Electronic Journal Subscription

Maynooth University

The aim of this tender is to enter into subscription agreements for access to each of the following resources on behalf of IReL consortium members.
The tender will be divided into three (3) lots (each a โ€œLotโ€) as described below.
Irish Times Digital Archive
Patrologia Latina database
Philosopher's Index

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-07-13. The procurement was published on 2022-06-13.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-06-13 Contract notice
2023-01-27 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-06-13)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Maynooth University
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Maynooth
Postal town: Maynooth
Postal code: Co. Kildare
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Ken Maddock
Phone: +353 14747679 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ken.maddock@mu.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.maynoothuniversity.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1180 ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=216191&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=216191&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Electronic Journal Subscription PCO233
Products/services: Subscription services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe aim of this tender is to enter into subscription agreements for access to each of the following resources on behalf of IReL consortium members. The...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 500 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Irish Times Digital Archive
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Subscription services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Maynooth
Description of the procurement: subscription to Irish Times Digital Archive
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 300 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 72

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Patrologia Latina database
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement: Subscription to Patrologia Latina database
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 9 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Philosopher's Index
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement: subscription to Philosopher's Index
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 100 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-07-13 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-07-13 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Maynooth University
Postal town: Maynooth
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2022/S 116-326170 (2022-06-13)
Contract award notice (2023-01-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 267 445 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Ultimate Cost to deliver service/supply
Quality criterion (weighting): 70%
Quality criterion (name): Functionality (see TRD)
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Technical Specifications (see TDR)
Quality criterion (name): Management Information (see TRD)
Price (weighting): 100%
Quality criterion (name): Ultimate Cost to Dekiver Service / Supply
Quality criterion (name): Technical Speciifications (see TRD)
Quality criterion (name): Ultimate Cost to Deliver Service / Supply
Quality criterion (name): Technical Specifications (see TRD)

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 116-326170

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Title: Irish Times Digital Archive
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-01-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: ProQuest LLC
National registration number: EU826000194
Postal address: The Quorum, Barnwell Road
Postal town: Cambridge
Postal code: Cambridgeshire
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 1223271263 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ron.sumner@proquest.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.proquest.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 86 333 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 1.00
Highest offer: 1.00

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Title: Patrologia Latina database
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 89 016 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 3
Title: Philosopher's Index
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 92 096 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 023-067067 (2023-01-27)