O’Neill Foods commercial bacon slicer

Verified opportunity overview

O’Neill Foods Ltd is procuring the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of a commercial bacon slicer. The official procurement workspace remains the controlling source for supplier decisions and current documents.

Current status and key dates

The opportunity lifecycle is open. The controlling submission deadline is 2 October 2026, 17:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

Supply, delivery, installation, and commissioning of a high-performance Commercial Bacon Slicer. The purpose of this procurement is to expand production capacity and replace aging infrastructure. The slicer must be food grade stainless steel construction; User-friendly, with programmable recipe memory; compliant with international food machinery safety standards; Slicing Speed: Minimum of 200 slices per minute. Product Dimensions: Capable of handling bacon bellies/loins up to 600mm in length and 250mm in width. Slice Thickness Range: Infinitely adjustable with high precision. Portioning Options: Must support shingling, stacking, and individual slice portioning. This description is deliberately bounded to what the official public workspace states and does not extend unstated deliverables.

Lots and contract structure

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Complete lot schedules, quantities, specifications and allocation mechanics remain within the live procurement documents.

Supplier requirements

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Suppliers must use the official documents rather than this research brief to determine eligibility and compliance.

Submission and award method

The official procedure is Open. The submission deadline is 2 October 2026, 17:00 Europe/Dublin. The evaluation mechanism is Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). The workspace identifies directive 2014/24/EU (Classic). The workspace marks the procurement as below threshold. The clarification deadline is 21 September 2026, 14:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 5 October 2026, 00:00 Europe/Dublin. An online expression of interest is required. Multiple tenders are accepted. Tender validity is 6 months. These are current official submission mechanics; the procurement documents remain authoritative for response forms and eligibility.

Value explanation

The displayed value is EUR 150,000. An estimate is not guaranteed expenditure, supplier revenue, call-off volume or realised award value.

Amendments and status history

The public workspace should be checked for later clarifications, deadline changes, document replacements, cancellations, awards and other status notices before acting.

Supplier relevance

Relevant to food-processing equipment suppliers able to supply, install and commission a commercial bacon-slicing system under official eTenders resource 9014256. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

EUR 150,000 is the official estimated value, not guaranteed expenditure, award value or supplier revenue. This procurement does not prove supplier appointment, contract award, delivery, commissioning, operational use or realised outcomes. Missing facts are preserved as unknowns and are not inferred from comparable procurements, market prices or supplier assumptions.

Official sources and verification history

Primary evidence is the official procurement source at https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9014256, checked on 12 September 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.