Closed tender

Request for Tenders for the provision of an online news aggregator with searching and alerting functionality for the Houses of the Oireachtas

Details

Value
€1,100,000
Topic
Multimedia networks
Published
15 March 2024
Submission
15 April 2024

Tender description

The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Contracting Authority”) invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates for the provision of an online news aggregator with searching and alerting functionality. The Contracting Authority wants to provide cost-effective, easy access to Irish and international news content for its user base via an easy-to-use web interface. The proposed service must offer access to an extensive range of news sources including international titles and with particular emphasis on strong Irish coverage, plus access to other publications including periodicals and magazines. It also requires access to edited and curated news websites and blogs, company reports, filings and profiles, as well as trade press and newswires. The total potential user base for this service is 1,000 – 1,500 users. It is possible that this user base will increase or decrease within the framework period. The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Contracting Authority”) invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates for the provision of an online news aggregator with searching and alerting functionality. The Contracting Authority wants to provide cost-effective, easy access to Irish and international news content for its user base via an easy-to-use web interface. The proposed service must offer access to an extensive range of news sources including international titles and with particular emphasis on strong Irish coverage, plus access to other publications including periodicals and magazines. It also requires access to edited and curated news websites and blogs, company reports, filings and profiles, as well as trade press and newswires. The total potential user base for this service is 1,000 – 1,500 users. It is possible that this user base will increase or decrease within the framework period.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published15 March 2024
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date15 April 2024

About the buyer

Houses of the Oireachtas Service is the administrative body that supports the running of the Irish parliament. The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission acts as the contracting authority in its tenders. Notices also appear in Tenders Electronic Daily, the EU's procurement journal. Recent tenders have used the open procedure under EU procurement rules. The High Court of Ireland is named as the review body in its notices.

Over the past 5 years, most of Houses of the Oireachtas Service's contract awards have been in business services, printed matter and communications equipment.

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