II.1)
[QuantityScopeContract]
RFT for the provision of Electronic Archiving Services
[Fileref]:
LI2319R
[Supplies]
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)
[ValueMagnitudeEstimatedTotal]
[ValueExclVat]: 302411.00
EUR
[DivisionLots]:
[No]
II.2.3)
[PlacePerformance]
II.2.4)
[DescrProcurement]
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).
[AwardCriteriaDescriptive]
II.2.6)
[ValueMagnitudeEstimated]
[ValueExclVat]: 302411.00
EUR
II.2.7)
[DurationContractFrameworkDps]
[DurationMonths]:
36
[RenewalsSubject]:
[Yes]
[RenewalsDescr]:
1 to 3 years with option to extend to a total aggregate duration including extensions and other options up to 72months
[VariantsAccepted]:
[No]
[Options]:
[No]
[EuProgrRelated]:
[No]
II.2.14)
[InfoAdditional]
All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie