Tender to Establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for the Supply & Delivery of Sandwiches, Fruit & Milk for the Urban School Meals Scheme 2019-2020

Tender description

Dublin City Council, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Fingal County Council and South Dublin County Council jointly invite tenders from competent and experienced firms for the supply and delivery of food (sandwiches, fruit and milk) for the Urban School Meals Scheme operating within the four local authorities for the School Year 2019-2020 (approximately from September to June). Supply and Delivery of Sandwiches, Fruit and Milk to between approximately 180-240 national/primary schools participating in the Urban School Meals Scheme within the 4 Dublin Local Authorities’ administrative areas. The combined current average daily deliveries amount to approximately 6,550 sandwich units (half sandwich) per day on each of five days per week, 20,250 pieces of fruit per day on four days per week, and 29,200 units of milk (189ml) per day on each of five days per week. These figures are based on current deliveries to schools and will change when the new school year begins, as both school enrolment and the numbers of pupils receiving food will change. The contract will be awarded initially for a 1 year period (School Year 2019-2020) with the option, at the sole discretion of Dublin City Council, of being extended for an additional 3 periods of one year each (4 years max). Please see the tender documents for full details.