IT3554F - RFT to establish a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of an Official Certified Digital Documents System and Related Services for the University of Galway
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Provision of an Official Certified Digital Documents System and Related Services for the University of Galway. The online system must have the ability to issue a range of documents, such as, Student Transcripts, European Diploma supplements, Badges and formal Certified Letters (of registration, graduation, enrolment, module completion certificate, etc). The scope will include the implementation, migration, and ongoing support and maintenance of the system, as well as allowing for future developments including expansion for additional documents, expansion to student cohorts, and future integration with the student record management system.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-19. The procurement was published on 2025-11-27.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- โข Digitary
- โข Computer-related management services โบ Document management services
- โข Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software development services โบ Document creation software development services โบ Document management software development services
- โข Legal documentation and certification services โบ Documentation services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Northern and Western โบ West
- โข Southern โบ Mid-West
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-27 | Contract notice |
| 2026-04-29 | Contract award notice |
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT3554F - RFT to establish a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of an Official Certified Digital Documents System and Related Services for the University of Galway
Short description:
โProvision of an Official Certified Digital Documents System and Related Services for the University of Galway. The online system must have the ability to...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Document management software development services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 300 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 300 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โProvision of an Official Certified Digital Documents System and Related Services for the University of Galway. The online system must have the ability to...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Document management software development services ๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Legal documentation and certification services ๐ฆ
Document management services ๐ฆ
Documentation services ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: West ๐๏ธ
Duration: 10 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Place of performance: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Legal documentation and certification services ๐ฆ
Document management services ๐ฆ
Documentation services ๐ฆ
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-01-19 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-19 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7085990
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Description
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
โDue to the financial commitment and strategic importance of the required software solution, which will become embedded in the organisation structureย a...โ
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Maximum number of participants: 0
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-19 14:30:00 ๐
Place:
โhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7085990โ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-18 14:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ง
Phone: 061233715 ๐
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7085990 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7085990 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 231-793879 (2025-11-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 300 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 2 300 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 300 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 70%
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Price โ
Price (weighting): 30
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 439817
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-04-28 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 2 300 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier: 000152501
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Digitary
National registration number: 0
Postal address: Instructure Global Ltd, Birchin Court, 5th Floor, 19-25 Birchin Lane, London, EC3V 9DU.
Postal code: EC3V 9DU
Postal town: Birchin Court, 5th Floor, 19-25 Birchin Lane, London, EC3V 9DU.
Country: United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง
E-mail: andy.dowling@digitary.net ๐ง
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: 061 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 084-296051 (2026-04-29)
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