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2026- 2878 The Provision of School Meal Services to Coláiste Oiriall, Monaghan which falls under the auspices of CMETB
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 12 November at 12:00 — 11 days left.
- You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
Tenders are invited from competent Food Caterers for the provision of school meals to: Coláiste Oiriall, Monaghan Education Campus, Knockaconny, Monaghan, H18 W987 The successful tenderer will be required to provide a comprehensive healthy, balanced and nutritious catering service to students, at affordable prices.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (221 procedures with a bid count); 11% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 15 bids.n = 221
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 5 months (12 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around February 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to GET FRESH CATERING LTD.n = 12
- 35% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (243 awards since 2018, spread over 157 companies). That is well below the sector norm (53%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 243 awards since 2018
- 1% of awards went to companies from abroad (243 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 243
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| GET FRESH CATERING LTD | 5 | 2018–2026 |
| MFE Contracts Ltd | 4 | 2024–2025 |
| Specialist Crafts Ltd | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| Craftstudio Architecture | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| McGuigan Builders | 4 | 2023–2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 11 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 22 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Hotel & restaurant services, 5 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 3,153 recorded awards).
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