Esker National School 01000E

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Esker National School ran this procurement for “Esker National School 01000E” as an operational contract requiring implementation and sustained service execution. The extracted pack showed qualification-stage material with references to later ITT technical depth; practical activity therefore centred on building, integrating, and operating the specified service stack with compliant reporting and handover obligations where stated. Constituent activities and named work elements in the supplied extracts:

• ie Location and access to the current designated food preparation area and/or servery area, if any N/A Minimum Annual Turnover Required of Service Provider €37,856 This is a single stage tender procedure
• ccessful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract, the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €13 million limit, for any one claim or series of
• Subject to the terms of the Services Contract the Contracting Authority shall pay the sum of €3.20 (VAT
• be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to
• The successful Tenderer must provide service on each of the 182 days, other than for exceptional and/or unfo
• ent the full amount of the aggregate service credits within 30 days of
• for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this CFT (the “Services”).
• The provision of catering services to provide HOT MEALS to the students of the Contracting
• The Contracting Authority requires that the Services
• [CFT-Hot-Meals-Esker NS 01000E 09092025.pdf] “Services”).
• The Contracting Authority requires that the Services are made available each day of the
• Provision of Services will begin at the earliest practicable date in academic year 2025/2026 Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.

3. Background & buyer context

The buyer context reflected a formal Irish public-procurement route, with pre-qualification used to control entry into the tender stage.

• (specific date to be agreed and subject to confirmation of funding). The school calendar will
• Funding for the Hot School Meals Scheme (the Scheme) is provided through the
• Department of Social Protection (DSP). This Funding is allocated on a school-year
• There is no automatic entitlement to DSP funding in any year and all applications

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Insurance — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.; Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €13 million limit, for any one claim or series of; Public Liability* €6.5 million limit, for any one claim or series of
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — not specified for this tender Additional binding lines surfaced in the deterministic extract:
• — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €13 million limit, for any one claim or series of
• Public Liability* €6.5 million limit, for any one claim or series of
• Product Liability* €6.5 million limit, for any one claim and in the ag
• Motor Cover Minimum limit, of €1.3 million for third party property damage for an
• Crime Insurance €100,000, Any one claim

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — Appendix 1 questionnaire/PQQ response was required.
• CVs (page count, named roles) — not specified in extract.
• Pricing schedule (format/template) — expected at ITT stage.
• Case studies (number/value range) — client references/comparable project evidence was referenced.
• Declarations (ESPD/Bona Fides/Tax/COI) — ESPD/declaration/statement-of-confirmation language was present.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• [CFT-Hot-Meals-Esker NS 01000E 09092025.pdf] Call for Tenders for the Provision of
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• [CFT-Hot-Meals-Esker NS 01000E 09092025.pdf] x 3 (years - max length of
• competition publication date on eTenders
• for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this CFT (the “Services”).
• [CFT-Hot-Meals-Esker NS 01000E 09092025.pdf] “Services”).

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 2 years. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• ccessful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract, the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €13 million limit, for any one claim or series of
• Subject to the terms of the Services Contract the Contracting Authority shall pay the sum of €3.20 (VAT
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• ontinues for 14 calendar days either Party may terminate at 14 days’
• capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ
• Competition. The Competition will be run in accordance with the terms of this CFT (and

9. Risks, red flags & unusuals

• Qualification gate: the deterministic extract included a turnover threshold line (— use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.), which can materially narrow bidder pool composition.
• The two-step process (PQQ then ITT) shifted effort to compliance evidence early, with competitive scoring detail potentially deferred.
• Technical and contractual granularity appeared ITT-dependent, increasing ambiguity at qualification stage for non-incumbent bidders.

10. SME fit assessment

This competition looked most accessible to firms with established public-sector tender capability, documented financial capacity, and direct operational experience in the relevant service category.

• Credible bidder profile — mid-sized to large specialist with formal QA/compliance process.
• Consortium / sub-contracting — allowed or addressed in the extracts (Appendix references and reliance provisions).
• Indicative bid-prep effort — 6 to 12 working days for evidence collation, form completion, and review cycles at PQQ level.
• Pwin signal — strongest for bidders with reusable qualification artefacts, comparable references, and low-friction mobilisation capability.

11. Where to dig deeper

• Source RFT/PQQ filenames: CFT-Hot-Meals-Esker NS 01000E 09092025.pdf, Appendix 1:, Appendix 2:.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: Schedule, Appendix 3:, Appendix 4:.