ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/01/2020

External Reference: 2020-261729

TED Reference: 2020/S 006-008258

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

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: Gerry Kennedy
Telephone: +353 61213506
E-mail: gerry.kennedy@ul.ie
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.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Other type:  Third Level Educational Institutions (including Universities, Technological Universities, Institutes of Technology
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

BJP059F - Single Supplier Framework Contract For the Supply of Library Journals & Periodicals
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

22211000  -  Journals
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

Tenders are sought for a Single Supplier Framework Contract For the supply of electronic and printed Serials, Journals and associated services as described in Appendix 1 and Appendix 1A to this RFT.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  12000000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

22200000  -  Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
22211100  -  Official journals
22212000  -  Periodicals
79980000  -  Subscription services
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Tenders are sought for a Single Supplier Framework Contract For the supply of electronic and printed Serials, Journals and associated services as described in Appendix 1 and Appendix 1A to this RFT.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of service  /  Weighting:  450
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical  /  Weighting:  120
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Value added services  /  Weighting:  100
Price  -  Weighting:  250
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 tenders is published on
www.etenders.gov.ie only

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 : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 164-402153

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: BJP059F - Single Supplier Framework Contract For the Supply of Library Journals & Periodicals

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

08/11/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

EBSCO Information Services
FC16134
6th Floor, Civic Centre, Silver Street
Enfield, London
Middlesex
UK
Telephone: +44 02084474188
E-mail: cnilsson@ebsco.com
Internet address: http://www.ebsco.com

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  12000000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  12000000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Office of the High Court
Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie