BJP059F โ€” Single Supplier Framework Contract For the Supply of Library Journals and Periodicals

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for a single supplier framework contract for the supply of electronic and printed serials, journals and associated services as described in Appendix 1 and Appendix 1A to this RFT.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-09-23. The procurement was published on 2019-08-23.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2019-08-23 Contract notice
2020-01-06 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-08-23)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: University of Limerick, Co. Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Gerry Kennedy
Phone: +353 61213506 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: gerry.kennedy@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=152742&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=152742&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Other type:
โ€œThird Level Educational Institutions (including Universities, Technological Universities, Institutes of Technology)โ€

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œBJP059F โ€” Single Supplier Framework Contract For the Supply of Library Journals and Periodicalsโ€
Products/services: Journals ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for a single supplier framework contract for the supply of electronic and printed serials, journals and associated services as described...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 12 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Official journals ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Periodicals ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Subscription services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTenders are sought for a single supplier framework contract for the supply of electronic and printed serials, journals and associated services as described...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 12 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe contracting authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of...โ€    Show more
Additional information: All information relating to tenders is published on www.etenders.gov.ie only.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.
Economic and financial standing
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Conditions for participation
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Technical and professional ability
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Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-09-23 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 24
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2019-09-23 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2019/S 164-402153 (2019-08-23)
Contract award notice (2020-01-06)
Contracting authority
Type of the contracting authority
Other type:
โ€œThird Level Educational Institutions (including Universities, Technological Universities, Institutes of Technologyโ€

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œBJP059F โ€” Single Supplier Framework Contract for the Supply of Library Journals and Periodicalsโ€
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 12 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of service
Quality criterion (weighting): 450
Quality criterion (name): Technical
Quality criterion (weighting): 120
Quality criterion (name): Value added services
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Price (weighting): 250

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 164-402153

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œBJP059F โ€” Single Supplier Framework Contract for the Supply of Library Journals and Periodicalsโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-11-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: EBSCO Information Services
National registration number: FC16134
Postal address: 6th Floor, Civic Centre, Silver Street
Postal town: Enfield, London
Postal code: Middlesex
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 2084474188 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: cnilsson@ebsco.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.ebsco.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 12 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 12 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2020/S 006-008258 (2020-01-06)