Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) for Award of Contract to Elsevier B.V. for ScienceDirect Database

Dublin City Council gives notice to invoke Article 32(2)(b) of Directive 2014/24/EU which states that the negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used where the works, supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular economic operator for (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. …

CPV: 48610000 Database systems
Place of execution:
Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) for Award of Contract to Elsevier B.V. for ScienceDirect Database
Awarding body:
Dublin City Council
Award number:
1

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Dublin City Council
Legal type of the buyer : Local authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) for Award of Contract to Elsevier B.V. for ScienceDirect Database
Description : Dublin City Council gives notice to invoke Article 32(2)(b) of Directive 2014/24/EU which states that the negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used where the works, supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular economic operator for (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. Dublin City Council intends to award a contract to Elsevier B.V. for a period of three years at an estimated value of €88,967.78 ex VAT. ScienceDirect is available remotely to registered Dublin City library users from any location and at any time. ScienceDirect forms an essential part of a suite of reference and research resources provided by Dublin City Libraries to support study, research and life-long learning for the people of Dublin city. ScienceDirect is a searchable web-based multidisciplinary database specialising in scientific, medical and technical research. It is the largest scientific journal database currently available on the global market, and it is the access point to millions of academic articles published by Elsevier. It is a full-text database containing only peer-reviewed scholarly literature, featuring over 21 million articles and 375,000 topic pages, and offering access to journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 journals and over 11,000 books. This subscription also gives access to over 2,800 eBooks in the ScienceDirect Neuroscience & Psychology collection. ScienceDirect features an enhanced article reader which shows outlines, citations, recommendations, in-article references and author links to broaden the research experience for the user. It also features reading and search history capabilities to allow the user to keep track of their 100 most recent articles, as well as allowing the user to set up personalised alerts for related searches, journals and book series. ScienceDirect provides a research experience that is accessible to all and contains a number of features designed to enhance accessibility for people experiencing auditory, cognitive, physical, and speech and visual impairments, as follows: HTML journal articles and book chapters are compatible with screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA and Apple's VoiceOver; information is carefully structured using headings, landmarks and lists to help users of assistive technology to easily navigate pages; math content is available in MathML, which can be spoken by text-to-speech engines or converted to Braille and pasted into math equation editors or Microsoft Office documents; ARIA (Accessibility for Rich Internet Applications) is employed to enhance navigation, orientation and labelling for users of screen readers and other assistive technology; videos are played in a fully accessible media player (AblePlayer).
Procedure identifier : e8b20dc6-4305-4053-92a9-c6c411975573
Type of procedure : Negotiated without prior call for competition

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 48610000 Database systems

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : The date of conclusion of the contract is expected to take place no sooner than 29th December 2024. Name and Address of the contractor: Elsevier B.V. Radarweg 29, 1043 NX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) for Award of Contract to Elsevier B.V. for ScienceDirect Database
Description : Dublin City Council gives notice to invoke Article 32(2)(b) of Directive 2014/24/EU which states that the negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used where the works, supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular economic operator for (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. Dublin City Council intends to award a contract to Elsevier B.V. for a period of three years at an estimated value of €88,967.78 ex VAT. ScienceDirect is available remotely to registered Dublin City library users from any location and at any time. ScienceDirect forms an essential part of a suite of reference and research resources provided by Dublin City Libraries to support study, research and life-long learning for the people of Dublin city. ScienceDirect is a searchable web-based multidisciplinary database specialising in scientific, medical and technical research. It is the largest scientific journal database currently available on the global market, and it is the access point to millions of academic articles published by Elsevier. It is a full-text database containing only peer-reviewed scholarly literature, featuring over 21 million articles and 375,000 topic pages, and offering access to journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 journals and over 11,000 books. This subscription also gives access to over 2,800 eBooks in the ScienceDirect Neuroscience & Psychology collection. ScienceDirect features an enhanced article reader which shows outlines, citations, recommendations, in-article references and author links to broaden the research experience for the user. It also features reading and search history capabilities to allow the user to keep track of their 100 most recent articles, as well as allowing the user to set up personalised alerts for related searches, journals and book series. ScienceDirect provides a research experience that is accessible to all and contains a number of features designed to enhance accessibility for people experiencing auditory, cognitive, physical, and speech and visual impairments, as follows: HTML journal articles and book chapters are compatible with screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA and Apple's VoiceOver; information is carefully structured using headings, landmarks and lists to help users of assistive technology to easily navigate pages; math content is available in MathML, which can be spoken by text-to-speech engines or converted to Braille and pasted into math equation editors or Microsoft Office documents; ARIA (Accessibility for Rich Internet Applications) is employed to enhance navigation, orientation and labelling for users of screen readers and other assistive technology; videos are played in a fully accessible media player (AblePlayer).
Internal identifier : 1

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 48610000 Database systems

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
TED eSender : European Dynamics S.A.

6. Results

Direct award :
Justification for direct award : The contract can be provided only by a particular economic operator because of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Other justification : Dublin City Council is relying on Article 32(2)(b) of Directive 2014/24/EU which states that the negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used where the works, supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular economic operator for (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. Dublin City Council intends to award a contract to Elsevier B.V. for a period of three years at an estimated value of €88,967.78, ex VAT.

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

6.1.2 Information about winners

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Dublin City Council
Postal address : Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D08 RF3F
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 01 2222222
Internet address : https://www.dublincity.ie
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : The High Court of Ireland
Registration number : The High Court of Ireland
Department : The High Court of Ireland
Postal address : Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number : 002024901000
Department : European Dynamics S.A.
Town : Athens
Postcode : 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών ( EL301 )
Country : Greece
Telephone : +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 410ceac9-561b-4530-8fe7-f4f80253ec76 - 01
Form type : Direct award preannouncement
Notice type : Voluntary ex-ante transparency notice
Notice dispatch date : 29/11/2024 13:11 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00731925-2024
OJ S issue number : 234/2024
Publication date : 02/12/2024