Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/09/2015
Expire date: 20/10/2015
External Reference: 2015-367740
TED Reference: 2015/S 189-343207
Contract notice
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Contract notice
Classic Sector
Directive 2004/18/EC
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name, addresses and contact point(s)
National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUI Maynooth-NUIM)
N/A
Maynooth
Co. Kildare Co. Kildare
IE
E-mail: harry.kettle@achilles.com
N/A
Maynooth
Co. Kildare Co. Kildare
IE
E-mail: harry.kettle@achilles.com
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1180
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92443&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92443&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1180
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92443&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92443&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from:
The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:
The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)
Main activity
- Education
I.4)
Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:
no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)
Description
II.1.1)
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Single Party framework agreement for the provision of On Campus Catering Service Concession at NUI Maynooth
II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
- Category No17:
Hotel and restaurant services
NUI Maynooth
NUTS code
Midland
II.1.3)
Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 84
Duration in months: 84
Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years:
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between 9000000 and 10500000 EUR
Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded: Range: between 9000000 and 10500000 EUR
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Maynooth University wishes to establish a single party framework agreement
with an initial contract for the provision of specified catering service concessions at its
campus. The successful operator will offer a full range of catering services to
Maynooth University students, staff and visitors on a concession basis.
The maximum duration of the framework agreement will be for up to 7 years. It
will initially be awarded for 4 years but may be extended out to 7 years (on an
annual basis, subject to review).
The following catering concessions are included in the initial contract under the
framework:
• Phoenix Restaurant
• Library Café
• Arts Cafe
• John Hume Unit 4
Additional catering service concessions may be awarded from this framework as
they arise.
The existing arrangements have different end dates and the
new arrangements will commence on the expiry of the current arrangements and
will all end contemporaneously.
A service concession is an autonomous and independent EU concept defined as
“a contract of the same type as a service contract except for the fact that the
consideration for the provision of services consists either in the right to exploit
the service or in this right together with payment”.
Its meaning has been further clarified through EU Case – Law. Essentially, a
service concession can exist only when the concessionaire receives payment for
the services rendered, not from the awarding authority, but from the recipients of
the service. Additionally, the concessionaire accepts a certain degree of risk,
possibly resulting in financial losses
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Main vocabulary
55520000
Catering services
Supplementary vocabulary
55523000
Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions
II.1.7)
Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
no
II.1.8)
Lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.9)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
II.2)
Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
Single party framework agreement for the provision of On Campus Catering Service Concession
Estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between 9000000 and 10500000 EUR
Range: between 9000000 and 10500000 EUR
II.2.2)
Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)
Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)
Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 084 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)
Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them
To be agreed with the successful service provider.
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
A grouping if successful must be prepared to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)
Conditions for participation
III.2.1)
Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
The pre-qualification questionnaire is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
III.2.2)
Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
The pre-qualification questionnaire is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
III.2.3)
Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
The pre-qualification questionnaire is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
III.3)
Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)
Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)
Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)
Type of procedure
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure
Negotiated
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures):
no
IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated:
yes
IV.2)
Award criteria
IV.2.1)
Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
, the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)
Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)
Administrative information
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Prior information notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 042-072339 of 21.07.2015
Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 042-072339 of 21.07.2015
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
20.10.2015 - 12:00
IV.3.6)
Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
no
VI.2)
Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
no
VI.3)
Additional information:
• The qualification questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie, contains full information regarding the competition.
• As this is a service concession, the provisions of Directive 2004/18/EC do not apply to this competition. Therefore, the awarding authority will employ a negotiated procedure (Competitive Dialogue) under its own terms and conditions with regard to the choice of procedure, timelines etc.
• This service concession falls outside the scope of directive 2004/18/EC as per article 17 thereof and of directive 89/665/EEC and 2007/66/EC (the Remedies Directives).
• This is the sole call for competition for these services.
• This notice is being published on a strictly voluntary basis.
• Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes will be published on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only.
• The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue this procurement process at any point, and will not be held liable to candidates for any costs incurred as a result of such a decision.
• This concession will be awarded following negotiation with chosen operators using a Dialogue process.
• To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site (www.etenders.gov.ie) only.
• Admittance to the framework will be conditional upon acceptance of the contracting authority’s terms and conditions and the operation of a formal service level agreement.
• Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
• It will be a condition of admittance to the framework agreement that the successful tenderer produces a valid tax clearance from the Irish Revenue Commissioners and that they retain a fully valid certificate throughout the lifetime of the framework and of contracts awarded under the framework.
• If for any reason it is not possible to admit the successful tender to the framework agreement following the conclusion of the competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement as appropriate. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel the competitive process and or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.
• Notwithstanding the existence of the framework, the contracting authority at its sole discretion reserves the right to engage in a separate procurement procedure outside of the frame work for any contract arising for catering concessions at any time.
• The contracting authority reserves the right to reduce the number of participants and the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated.
VI.4)
Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures
The High Court
Four Courts, Inns Quay
7 Dublin 7
IE
Four Courts, Inns Quay
7 Dublin 7
IE
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
VI.4.3)