Closed tender

BE3594C-UL-CFT for a Concession for the Provision of Crèche Services

Details

Topic
Pre-school education services
Published
23 January 2026
Submission
23 February 2026

Tender description

University of Limerick invite experienced Crèche Service Providers to tender for the University of Limerick, on campus, Crèche. The annual expected turnover is circa €530,000 (ex-vat) per annum. In summary, this Concession requires the appointment of a professional childcare services operator who will operate Silverapples Crèche and meet the needs and expectations of the UL community in respect of the provision of childcare services. It is the intent of the contracting authority that this Licence Agreement will run for four (4) years, with the option to extend for a further one (1) year. This is subject to compliance to University of Limericks Crèche Committee guidelines, including audits and KPIs Tenderers should note that if successful they will be required to comply with the TUPE requirements as outlined within the RFT. Further information on this will be provided to Economic Operators following completion of a Non-Disclosure Agreement on the day of site visit. Tenderers will be asked to submit an Appendix 2 Pricing Schedule which outlines the Robustness of Ultimate Cost Proposal offered. For the purposes of the cost evaluation suppliers will ONLY be evaluated on the Best and Final Offer (BAFO) submitted.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published23 January 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date23 February 2026

About the buyer

Education Procurement Service EPS is the sector sourcing hub of the Department of Education and Youth. EPS is a shared service for schools, Education and Training Boards and higher education. Contracts are run as framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems. Most frameworks come with a user guide and summary sheet.

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Over the past 5 years, most of Education Procurement Service EPS's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, electrical equipment and lighting and medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.

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