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Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 31/03/2017

Expire date: 02/05/2017

External Reference: 2017-332556

TED Reference: 2017/S 066-124348

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

The Health Research Board
N/A
67-72 Grattan House
Dublin 2
Lower Mount St
IE
Contact person: Dara Murphy
Telephone: +353 12345215
E-mail: dmurphy@hrb.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.hrb.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/261

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=110728&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:  http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=110728&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office
I.5)

Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

To establish a single operator framework for the provision of an Open Research Publishing Service
Reference number:  HRB/OPEN RESEARCH PUBLISHING SER
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79970000  -  Publishing services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The HRB is working to deliver optimal value and impact from its publicly-funded research and wishes to engage and support its funded research community to work in a more open manner. The initial two year pilot would provide the HRB with a rich learning experience on how to fund and deliver research within a more open process.
The purpose of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to invite tenderers to provide an open research publishing service that the HRB can pilot with its research community. This should include a suite of integrated services including a publishing platform to assist researchers to publish findings quickly, easily and responsibly. The platform and its services are intended to accelerate the publication of articles and data from research funded by the HRB.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 400000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79970000  -  Publishing services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Health Research Board (hereinafter referred to as the “HRB”) invites tenders by open competition to deliver a two year pilot open research publishing service for use by HRB researchers that provides a transparent post-publication peer-review process.
There is a fundamental shift across Europe towards making the research process more transparent, collaborative and efficient. This is reflected in the move to ‘Open Science’ promoted by the European Commission and other leading stakeholders. The way research is conducted is transitioning from publication of research results in scientific journals towards sharing and using all available knowledge at an earlier stage in the research process.
The HRB is working to deliver optimal value and impact from its publicly-funded research and wishes to engage and support its funded research community to work in a more open manner. The initial two year pilot would provide the HRB with a rich learning experience on how to fund and deliver research within a more open process.
The purpose of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to invite tenderers to provide an open research publishing service that the HRB can pilot with its research community. This should include a suite of integrated services including a publishing platform to assist researchers to publish findings quickly, easily and responsibly. The platform and its services are intended to accelerate the publication of articles and data from research funded by the HRB.
They should include the provision of a HRB-brand publishing platform that is promoted, managed and monitored as a service for use by HRB-funded researchers. The platform should provide users with immediate publication followed by invited, transparent, post-publication peer review.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 400000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:  
Option of two twelve month extensions, the first being at the end of the initial 24month contract and the second extension being at the end of the 36 month period should the first extension/renewal have been exercised
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

Framework agreement with a single operator
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  02/05/2017
Local time:  10:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 3  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  02/05/2017
Local time:  10:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin 1
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address: www.courts.ie

VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

31/03/2017