The contract referred to by the Deputy is for the Supply of Kitchen Cleaning Services at the Curragh Camp, Co.Kildare. There are four locations in the Camp covered by the contract; The Officers Mess and Dining Centre in Ceannt Barracks and the Officers Mess and Dining Centre in the Military College.
The current contract will expire on 31 August, 2008. A contract notice containing details of the tender competition for a new contract for the same facilities was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 30 January, 2008. The closing date for submission of tenders is 29 July, 2008.
Kitchen cleaning services at these locations in the Curragh Camp have been contracted out on a continuous basis since 1999. The current contract is held by Eurest, 43a Yates Way Business Park, Dublin 12. The company was awarded a 3-year contract (renewable annually) in 2005 following a tender competition which was advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union and for which 3 tenders were received. The contract covers the period 1 September 2005 to 31 August 2008. A total of just under €2 million has been spent on the contract up to 31 January 2008.
