University of Galway โ€“ RFT for the Provision of a Publications and Data Repository

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

The University of Galway Library tender for an agreement with a service provider for the provision, implementation, maintenance, and support of a repository system to publish the output of research activity. The new system will replace the current system Access to Research at University of Galway (ARAN) system. ARAN publishes research publications as open access for University of Galway. The new system and service will treat University of Galway research output in a procedurally agnostic fashion, i.e., allowing researchers to deposit research publications, data, and other research output. The new open access repository MUST be operational by 31 August 2023. Also, the Universityโ€™s research information system is under review and will change or be upgraded during 2023 and 2024. This tender document includes costs to integrate with the current and potential new research information systems. The research information system can provide data as an input to the new open access repository.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-23. The procurement was published on 2023-02-20.

Suppliers

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-02-20 Contract notice
2023-07-13 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-02-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Library services
Reference number: LI2247C
Short description:
The University of Galway Library tender for an agreement with a service provider for the provision, implementation, maintenance, and support of a repository system to publish the output of research activity. The new system will replace the current system Access to Research at University of Galway (ARAN) system. ARAN publishes research publications as open access for University of Galway. The new system and service will treat University of Galway research output in a procedurally agnostic fashion, i.e., allowing researchers to deposit research publications, data, and other research output. The new open access repository MUST be operational by 31 August 2023. Also, the Universityโ€™s research information system is under review and will change or be upgraded during 2023 and 2024. This tender document includes costs to integrate with the current and potential new research information systems. The research information system can provide data as an input to the new open access repository.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Library services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Data storage services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Postal address: University of Limerick
Postal code: Co.Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Contact
Internet address: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: niamh.m.oleary@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 61234662 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234478&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234478&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-02-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-03-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-02-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 040-114950
OJ-S issue: 40
Additional information
All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 570 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 7 such extensions.
Additional information: All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please see RFT document for further details.
Economic and financial standing: Please see RFT document for further details.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please see RFT document for further details.
Technical and professional ability: Please see RFT document for further details.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 14:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2023-03-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Contact
Contact point: Niamh O Leary
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234478&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

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 2023/S 040-114950 (2023-02-20)
Contract award notice (2023-07-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 223 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-07-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-07-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 136-433270
Refers to notice: 2023/S 040-114950
OJ-S issue: 136

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): System specification and functionality
Quality criterion (weighting): 50%
Quality criterion (name): Support, Implementation & Training
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Environmental & Sustainability
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Price (weighting): 25%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-07-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Atmire NV
Postal town: Leuven
Postal code: 3001
Country: Belgium ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
Total value of the procurement: 223 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Source: OJS 2023/S 136-433270 (2023-07-13)