To establish a single operator framework for the provision of an Open Research Publishing Service

The Health Research Board

The HRB is working to deliver optimal value and impact from its publicly-funded research and wishes to engage and support its funded research community to work in a more open manner. The initial 2 year pilot would provide the HRB with a rich learning experience on how to fund and deliver research within a more open process.
The purpose of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to invite tenderers to provide an open research publishing service that the HRB can pilot with its research community. This should include a suite of integrated services including a publishing platform to assist researchers to publish findings quickly, easily and responsibly. The platform and its services are intended to accelerate the publication of articles and data from research funded by the HRB.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2017-05-02. The procurement was published on 2017-03-31.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• Faculty of 1000 Limited

Who?

• The Health Research Board

What?

• Miscellaneous business and business-related services › Publishing services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2017-03-31	Contract notice
2017-08-10	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2017-03-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Publishing services
Reference number: Hrb/open research publishing ser
Short description:

The HRB is working to deliver optimal value and impact from its publicly-funded research and wishes to engage and support its funded research community to work in a more open manner. The initial 2 year pilot would provide the HRB with a rich learning experience on how to fund and deliver research within a more open process. The purpose of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to invite tenderers to provide an open research publishing service that the HRB can pilot with its research community. This should include a suite of integrated services including a publishing platform to assist researchers to publish findings quickly, easily and responsibly. The platform and its services are intended to accelerate the publication of articles and data from research funded by the HRB.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Publishing services 📦
Additional CPV: Publishing services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: The Health Research Board
Postal address: 67-72 Grattan House, Lower Mount St
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.hrb.ie 🌏
E-mail: dmurphy@hrb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 12345215 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=110728&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=110728&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-03-31 📅
Submission deadline: 2017-05-02 📅
Publication date: 2017-04-04 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 066-124348
OJ-S issue: 66

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The purpose of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to invite tenderers to provide an open research publishing service that the HRB can pilot with its research community. This should include a suite of integrated services including a publishing platform to assist researchers to publish findings quickly, easily and responsibly. The platform and its services are intended to accelerate the publication of articles and data from research funded by the HRB.

Estimated total value: 400 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

The Health Research Board (hereinafter referred to as the ‘HRB’) invites tenders by open competition to deliver a two year pilot open research publishing service for use by HRB researchers that provides a transparent post-publication peer-review process.

There is a fundamental shift across Europe towards making the research process more transparent, collaborative and efficient. This is reflected in the move to ‘Open Science’ promoted by the European Commission and other leading stakeholders. The way research is conducted is transitioning from publication of research results in scientific journals towards sharing and using all available knowledge at an earlier stage in the research process.

They should include the provision of a HRB-brand publishing platform that is promoted, managed and monitored as a service for use by HRB-funded researchers. The platform should provide users with immediate publication followed by invited, transparent, post-publication peer review.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals:

Option of 2 12-month extensions, the first being at the end of the initial 24 month contract and the 2nd extension being at the end of the 36 month period should the first extension/renewal have been exercised.

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 10:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 3 months
Tender opening date: 2017-05-02 📅
Tender opening time: 10:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Dara Murphy
Internet address: www.hrb.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/261 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=110728&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2017/S 066-124348 (2017-03-31)

Contract award notice (2017-08-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The HRB is working to deliver optimal value and impact from its publicly-funded research and wishes to engage and support its funded research community to work in a more open manner. The initial two year pilot would provide the HRB with a rich learning experience on how to fund and deliver research within a more open process. The purpose of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to invite tenderers to provide an open research publishing service that the HRB can pilot with its research community. This should include a suite of integrated services including a publishing platform to assist researchers to publish findings quickly, easily and responsibly. The platform and its services are intended to accelerate the publication of articles and data from research funded by the HRB.

Total value of the procurement: 400 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-08-10 📅
Publication date: 2017-08-11 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 153-317641
Refers to notice: 2017/S 066-124348
OJ-S issue: 153

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2017-07-12 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin 1
Source: OJS 2017/S 153-317641 (2017-08-10)

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