in accordance with the nutritional standards, food safety requirements, and service specifications set out in the tender documentation. The successful tenderer shall remain responsible for all food safety, regulatory compliance, and operational requirements associated with the service. The contract will commence on 7 January 2026 for the duration outlined in the procurement documents.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 375 648 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Additional nature of the contract: Supplies
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Products/services: Other hotel services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Pollution prevention and control
Social objective promoted: Accessibility for all
Innovation procurement: The procured works, supplies or services are novel or significantly improved compared to other works, supplies, or services already on the market.
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included because the procurement is not intended for use by natural persons
Green Procurement Criteria: EU Green Public Procurement criteria
Postal address: Our Lady of Lourdes National School, Ballinlough ROad, Ballinlough, Cork
Postcode: T12 RR98
Town: Ballinlough
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 36 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Main site or place of performance: Primary School
Postal address: Our Lady of Lourdes National School Ballinlough Road, Ballinlough, Cork
Town: Ballinlough, Cork

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement, as transposed into Irish law by the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 284 of 2016).
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-07-20 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-07-20 13:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8467699
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 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-07-20 13:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8467699
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-07-13 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
The CVD legal basis to establish which category of procurement procedure applies: Passenger road transport services
The procurement falls within the scope of the European Parliament and Council 2009/33/EC (Clean Vehicles Directive โ€“ CVD) โœ…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Our Lady Of Lourdes National School (Ballinlough)
National registration number: OLOL-HOTMEALS-2026
Postal address: Ballinlough Road Ballinlough Cork
Postal code: T12 RR98
Postal town: Cork
Region: South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@ourladyoflourdesns.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 087-3948186 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.ourladyoflourdesns.com ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: www.ourladyoflourdesns.com 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=8467699 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8467699 ๐ŸŒ
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: OLOL-HOTMEALS-2026
Department: Our Lady of Lourdes National School
Postal address: Our Lady of Lourdes National School Ballinlough Road, Ballinlough, Co. Cork
Postal code: T12 RR98
Postal town: Dublin
Region: South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@ourladyoflourdesns.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0873948186 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 120-435126 (2026-06-23)