Archive services

Tender description

Under the terms of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘the Central Bank’) Archive Policy, the ownership of all Central Bank registered files and other historical artefacts, over thirty (30) years old, are automatically transferred to the Central Bank Archive (‘the Archive’) which has been approved to be opened to the public under controlled procedures. The Bank has undertaken to launch an Archive Reading room in the new North Wall Quay building where these materials will be available for consultation by members of the public there. Tenderers should be aware that the total estimated value of the Services sought does not exceed the relevant EU threshold. Therefore, this public procurement competition is not subject to the EU public procurement Directive (European Parliament and Council Directive 2014/24/EU on Public Procurement). Under the terms of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘the Central Bank’) Archive Policy, the ownership of all Central Bank registered files and other historical artefacts, over thirty (30) years old, are automatically transferred to the Central Bank Archive (‘the Archive’) which has been approved to be opened to the public under controlled procedures. The Bank has undertaken to launch an Archive Reading room in the new North Wall Quay building where these materials will be available for consultation by members of the public there. The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to detail the requirements of the Central Bank relating to its requirement for a system to hold the archive records metadata in a hierarchical linked structure; to maintain the metadata and add to these records each year as the need arises (‘the System’). The metadata held s should conform to international guidelines as specified in ISAD(G), or equivalent. The System is to provide members of the public with the ability to search and view the metadata associated with these historical files, via the Central Bank website, and interface with email to request files for manual consultation (‘the Archive Catalogue’). Tenderers should be aware that the total estimated value of the Services sought does not exceed the relevant EU threshold.Therefore this public procurement competition is not subject to the EU public procurement Directive (European Parliament and Council Directive 2014/24/EU on Public Procurement).