LI3503F - IHES - Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Library Goods to include Books and eBooks supply to the Irish Higher Education Sector

Contract notice (2026-06-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: LI3503F - IHES - Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Library Goods to include Books and eBooks supply to the Irish Higher Education Sector
Short description: Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Library books 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 21 500 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 10

1️⃣
Internal identifier: 1
Title: English Language Monographs
Additional products/services: Printed books 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Mid-West 🏙️
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2️⃣
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Irish Published Materials
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3️⃣
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Modern European Language Materials
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

4️⃣
Internal identifier: 4
Title: Out-of-Print and Second-Hand Material
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0004

5️⃣
Internal identifier: 5
Title: MARC Records Supply
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0005

6️⃣
Internal identifier: 6
Title: eBook Aggregator : hosted individual perpetual access title purchase
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0006

7️⃣
Internal identifier: 7
Title: eBook Aggregator : individual perpetual access purchase for third-party platform (publisher direct marketplace)
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0007

8️⃣
Internal identifier: 8
Title: eBook Aggregator : subscription packages
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0008

9️⃣
Internal identifier: 9
Title: eBook Aggregator : eTextbooks
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0009

1️⃣0️⃣
Internal identifier: 10
Title: eBooks : Specialist and Innovative Solutions
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0010

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-07-06 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-07-06 12:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8342335
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180 days
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Maximum number of participants: 20
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-07-06 12:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8342335
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-06-26 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: 061233715 📞
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=8342335 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8342335 🌏
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
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 109-394679 (2026-06-05)