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2026 2734 - The Provision of Concession Catering Services to Castleblayney College, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan which falls under the auspices of CMETB
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 23 November at 12:00 — 22 days left.
- You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: English.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
Applications are invited from competent Food Caterers for the provision of a concession catering service contract at Castleblayney College, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan. The successful tenderer will be required to provide a comprehensive healthy, balanced, and nutritious catering service to students, staff, and visitors at affordable prices Monday to Friday each week of the academic year. A high quality, responsive and flexible service is required in providing a range of hot and cold foods and beverages.
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.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
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 29 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). A normal window for this market.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Hotel & restaurant services, 5 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 3,153 recorded awards).
Submission language: English.
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