Library Subscription Services

Central Bank of Ireland

The Central Bank is requesting responses for the supply of digital and print subscriptions and associated services as outlined in the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) document.
The digital and print subscriptions are as follows:
i. Library digital subscriptions may include enterprise licence, team licence, single or multiple user login subscriptions to websites, ebooks, electronic journals and newspapers, online databases and other electronic publications and email newsletter subscriptions; and
ii. Library print subscriptions may include subscriptions to any hard copy or printed periodical, journal or magazine.
During the lifetime of the Contract, the Central Bank may require the successful tenderer to provide additional subscriptions that are relevant to the Central Bank’s requirements. Where the Central Bank notifies the successful tenderer of such a requirement, the successful tenderer will be required to submit the associated costs to the Central Bank for agreement.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-04-21. The procurement was published on 2023-03-21.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-03-21 Contract notice
2023-04-05 Additional information
2023-07-18 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-03-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Subscription services
Reference number: 2023P015
Short description:
The Central Bank is requesting responses for the supply of digital and print subscriptions and associated services as outlined in the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) document. The digital and print subscriptions are as follows: i. Library digital subscriptions may include enterprise licence, team licence, single or multiple user login subscriptions to websites, ebooks, electronic journals and newspapers, online databases and other electronic publications and email newsletter subscriptions; and ii. Library print subscriptions may include subscriptions to any hard copy or printed periodical, journal or magazine. During the lifetime of the Contract, the Central Bank may require the successful tenderer to provide additional subscriptions that are relevant to the Central Bank’s requirements. Where the Central Bank notifies the successful tenderer of such a requirement, the successful tenderer will be required to submit the associated costs to the Central Bank for agreement.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Subscription services 📦
Additional CPV: Publications 📦
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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Central Bank of Ireland
Postal address: PO Box 559
Postal code: New Wapping Street,
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.centralbank.ie 🌏
E-mail: tenders@centralbank.ie 📧
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=237418&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=237418&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-03-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-04-21 📅
Publication date: 2023-03-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 060-177700
OJ-S issue: 60
Additional information
Tenderers should be aware, having regard to the above, that the estimated value of the Contract, as set out in the Contract Notice, is the Central Bank’s best estimate of the anticipated total value of the services. That figure is an estimate only and the total value maybe significantly lower, or indeed significantly higher than, that estimate.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Central Bank is requesting responses for the supply of digital and print subscriptions and associated services as outlined in the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) document.
The digital and print subscriptions are as follows:
i. Library digital subscriptions may include enterprise licence, team licence, single or multiple user login subscriptions to websites, ebooks, electronic journals and newspapers, online databases and other electronic publications and email newsletter subscriptions; and
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ii. Library print subscriptions may include subscriptions to any hard copy or printed periodical, journal or magazine.
During the lifetime of the Contract, the Central Bank may require the successful tenderer to provide additional subscriptions that are relevant to the Central Bank’s requirements. Where the Central Bank notifies the successful tenderer of such a requirement, the successful tenderer will be required to submit the associated costs to the Central Bank for agreement.
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Estimated total value: 2 900 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
The Central Bank Library Information Resource Centre and its staff (the “Library”) is requesting responses for the supply of digital and print subscriptions and associated services as outlined in the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) document.
During the lifetime of the Contract, the Central Bank may require the successful tenderer to provide additional subscriptions that are relevant to the Central Bank’s requirements. Where the Central Bank notifies the successful tenderer of a requirement to provide additional subscriptions, the successful tenderer will be required to submit the associated costs to the Central Bank for agreement.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 900 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
The Central Bank reserves the right to extend the Term on the same terms and conditions for any period or series of periods of up to two (2) years, so that the Contract may ultimately have a maximum total duration of five (5) years.
Additional information:
Tenderers should be aware, having regard to the above, that the estimated value of the Contract, as set out in the Contract Notice, is the Central Bank’s best estimate of the anticipated total value of the services. That figure is an estimate only and the total value maybe significantly lower, or indeed significantly higher than, that estimate.
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Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2023-04-21 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Geraldine Sherlock
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/329 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=237418&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 5 years

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: https://courts.ie/ 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
As set out at section 7 of the European Communities (Public Authorities’ Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations SI 130/2010, as amended.
Source: OJS 2023/S 060-177700 (2023-03-21)
Additional information (2023-04-05)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Research services 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-04-05 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-04-28 📅
Publication date: 2023-04-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 070-211661
Refers to notice: 2023/S 060-177700
OJ-S issue: 70
Source: OJS 2023/S 070-211661 (2023-04-05)
Contract award notice (2023-07-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Central Bank requested responses for the supply of digital and print subscriptions and associated services as outlined in the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) document. The digital and print subscriptions are as follows: i. Library digital subscriptions may include enterprise licence, team licence, single or multiple user login subscriptions to websites, ebooks, electronic journals and newspapers, online databases and other electronic publications and email newsletter subscriptions; and ii. Library print subscriptions may include subscriptions to any hard copy or printed periodical, journal or magazine. During the lifetime of the Contract, the Central Bank may require the successful tenderer to provide additional subscriptions that are relevant to the Central Bank’s requirements. Where the Central Bank notifies the successful tenderer of such a requirement, the successful tenderer will be required to submit the associated costs to the Central Bank for agreement.
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Total value of the procurement: 2 800 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-07-18 📅
Publication date: 2023-07-21 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 139-442654
OJ-S issue: 139
Additional information
During the lifetime of the Contract, the Central Bank may require the successful tenderer to provide additional subscriptions that are relevant to the Central Bank’s requirements. Where the Central Bank notifies the successful tenderer of such a requirement, the successful tenderer will be required to submit the associated costs to the Central Bank for agreement. The figure in Sections II.1.7 and V.2.4 represents the Central Bank’s best estimate of the anticipated total value, but it is not possible to be definitive in this regard by virtue of nature of the relevant services. The total value may be significantly lower, or indeed significantly higher than the figure in Sections II.1.7 and V.2.4.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Central Bank requested responses for the supply of digital and print subscriptions and associated services as outlined in the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) document.
The Central Bank Library Information Resource Centre and its staff (the “Library”) requested responses for the supply of digital and print subscriptions and associated services as outlined in the Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) document.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Mandatory Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): Pass/Fail
Quality criterion (name): Additional Subscriptions
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Service Delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 35
Quality criterion (name): Issue Resolution
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Price (weighting): 35

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-06-22 📅
Name: EBSCO International Inc.
Postal town: Middlesex
Postal code: EN1 3XA
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Total value of the procurement: 2 800 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1

Reference
Additional information
During the lifetime of the Contract, the Central Bank may require the successful tenderer to provide additional subscriptions that are relevant to the Central Bank’s requirements. Where the Central Bank notifies the successful tenderer of such a requirement, the successful tenderer will be required to submit the associated costs to the Central Bank for agreement.
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The figure in Sections II.1.7 and V.2.4 represents the Central Bank’s best estimate of the anticipated total value, but it is not possible to be definitive in this regard by virtue of nature of the relevant services. The total value may be significantly lower, or indeed significantly higher than the figure in Sections II.1.7 and V.2.4.
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Source: OJS 2023/S 139-442654 (2023-07-18)
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