Summary
Machine-generated summaryBus Eireann intends to award a contract for the supply of catering services. The procurement is divided into two lots: Lot 1 covers canteen catering services at the Broadstone facility in Dublin, while Lot 2 covers canteen catering services at the Capwell and Parnell locations in Cork. Bidders may participate in the lot or lots relevant to their business.
Description
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Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 1 week ago
What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 427 awards for Hotel, restaurant & catering services in Ireland.
- This notice
- €4.2M
- Median award
- €730,000
- Middle half of past awards
- €200,000 to €1.6M
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileBus Eireann/Irish Bus
- notices in the register
- 117
- awards
- 47
- awarded in total
- €71.7M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 27
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 11%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 8 of 8
Based on 27 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners. New: no award from the same buyer or market in the two years before.
Competition
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 8%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Hotel, restaurant & catering services - Ireland
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lunch Bag Limited | 29 | €15.5M | Oct 2026 |
| Glanmore Foods Ltd. | 22 | €10.2M | Sep 2026 |
| The Lunch Bag Unlimited | 15 | €10.7M | Jul 2026 |
| JCT Bradbury Ltd T/a Irish School Meals | 15 | €10.2M | Sep 2026 |
| Carambola | 15 | €9.1M | Sep 2026 |
Based on 415 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
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Market context
Larger than 86% of the open notices in Hotel, restaurant & catering services across Europe.
- open now in Hotel, restaurant & catering services
- 1,879
- median open notice
- €168,475
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersIreland · Hotel, restaurant & catering services
- different companies won awards here
- 213
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 16%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 183 of 196
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 279
Based on 431 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners. New: no award from the same buyer or market in the two years before.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 2.6
- of those lots received a single tender
- 25%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 0%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
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