UCDOPP5562 Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Library Databases and Online Resources
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Your path to submission
- Deadline: 1 June 2035 at 12:00 — 3162 days left.
- You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 8 months (7 awards, most recently April 2024) — by that rhythm the next award was due around December 2024. The last award went to Ovation Incentives Ireland Ltd (t/a OptionsCard).n = 7
- 25% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (497 awards since 2013, spread over 316 companies). That is well below the sector norm (40%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 497 awards since 2013
- The award came in at a median 109% of the estimated value (20 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too low here. Sector: 89%.n = 20
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (427 procedures with a bid count); 13% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 427
- 13% of awards went to companies from abroad (497 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 6%.n = 497
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 04/10/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Printed matter, 73 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,398 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Germany, Spain.
Typical field: median 3 (from 7 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
UCD wish to put in place a Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Library Databases and Online Resources which are broken into the following Lots: Lot 1 Databases, Datasets and Reports Lot 2 eBook and eJournal Collections Lot 3 Archives and Primary Sources Lot 4 Multimedia, e.g. AV, streaming etc, Reference Works e.g. encyclopaedias etc and Library Resources in Emerging Formats
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on the right), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| McKeon Contech Ltd. t/a McKeon Group and Hereworks | 12 | 2021–2026 |
| Pama Construction | 5 | 2019–2025 |
| Marron Brothers Limited | 4 | 2022–2024 |
| Bidvest NOONAN (ROI) Ltd | 4 | 2016–2025 |
| Percula Technology Services | 4 | 2014–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this
Who knows the rhythm prepares instead of reacting.