The School Meals Programme provides funding towards the provision of food services for disadvantaged school children.
More information on the Programme is available in the below links:
- School Meals Scheme
- Minister Humphreys announces 900 additional Primary Schools approved for Hot School Meals
- List of Schools approved for the Hot School Meals Programme from April 2024
To calculate the estimated value of the contract, you can use the Excel file below – add the number of students and amend the number of days, if necessary:
To procure a service provider for the provision of Hot Meals, the steps below must be followed:
- When the contract value is below €50,000, for the months April-June 2024, the school can obtain three proposals using the template documents below to facilitate the roll-out of the scheme:
- Request for Proposal (RFP), to use when seeking a minimum of three proposals from service providers to service your school’s requirements.
- Proposal Response Document (PRD), which service providers will return completed on or before the stated deadline for the submission of proposals has been reached.
- Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Guidance on the proper evaluation of proposals received is available on request.
- When the contract value is above €50,000, a tender process is required. To publish a tender, the school will need to:
- Have an eTenders account:
- If you have previously used eTenders’ old platform, but not the new one, please check the first-time login guide to the new platform here.
- If you are unsure your school has an eTenders account, you can email irish-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com with your school’s details and they will assist you in retrieving your login credentials or setting up a new school’s account.
- Besides the main school account, one other staff/BOM member must be named as an evaluator, as two people are needed to publish a tender.
- Amend the documents below according to the school’s needs:
- Call For Tender (CFT)
- Tender Response Document (TRD)
- Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- Draft Contract
Guidance on the tender process, including the evaluation of tenders received, is available on request.
- Have an eTenders account: