The digitisation of specific National Library of Ireland's collections

National Library of Ireland

The National Library of Ireland intends to enter into a service concession agreement(s) with one or more entities for the digitisation of the following:
1) material of genealogical interest;
2) journals;
3) newspapers and
4) photographs.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-11-01. The procurement was published on 2012-09-21.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2012-09-21 Contract notice
2013-02-26 Additional information
Contract notice (2012-09-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: content or data standardization and classification services
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Content or data standardization and classification services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: National Library of Ireland
Postal address: 4 Kildare Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nli.ie 🌏
E-mail: digitisation@nli.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16030297 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-09-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-11-01 📅
Publication date: 2012-09-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 185-304648
OJ-S issue: 185
Additional information
— Please note that the subject matter of this competition is a service concession agreement(s) therefore Directive 2004/18/EC does not apply. Participation in this process indicates acceptance of this status by the tenderers. The National Library of Ireland only published this competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in order to ensure the fullest degree of advertisement, — The National Library of Ireland undertakes to use its best endeavours to hold confidential any information provided by any person or organisation in response to this invitation to tender, subject to its obligations under law, including the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 and the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003. Please note that, in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Acts, information not identified as sensitive (with supporting reasons) could be released. Therefore, in responding to this invitation to tender, tenderers should identify the specific information which they do not wish to be disclosed, stating the reasons for its sensitivity. The National Library of Ireland will consult with tenderers about this information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The National Library of Ireland intends to enter into a service concession agreement(s) with one or more entities for the digitisation of the following:
1) material of genealogical interest;
2) journals;
3) newspapers and
4) photographs.
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Material of genealogical interest
Short description:
The digitisation of the National Library of Ireland's collection material of genealogical interest, including parish records, directories and register of electors. Further details of which will be provided in the tender documents that will be issued to the pre-qualified Applicants only.
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Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Journals
Short description:
The digitisation of the National Library of Ireland's journals collection, details of which will be provided in the tender documents that will be issued to the pre-qualified Applicants only.
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Newspapers
Short description:
The digitisation of the National Library of Ireland's newspaper collection, details of which will be provided in the tender documents that will be issued to the pre-qualified Applicants only.
Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: Photographs
Short description:
The digitisation of the National Library of Ireland's photographic collection, details of which will be provided in the tender documents that will be issued to the pre-qualified Applicants only.
Variants will be accepted ✅
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, IRELAND.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
The Applicants must hold professional indemnity insurance of at least 2 000 000 EUR.
Technical and professional ability:
1) The Applicant must have provided digitisation services to at least one cultural institution similar to the National Library of Ireland in the last five (5) years.
2) The Applicant must demonstrate its experience and expertise in handling, working with and digitisation of archival and published documents.
3) The Applicant must indicate which lots it is interested in applying for and how its experience relates to all or any of the lots.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: See tender documents that will be issued to pre-qualified Applicants only.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: See tender documents that will be issued to pre-qualified Applicants only.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: See tender documents that will be issued to pre-qualified Applicants only.

Procedure
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Gordon Farrell
Internet address: www.nli.ie 🌏

Reference
Additional information
— Please note that the subject matter of this competition is a service concession agreement(s) therefore Directive 2004/18/EC does not apply. Participation in this process indicates acceptance of this status by the tenderers. The National Library of Ireland only published this competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in order to ensure the fullest degree of advertisement,
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— The National Library of Ireland undertakes to use its best endeavours to hold confidential any information provided by any person or organisation in response to this invitation to tender, subject to its obligations under law, including the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 and the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003. Please note that, in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Acts, information not identified as sensitive (with supporting reasons) could be released. Therefore, in responding to this invitation to tender, tenderers should identify the specific information which they do not wish to be disclosed, stating the reasons for its sensitivity. The National Library of Ireland will consult with tenderers about this information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received.
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Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18725669 📞
Fax: +353 18886505 📠
Information about review deadlines:
Please refer to European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010.
Source: OJS 2012/S 185-304648 (2012-09-21)
Additional information (2013-02-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Content or data standardization and classification services
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-02-26 📅
Publication date: 2013-02-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 042-066329
Refers to notice: 2012/S 185-304648
OJ-S issue: 42
Source: OJS 2013/S 042-066329 (2013-02-26)
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