Expired contract

Canteen and catering services

Details

Value
€6,800,000
Duration
6 years
Topic
Canteen and catering services
Published
17 October 2018

Tender description

Dublin City Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates with a view to awarding a contract, following a competitive dialogue process, for 5 years, with an option for Dublin City Council to extend the contract for a further year. The contract covers the provision of catering and vending services for employees and visitors to Dublin City Council’s premises at the following sites as a single group contract: — Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 – to include staff restaurant and coffee dock; Marrowbone Lane; Motor Tax Office, Smithfield, — Dublin Fire Brigade Training Centre, Marino, — North City Depot, Ballymun. Please see attached expression of interest document for further details. The primary services to be operated by the licensee are those outlined in the descriptive document, which will be issued to short listed candidates following stage one of the process. Dublin City Council is seeking expressions of Interest from suitably qualified candidates with a view to awarding a contract, following a competitive dialogue process, for 5 years, with an option for Dublin City Council to extend the contract for a further year. The contract covers the provision of catering and vending services for employees and visitors to Dublin City Council’s premises at the following sites as a single group contract: — Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 – to include staff restaurant and coffee dock, — Marrowbone Lane – NB: It is anticipated that Dublin City Council staff at Marrowbone Lane will relocate to a neighbouring premises during the lifetime of this contract and the catering provision will transfer to the new site, — Motor Tax Office, Smithfield, — Dublin Fire Brigade Training Centre, Marino, — North City Depot, Ballymun. NB: This site will shortly commence construction and the successful caterer may be required to provide a catering service at the site once it is occupied during the lifetime of this contract. Please see attached expression of interest document for further details. The primary services to be operated by the licensee are those outlined in the descriptive document, which will be issued to short listed candidates following stage one of the process.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date20 August 2018
  2. Completed: Award published17 October 2018
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date19 July 2024

About the buyer

Dublin City Council buys as a local authority, with a Central Procurement Unit coordinating purchasing across departments. Every tender is advertised through eTenders, the national procurement platform for Irish public bodies. Smaller quotations are handled directly by departments, with formal tendering required above a set threshold. Larger contracts are advertised across the EU once they pass a higher threshold. The council prioritises procurement arrangements agreed nationally through the Office of Government Procurement, then sectoral and regional frameworks. A Head of Finance order sets the approval limits for authorising a purchase.

€29.5bn was the estimated value of contracts awarded across the Irish public sector in 2025.

Over the past 5 years, most of Dublin City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and electrical equipment and lighting.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 55500000 · Canteen and catering services
  • 55520000 · Catering services

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