IT3281C - RFT for the Provision of a Research Ethics and Compliance Management Software for the University of Limerick (UL)

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

University of Limerick is a is a research active institution where ethical compliance is paramount to all research conducted within the university. To support this, the University requires a streamlined, robust and integrated ethics approval solution. The University currently uses the Elsevier PURE Research Information Management System for tracking research outputs with plans to expand this to projects and awards management. The proposed Ethics Approval solution will serve as the system of record for all research ethics applications and approvals. The solution must seamlessly integrate with the PURE system as well as other core University systems (details further below). The solution is essential to ensure cohesive and efficient data management of postgraduate research ethics submissions and approvals.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-06-10

Who? What? Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Southern โ€บ Mid-West
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-05-07 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-05-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT3281C - RFT for the Provision of a Research Ethics and Compliance Management Software for the University of Limerick (UL)
Short description:
โ€œUniversity of Limerick is a is a research active institution where ethical compliance is paramount to all research conducted within the university. To...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Educational software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œUniversity of Limerick is a is a research active institution where ethical compliance is paramount to all research conducted within the university. To...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Educational software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software supply services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Mid-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 84 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Software supply services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-10 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-10 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8083420
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-10 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place:
โ€œhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8083420โ€
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-28 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 353 61 202 864 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
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=8083420 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8083420 ๐ŸŒ
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 090-322842 (2026-05-07)