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LI3938R MU PQQ for the Provision of a Document Support Platform for Higher Education Institution libraries

Issued by Education Procurement Service (EPS) · via eTenders — Ireland (national public procurement portal)

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Published
1 Oct 2026
Closes
2 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC
Bid opening
2 Nov 2026, 14:30 UTC
Value
EUR 600,000
Reference
LI3938R
Location
Ireland
Sector
Sports, Recreation & Events
Type
services

Details

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.

Contracting authority: Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Procurement type: Services

Procedure: Restricted

Contract involves: A Public Contract

CPV codes: 92510000-Library and archive services; 92511000-Library services; 48160000-Library software package; 79995000-Library management services; 72212160-Library software development services; 72320000-Database services

Estimated value: EUR 600,000

Contract duration: 72 months

Awarded in lots: No

Evaluation: Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)

Clarification period ends: 20/10/2026 14:00

Tender opening: 02/11/2026 14:30

EU funding: No

Directive: No Directive: 2014/24/EU (Classic)

Region (NUTS): IE

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Context for bidders

We hold 16 notices from Education Procurement Service (EPS), going back to August 2026 — 11 of them still open. They buy mostly in Manufacturing & Supply, Agriculture & Food and Healthcare & Pharma. There are 20 open Sports, Recreation & Events tenders in Ireland. This one closes in 31 days.

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