Ireland – Database systems – Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) for Award of Contract to Bridgeall Libraries Limited for library collection development and management software system, CollectionHQ

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 Bridgeall Libraries Limited for a period of three years at an estimated value of €47,238 ex VAT. This contract is for Subscription to CollectionHQ which provides a web interface of a hosted library collection management and development software system. CollectionHQ is a library collection development and management software system which integrates with Spydus, the national Library Management System for public library service provision in Dublin City and across Ireland.