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- Expected final price vs the published estimate
- -8.4%
Based on 4 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.
Summary
Machine-generated summaryIReL, the Irish Research eLibrary, a nationally funded e-resource licensing consortium acting on behalf of participating Irish publicly funded higher education institutions, is tendering for subscription agreements giving access to electronic journals. The procurement is divided into seventeen lots, and IReL wishes to conclude a subscription agreement for access to each lot. The buyer is based in Ireland and the services fall under library, archives, museums and other cultural services. The notice is a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ).
Description
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Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 1 month ago
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Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caia Software and Solutions Inc | 1 | €344,595 | Sep 2026 |
| Aetopia Limited | 1 | €219,810 | Aug 2026 |
| DiscoveryGarden Inc | 1 | €145,283 | Feb 2026 |
| OCLC UK Ltd | 1 | n/a | Aug 2025 |
Based on 4 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 3 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- Lower quartile
- €182,546
- Median award
- €219,810
- Upper quartile
- €282,203
This tender is estimated 5768.7% above that median
Most recent awards
- Library services - LI3053C - Request for Tenders Under Open (OJEU) Procedure for the Hosting, Maintenance and Support of a Digital Library Services System for the University of Limerick €145,283
- Library services - LI3429C TCD - RFT for the Provision of a Library Inventory Management System €344,595
- Library services - LI3473C - Request for Tenders for the Provision of a Digital Library Platform for Maynooth University (MU) €219,810
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
Change history
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- Estimated value: Set to €12,900,000
- Estimated value: Set to €12,900,000
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Market context
- Avg. open tender · Culture, sport & recreation
- €11,064,699
- Buyer track record on Aperlena
- 969 notices tracked · 746 awarded
- €61,637,209 in awarded contracts
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