Single Supplier Framework for the Provision of a National Open Access Monitor based on Open Data Only

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

This tender seeks to appoint a vendor to deliver a report and a national dashboard to help Ireland publish, analyse, and track progress towards 100% Open Access. The source data for the report and dashboard must be public open data only.
This is one of potentially multiple sub-projects that the National Open Access Monitor Project is piloting to evaluate the value of current OA monitoring solutions and their applicability to the Irish national landscape.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-05-08. The procurement was published on 2023-04-06.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-04-06 Contract notice
2023-10-27 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-04-06)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: University of Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Postal code: Co.Limerick
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Michael Hughes
Phone: +353 61234662 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: michael.hughes@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=238957&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=238957&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œSingle Supplier Framework for the Provision of a National Open Access Monitor based on Open Data Only LI2555Fโ€
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThis tender seeks to appoint a vendor to deliver a report and a national dashboard to help Ireland publish, analyse, and track progress towards 100% Open...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 334 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Library software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Compliance software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Networking, Internet and intranet software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Web server software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Analytical or scientific software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Statistical software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Business intelligence software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Database and operating software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software package utilities ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: System management software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Content management software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Information systems and servers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Information systems ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Web servers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous software package and computer systems ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Web server software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Project management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Systems analysis and programming services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThis tender seeks to appoint a vendor to deliver a report and a national dashboard to help Ireland publish, analyse, and track progress towards 100% Open...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 334 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the initial Framework Term, as outlined in paragraph 1.4 above, for a further...โ€    Show more
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted โœ…
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options: See RFT documents for details
Description
Additional information: All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-05-08 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-05-08 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…

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 071-215892 (2023-04-06)
Contract award notice (2023-10-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 171 500 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Report
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Quality criterion (name): Monitor System Requirements
Quality criterion (name): Monitor Success Criteria
Quality criterion (name): Monitor User Personas
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Monitor User Stories
Quality criterion (name): Additional Documentation, Methodology & Business IT
Price (weighting): 20%

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 071-215892

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œSingle Supplier Framework for the Provision of a National Open Access Monitor based on Open Data Onlyโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-10-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: OpenAIRE AMKE
National registration number: 997032008
Postal address: 6 Artemidos & Epidavrou
Postal town: Maroussi, Athens
Postal code: 15125
Country: Greece ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท
E-mail: leonidas.pispiringas@openaire.eu ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ฮ•ฮปฮปฮฌฮดฮฑย  ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.openaire.eu ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 171 500 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 210-663760 (2023-10-27)