Provision of school meals and a concession catering service contract for Kennedy College, New Ross, Co. Wexford

Description

Tenders are invited from competent Food Caterers for the provision of school meals and a concession catering service contract. The successful tenderer will be required to provide a comprehensive healthy, balanced and nutritious catering service to students, staff and visitors at affordable prices and the provision of School Meals Programme to students in Kennedy College, New Ross, on Monday to Friday each week of the school year. Currently Kennedy College apply yearly to the School Meals (Local Projects) Scheme (SMLPS). There is no automatic entitlement to this funding and funding is approved in light of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection available budget for the scheme in each year of applying. Further information on the current SMLPS scheme provision is set out in https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/School-Meals-Programme.aspx#Information3 Applicants must be registered with the HSE and comply fully with Food & Hygiene Regulations. The successful tenderer is responsible for ensuring that the existing school kitchen and associated areas are fitted out and refurbished (if necessary) to meet all standards required in order to deliver a hot food catering service to Kennedy College.