Date of dispatch of this notice: 10/08/2017
External Reference: 2017-706123
TED Reference: 2017/S 153-317641
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Cached Version
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
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
Main address:
www.hrb.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/261
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.
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.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
400000.00
EUR
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.
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
Criteria below
Price
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 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
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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.2.1)
Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 066-124348
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: To establish a single operator framework for the provision of an Open Research Publishing Service
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
12/07/2017
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:
1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
Faculty of 1000 Limited
GB 466247723
3rd Floor, Middlesex House, 34-42 Cleveland Street
London
W1T 4LB
UK
Telephone:
+44 2076319192
E-mail:
david.menashy@sciencenow.com
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Internet address:
http://www.f1000.com
The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
400000.00
EUR
Section VI: Complementary information
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
10/08/2017