1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Legal type of the buyer: Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority: Education
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: LI3747C Request to Participate in a Panel for the Provision of eBooks to the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) network of schools and centres
Description: The Education and Training Boards (ETBs) is issuing a Request to Participate in a Panel for the Provision of eBooks to the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) network of schools and centres. Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are statutory authorities, which have responsibility for education and training, youth work and a range of other functions. Formerly known as Vocational Education Committees (VECs) ETBs manage and operate second‐level schools, further education colleges, multi‐faith community national schools and a range of adult, further education and training centres delivering education and training programmes. There are 16 Education and Training Boards, which manage and operate over 700 education and training sites including: • 260+ second level schools (list of schools and centres can be found at http://www.etbi.ie/) • 450 approx. education and training centres • 19 Training Centres • 27 Community National Schools ETB schools will consult with the panel members and choose the most appropriate member(s) based on the following criteria: 1. Suitability of the proposed eBook to the curriculum. 2. Customer Service and Support 3. Ability for bulk provision/transfer soft copies of books on to student devices 4. Ultimate Cost Qualifying for a panel does not constitute an award of a contract nor does it indicate that any contract will be awarded.
Procedure identifier: f9730642-a3b2-4788-95d2-915bf5ad29a0
Type of procedure: Restricted
Main features of the procedure: See CFT Documents
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 80000000 Education and training services
Additional classification (cpv): 80200000 Secondary education services, 80210000 Technical and vocational secondary education services, 80211000 Technical secondary education services, 80212000 Vocational secondary education services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Mid-West (IE051)
Country: Ireland
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 750 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: LI3747C Request to Participate in a Panel for the Provision of eBooks to the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) network of schools and centres
Description: The Education and Training Boards (ETBs) is issuing a Request to Participate in a Panel for the Provision of eBooks to the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) network of schools and centres. Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are statutory authorities, which have responsibility for education and training, youth work and a range of other functions. Formerly known as Vocational Education Committees (VECs) ETBs manage and operate second‐level schools, further education colleges, multi‐faith community national schools and a range of adult, further education and training centres delivering education and training programmes. There are 16 Education and Training Boards, which manage and operate over 700 education and training sites including: • 260+ second level schools (list of schools and centres can be found at http://www.etbi.ie/) • 450 approx. education and training centres • 19 Training Centres • 27 Community National Schools ETB schools will consult with the panel members and choose the most appropriate member(s) based on the following criteria: 1. Suitability of the proposed eBook to the curriculum. 2. Customer Service and Support 3. Ability for bulk provision/transfer soft copies of books on to student devices 4. Ultimate Cost Qualifying for a panel does not constitute an award of a contract nor does it indicate that any contract will be awarded.
Internal identifier: 0
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 80000000 Education and training services
Additional classification (cpv): 80200000 Secondary education services, 80210000 Technical and vocational secondary education services, 80211000 Technical secondary education services, 80212000 Vocational secondary education services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Mid-West (IE051)
Country: Ireland
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 750 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation:
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
5.1.7.
Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurement: No strategic procurement
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: English
Languages in which the procurement documents (or their parts) are unofficially available: English
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Electronic submission: Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of expressions of interest: 10/06/2028 12:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate: 01/07/2027 15:30:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Information about public opening:
Terms of contract:
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: The High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participate: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Organisation processing tenders: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Town: Limerick
Postcode: V94 DK53
Country subdivision (NUTS): Mid-West (IE051)
Country: Ireland
Telephone: +353 61 233 715
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders
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
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
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
Notice identifier/version: 126b2db8-1e34-407c-80ea-e677636acaf8 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract notice – light regime
Notice subtype: 20
Notice dispatch date: 02/07/2026 15:18:02 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 460870-2026
OJ S issue number: 127/2026
Publication date: 06/07/2026