ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/12/2015

Expire date: 26/01/2016

External Reference: 2015-297103

TED Reference: 2015/S 245-445484

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, Galway (NUI Galway)
N/A
University Road
Galway
IE
Contact point(s): Procurement & Contracts Office
For the attention of: Ann Melia
Telephone: +353 91493970
E-mail: tenders@nuigalway.ie
Fax: +353 91494515
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.nuigalway.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/414
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=95141&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=95141&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:

Concession Contract for the Provision of Catering Services at NUI Galway

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No17:  Hotel and restaurant services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Galway

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    This tender is to appoint an experienced service provider to provide Catering Services for the following campus outlets:

    • An Bhialann, an 720 seat restaurant incorporating a food hall,

    • Separate branded coffee and Bespoke sandwich operations

    • Adjacent café.

    This is a service concession contract, in that the successful economic operator will be rewarded for the delivery of the required services through access to the opportunity to operate the catering services described. This concession is being awarded under the Negotiated procedure which involves two distinct stages:

    Stage 1 Pre-Qualification: Interested candidates are invited to complete and return the Qualification Questionnaire which contains qualification criteria to assess candidates’ financial capacity and previous experience. The Qualification Questionnaire is available for downloading from www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT101739)

    Stage 2: Invitation to Tender: Following the evaluation of completed qualification questionnaires, it is envisaged that at least the 3 highest scoring candidates and no more than the 5 highest scoring candidates complying with the qualification criteria detailed below will be issued with full invitation to tender documents, which will contain a detailed specification of requirements and further instructions regarding the competition.

    Site Visit: Candidates are invited to view the café facility at NUI Galway on Tuesday, 5th January 2016 at 11.00am. A maximum of two people per candidate is allowed. Please register interest by emailing tenders@nuigalway.ie before 4th of January 2016 10am.

    Please note NUI Galway closes for Christmas Holidays on Wednesday, 23rd December, and will reopen on Monday, 4th January 2016.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    55300000   Restaurant and food-serving services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    55520000   Catering services
    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:

    Please refer to tender documentation.

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    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:  no
    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.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    NUIG/CON132/15

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    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

    26.01.2016 - 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