Request for Applicants to Participate in a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of restaurant, hospitality and catering services during Ireland�s EU Presidency
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Your path to submission
- Deadline: 19 July 2027 at 12:00 — 288 days left.
- You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: ENG.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 33 months (5 awards, most recently January 2021) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2023. The last award went to Tricon Foodservice Consultants.n = 5
- 32% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (313 awards since 2014, spread over 212 companies). That is well below the sector norm (49%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 313 awards since 2014
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (313 procedures with a bid count); 17% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 7 bids.n = 313
- 8% of awards went to companies from abroad (313 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 0%.n = 313
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 04/10/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Hotel & restaurant services, 5 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,850 recorded awards).
Typical field: median 7 (from 5 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
The services comprise: the provision of restaurant-based catering and associated hospitality services for official meetings, dinners, receptions and related Tier 2 and 3 events hosted by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Dublin City. The services will be required for an estimated 40 to 50 events during the period from September to December 2026, with attendance ranging from 20 to 115 persons per event.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on the right), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Gumfoot Consultancy Limited | 9 | 2019–2024 |
| IOD PARC (trading name of International Organisation Development Ltd.) | 6 | 2020–2023 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates | 4 | 2014–2024 |
| Public Good | 4 | 2020–2023 |
| NutritionWorks · Long Ashton, Bristol | 4 | 2019–2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this
Who knows the rhythm prepares instead of reacting.