Publication

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

IE 6609370 G

University of Limerick

Castletroy

Co.Limerick

IE

Contact person: Ann Murray

Telephone: +353 61234662

E-mail: ann.s.murray@ul.ie

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

Internet address(es):

Main address: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie

Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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=226221&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=226221&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

to the abovementioned address

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

RFT for the provision of Electronic Archiving Services

Reference number: LI2319R

II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48211000 - Platform interconnectivity software package

II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4)

Short description

IReL wishes to enter an agreement for Electronic Archiving Services providing a reliable digital preservation solution for licensed publications. The solution must provide long-term preservation of licensed publisher content and provide access to preserved content, should the following occur:
• Cessation of a publisher’s operations
• Discontinuation of a title by a publisher
• Back issues are no longer offered by a publisher
• Catastrophic and sustained failure of a publisher’s delivery platform
The successful tenderer must have existing license agreements with the publishers IReL licenses content from (see https://irel.ie/resources/) to allow the service to preserve the content long-term, and to make the content securely available to IReL member libaries should specific trigger events occur.

II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 302411.00 EUR

II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48329000 - Imaging and archiving system

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

IReL wishes to enter an agreement for Electronic Archiving Services providing a reliable digital preservation solution for licensed publications. The solution must provide long-term preservation of licensed publisher content and provide access to preserved content, should the following occur:
• Cessation of a publisher’s operations
• Discontinuation of a title by a publisher
• Back issues are no longer offered by a publisher
• Catastrophic and sustained failure of a publisher’s delivery platform
The successful tenderer must have existing license agreements with the publishers IReL licenses content from (see https://irel.ie/resources/) to allow the service to preserve the content long-term, and to make the content securely available to IReL member libaries should specific trigger events occur.
It should follow library community standards, including:
• Metadata Encoding & Transmission Standard (METS)
• Digital Item Declaration Language (DIDL – a part of the MPEG-21 standard)
• Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS).

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: 302411.00 EUR

II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

1 to 3 years with option to extend to a total aggregate duration including extensions and other options up to 72months

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

II.2.14)

Additional information

All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.

III.1.2)