Bibliometric Tool
The Health Research Board
The Health Research Board (HRB) is a state agency that supports research and provides evidence to prevent illness, improve health and transform patient care. The HRB has 61 staff. Our annual budget is in excess of EUR 45 m and we manage a research investment portfolio of approximately EUR 200 m. The agency is funded mainly by the Department of Health and Board members are appointed by the Minister for Health.
The HRB is now seeking to obtain a licence for a bibliometric tool with the following characteristics:
Platform
โข cloud-based,
โข stable and reliable, with guaranteed recovery times should there be any disruption to service,
โข access and usability independent of hardware and browser,
โข must adhere to the GDPR principle of โPrivacy by design and defaultโ,
โข ideally allow for potential integration with the HRB grant electronic management system (GEMS, https://grants.hrb.ie) since invitation to peer reviewers are sent out via GEMS.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-06-25. The procurement was published on 2020-05-26.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- โข Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package โบ Analytical or scientific software package
- โข Industry specific software development services โบ Library software development services
- โข รire/Ireland
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2020-05-26 | Contract notice |
| 2020-10-31 | Contract award notice |
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package
Reference number: HRB-2020-Bibliometric
Short description:
Original language: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package ๐ฆ
Additional CPV: Analytical or scientific software package ๐ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: รire/Ireland ๐๏ธ
Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender
Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: The Health Research Board
Postal address: 67-72 Grattan House, Lower Mount St
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.hrb.ie ๐
E-mail: jmurphy@hrb.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 12345000 ๐
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=167451&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=167451&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-05-26 ๐
Submission deadline: 2020-06-25 ๐
Publication date: 2020-05-28 ๐
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 103-247825
OJ-S issue: 103
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals: Renewal after 12 months and then every 12 months for 2 years.
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 3 months
Tender opening date: 2020-06-25 ๐
Tender opening time: 12:00
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Josephine Murphy
Internet address: www.hrb.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/261 ๐
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=167451&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐
Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Source: OJS 2020/S 103-247825 (2020-05-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-10-31 ๐
Publication date: 2020-11-05 ๐
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 216-528697
Refers to notice: 2020/S 103-247825
OJ-S issue: 216
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Drawing from suitable dataset
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Quality of search functionality
Quality criterion (weighting): 15 %
Quality criterion (name): Bibliometric evaluation of HRB award outputs and classification systems
Support (on-boarding on on-going)
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40 %
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-09-24 ๐
Name: Digital Science and Research Solutions Inc
National registration number: 07397265
Postal address: 625 Massachusetts Avenue
Postal town: Cambridge
Postal code: MA, 02139
Country: United States ๐บ๐ธ
Phone: +1 6179028426 ๐
E-mail: operations@dsrsi.com ๐ง
Country: 00 ๐๏ธ
Internet address: http://https://www.digital-science.com/ ๐
Total value of the procurement: 164 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Chief Registrar, D07
Postal town: The Four Courts
Source: OJS 2020/S 216-528697 (2020-10-31)
- Software package and information systems (>20 new procurements)