LI3976R MU PQQ for the Provision of Portico, a community supported preservation archive that safeguards access to eJournals for Higher Education Institution libraries
Issued by Education Procurement Service (EPS) · via eTenders — Ireland (national public procurement portal)
- Published
- 23 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 23 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC
- Bid opening
- 23 Nov 2026, 14:30 UTC
- Value
- EUR 360,000
- Reference
- LI3976R
- Location
- Ireland
- Sector
- Sports, Recreation & Events
- Type
- services
At a glance
Education Procurement Service (EPS) in Ireland has published a tender in sports, recreation & events: “LI3976R MU PQQ for the Provision of Portico, a community supported preservation archive that safeguards access to eJournals for Higher Education Institution libraries”. Submissions close on 23 November 2026, 32 days from today. The stated value is EUR 360,000. Quote reference LI3976R in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 23 notices from this buyer since 2026, 13 of them currently open. There are 22 open sports, recreation & events notices in Ireland on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through eTenders — Ireland (national public procurement portal), not through FreeTender.
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 wishes to enter an agreement for a vendor-hosted digital preservation archive that safeguards research libraries’ access to e-journals, e-books, and digital collections.
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 360,000
Contract duration: 72 months
Awarded in lots: No
Evaluation: Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)
Clarification period ends: 11/11/2026 14:00
Tender opening: 23/11/2026 14:30
EU funding: No
Directive: No Directive: 2014/24/EU (Classic)
Region (NUTS): IE
Tenders are submitted through etenders.gov.ie, which requires supplier registration.
Context for bidders
We hold 23 notices from Education Procurement Service (EPS), going back to August 2026 — 13 of them still open. They buy mostly in Manufacturing & Supply, Agriculture & Food and Sports, Recreation & Events. There are 22 open Sports, Recreation & Events tenders in Ireland. This one closes in 32 days.
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Documents
- Contract notice 9343386.pdfDownload (pdf)
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