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Ireland: Tenders/Education Procurement Service (EPS)/LI3976R MU PQQ for the Provision of Portico, a community supported preservation archive that safeguards access to eJournals for Higher Education Institution libraries

  1. Competition notice published

    Oct 21, 12:00 PMOctober 21, 2026 12:00 PM

  2. Questions deadline

    Nov 11, 1:00 PMNovember 11, 2026 1:00 PM

  3. Qualification deadline

    Nov 23, 1:00 PMNovember 23, 2026 1:00 PM

  4. Tender submission deadline

    Comes with the invitation

Brief

LI3976R MU PQQ for the Provision of Portico, a community supported preservation archive that safeguards access to eJournals for Higher Education Institution libraries

Qualification deadline
Nov 23,10 days left
Procedure
With prequalificationTwo stages
Agreement
Buying services
Estimated value
€360Kover 6 years

Brief

Education Procurement Service (EPS) needs library and archive services for a vendor-hosted digital preservation archive that safeguards research libraries’ access to e-journals, e-books, and digital collections, with a maximum total value of 360,000 EUR over 72 months. The services are to be delivered in Dublin.

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  • 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.

  • Contact

    info@educationprocurementservice.ie
  • Type
    Competition · Prequalification
  • Location
    Dublin
  • Main code
    Library and archive services
    92510000
  • 48160000Library software package72212160Library software development services72320000Database services79995000Library management services92511000Library services

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