IT3779F - RFT to Establish a Single-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of a Plagiarism Detection Software for Atlantic Technological University (ATU)

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

A single-party framework agreement will be established on foot of this tender. Atlantic Technological University (ATU) are requesting submissions for the provision of a cloud-based SaaS plagiarism detection solution, that is suitable for checking submitted student work for potential plagiarism in a user-friendly way via an LTI/IMA Learning Tools Interoperability integration with the “Virtual Learning Environment”. Academic integrity has always been a priority for ATU and therefore it performs plagiarism checks on all submitted student work, including Bachelor and Master Theses. In addition, other writing assignments within various programmes are checked for plagiarism, whether or not as part of the education relating to academic skills. The solution must be capable of analysing submitted student work against multiple source types, including: • Public internet content • Generative artificial intelligence outputs (text, images, and video) • Academic materials (both open-access and subscription-based) • Previously submitted student work within the University and across other institutions. Plagiarism detection is activated; a scored/ rated text matching report is created for each file submitted by a student. The system must also enable students to access and review their similarity report prior to final submission to learn obvious cases where they are submitting plagiarised text to help them identify when a reference is required/missing. Following student final submission, academic staff must be able to use the generated report as a decision supported tool in assessing whether plagiarism has occurred. The successful tenderer will be required to provide a solution that fulfils the following Core requirements: • Mandatory Functional and Technical Requirements – tenderers should refer to Appendix 1 for detailed requirements • System Security and Governance; • Data Protection; • Licensing; • Project Implementation and Delivery; • Support and Maintenance; and • Contract Management. Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Integration The proposed solution must provide fully supported, production-ready integration with the following VLE platforms: • Moodle • Blackboard • Canvas • Brightspace • PebblePad The initial contract will require integration with three separate Virtual Learning Sites currently in use by Atlantic Technological University: 1. ATU Sligo – VLE Sligo (Moodle – Version 4.5) 2. ATU Galway – VLE Galway Mayo (Moodle – Version 4.5) 3. ATU Donegal – VLE Donegal (Blackboard) ATU expects to transition to a single VLE on a phased basis in 2026-2027 and the transition to this may form part of this contract.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-05-29

Who?

• Education Procurement Service (EPS)

What?

• Education and training services › Higher education services
• Software-related services › Software supply services

Where?

• Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Northern and Western › West
• Southern › Mid-West

Procurement history

Date	Document
2026-04-27	Contract notice
2026-05-06	Contract notice

Contract notice (2026-04-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT3779F - RFT to Establish a Single-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of a Plagiarism Detection Software for Atlantic Technological University (ATU)
Short description:
“A single-party framework agreement will be established on foot of this tender. Atlantic Technological University (ATU) are requesting submissions for the...”

Short description

Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Higher education services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“A single-party framework agreement will be established on foot of this tender. Atlantic Technological University (ATU) are requesting submissions for the...”

Description of the procurement

Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Higher education services 📦
Additional products/services:

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Software-related services 📦

Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: West 🏙️
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:

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Software-related services 📦

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-05-29 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-29 12:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7999150
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-05-29 12:30:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7999150”
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-18 12:00:00 📅

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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie 📧
Phone: 353 61 202 864 📞
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ 🌏
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=7999150 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7999150 🌏
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 083-293120 (2026-04-27)

Contract notice (2026-05-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR 💰
Description
300 000 EUR 💰

Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-05 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-05 12:30:00 📅
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2026-06-05 12:30:00 📅

Changes
Other additional information

“Tender deadline submission date changed from Friday 29th of May to the 5th of June 2026 12:00 Hrs (Noon)”
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: e3d6b647-bd5b-4d05-97a6-6ee766dca7f7-01
Source: OJS 2026/S 088-314085 (2026-05-06)

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