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Ireland - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services - LI3844R MU PQQ for the Provision of Subscription Agreements for Access to 17 Lots of Electronic Journals

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Key facts

Estimated value
€12,900,000
Where
Ireland Eastern and Midland
Procedure
Restricted procedure Two steps: companies first ask to take part, and only those selected are invited to bid. Full entry Above the EU threshold A contract large enough that EU-wide rules apply and it must be published on TED. Full entry
Original language
English
Published
Source
via TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU), verified 1 month ago
Notice number
340141-2026
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The Aperlena Verdict

Open race

No supplier dominates: 4 different companies have won the last 4 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.

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 summary

IReL, 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

IReL (Irish Research eLibrary) is a nationally funded e-resource licensing Consortium providing access to resources on behalf of participating Irish publicly funded higher education institutions (IReL Members). The tender will be divided into seventeen (17) Lots. IReL wishes to enter subscription agreements for access to each of the Lots.

Official source

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

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993 open across Europe right now 17% above sector average
Buyer track record on Aperlena
969 notices tracked · 746 awarded
€61,637,209 in awarded contracts

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