Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe University of Limerick is procuring a catering services concession through a single-party framework agreement. The appointed concessionaire will operate, manage and develop the Plaza Café, the university café located in the Glucksman Library Building, and will also provide associated hospitality catering services. The service must be run in line with inclusive and supported employment, environmental sustainability and community engagement principles. The concessionaire assumes the commercial risk of the operation and must comply with all contractual, legislative and University policy requirements. The concession is contracted by the University of Limerick and concerns catering services on its campus in Ireland.
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €4,900,000
- €4.9M to €4.9M
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 100% and 100%, based on 235 awards of the last 3 years.
Each award is compared with the estimate of the same lots, framework agreements excluded. A published estimate may include options and renewals, so an award under it is not always a discount.
What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 424 awards for Hotel, restaurant & catering services in Ireland.
- This notice
- €4.9M
- Median award
- €726,670
- Middle half of past awards
- €200,000 to €1.7M
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 profileEducation Procurement Service (EPS)
- notices in the register
- 1,108
- awards
- 818
- awarded in total
- €105.3M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 173
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 115 of 121
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 186 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)
- 3.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 23%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 44%
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 |
| Carambola | 15 | €9.1M | Sep 2026 |
| Nourish + Green | 13 | €11.8M | Sep 2026 |
Based on 412 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
- 1,835
- median open notice
- €175,438
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
- 277
Based on 428 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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