Official source
| Original official title | LI3938R MU PQQ for the Provision of a Document Support Platform for Higher Education Institution libraries |
|---|---|
| Source language | English |
| Buyer | Education Procurement Service (EPS) |
| Country | Ireland |
| Identifier | resourceId 9179555 |
| Procedure | Restricted |
| Deadline | 2 November 2026, 14:00 Europe/Dublin |
| Value | EUR 600,000 |
Boundary
Published estimated value EUR 600,000; it is an estimate, not an award value, guaranteed spend or supplier revenue.
Verified opportunity overview
IReL member libraries seek a document delivery and support platform supplementing subscribed e-resource collections. The official procurement workspace remains the controlling source for supplier decisions and current documents.
Current status and key dates
The opportunity lifecycle is open. The controlling submission deadline is 2 November 2026, 14:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.
Scope and deliverables
IReL (Irish Research eLibrary) is a nationally funded e-resource licensing Consortium providing access to leading Science Technology and Medicine (STM) and Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) resources on behalf of participating Irish publicly funded higher education institutions (IReL Members). IReL member libraries require a Document Delivery Service (DDS) to supplement their existing e-resource collections by allowing users to access and read content which is not currently subscribed. This description is deliberately bounded to what the official public workspace states and does not extend unstated deliverables.
Lots and contract structure
Refer to the current official procurement documents. Complete lot schedules, quantities, specifications and allocation mechanics remain within the live procurement documents.
Supplier requirements
Refer to the current official procurement documents. Suppliers must use the official documents rather than this research brief to determine eligibility and compliance.
Submission and award method
The official procedure is Restricted. The submission deadline is 2 November 2026, 14:00 Europe/Dublin. The evaluation mechanism is Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). The workspace identifies directive 2014/24/EU (Classic). The workspace marks the procurement as above threshold. The clarification deadline is 20 October 2026, 14:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 2 November 2026, 14:30 Europe/Dublin. An online expression of interest is required. Multiple tenders are accepted. Tender validity is 12 months. These are current official submission mechanics; the procurement documents remain authoritative for response forms and eligibility.
Value explanation
The displayed value is EUR 600,000. An estimate is not guaranteed expenditure, supplier revenue, call-off volume or realised award value.
Amendments and status history
The public workspace should be checked for later clarifications, deadline changes, document replacements, cancellations, awards and other status notices before acting.
Supplier relevance
Library technology, document-delivery, software-development and database-service providers. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.
Procurement data limitations and missing details
Published estimated value EUR 600,000; it is an estimate, not an award value, guaranteed spend or supplier revenue. Missing facts are preserved as unknowns and are not inferred from comparable procurements, market prices or supplier assumptions.
Official sources and verification history
Primary evidence is the official procurement source at https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9179555, checked on 2 October 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.