Service Concession Contract for the provision of a Bookshop for University of Galway

University of Galway, establishing a concession contract, are seeking responses from suitably qualified organisations to operate and manage their University Bookshop located on it’s main campus. All requirements are contained within the tender documents. As the subject matter of this competition is defined as a Title III service within the …

CPV: 22100000 Tištěné knihy, brožury a letáky, 22110000 Tištěné knihy, 22111000 Školní knihy, 22112000 Učebnice, 22114000 Slovníky, mapy, hudebniny a ostatní knihy, 55900000 Maloobchod
Místo provedení:
Service Concession Contract for the provision of a Bookshop for University of Galway
Misto zadání:
University of Galway (ID 1400)
Číslo zakázky:
0

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : University of Galway (ID 1400)
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law, controlled by a local authority
The buyer is a contracting entity
Activity of the contracting authority : Education

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Service Concession Contract for the provision of a Bookshop for University of Galway
Description : University of Galway, establishing a concession contract, are seeking responses from suitably qualified organisations to operate and manage their University Bookshop located on it’s main campus. All requirements are contained within the tender documents. As the subject matter of this competition is defined as a Title III service within the context of Directive 2014/24/EU, where the choice of procedure is open to the Contracting Authority, the procedure chosen on this occasion is Single Stage Process with Negotiation to award a Concession Contract. All responses must be submitted in a ZIP FILE format.
Procedure identifier : 7688590c-df1e-4365-b16c-1c6c847eb1b8
Previous notice : 4c875274-03e2-4afb-8351-e2a96a81dfce-01
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 55900000 Retail trade services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 22100000 Printed books, brochures and leaflets
Additional classification ( cpv ): 22110000 Printed books
Additional classification ( cpv ): 22111000 School books
Additional classification ( cpv ): 22112000 Textbooks
Additional classification ( cpv ): 22114000 Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 400 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/23/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Service Concession Contract for the provision of a Bookshop for University of Galway
Description : University of Galway, establishing a concession contract, are seeking responses from suitably qualified organisations to operate and manage their University Bookshop located on it’s main campus. All requirements are contained within the tender documents. As the subject matter of this competition is defined as a Title III service within the context of Directive 2014/24/EU, where the choice of procedure is open to the Contracting Authority, the procedure chosen on this occasion is Single Stage Process with Negotiation to award a Concession Contract. All responses must be submitted in a ZIP FILE format.
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 55900000 Retail trade services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 22100000 Printed books, brochures and leaflets
Additional classification ( cpv ): 22110000 Printed books
Additional classification ( cpv ): 22111000 School books
Additional classification ( cpv ): 22112000 Textbooks
Additional classification ( cpv ): 22114000 Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 400 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Strategy for the delivery of service
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Account Management, Marketing and Communications
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Added Value and Innovation - Green and Sustainability
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Financial Plan
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Academic Publications
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria : Cost
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria : Concession Fee

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of contract :
This procedure falls under the Foreign Subsidy Regulation (FSR) : no

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland -
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : University of Galway (ID 1400) -
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : University of Galway (ID 1400) -
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : The High Court of Ireland -
Organisation signing the contract : University of Galway (ID 1400)

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 1 400 000 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : O'Mahony's Booksellers Ltd
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000108346
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 1 400 000 Euro
Concession value
Estimated revenue coming from the users of the concession : 0 Euro
Estimated revenue coming from the buyer who granted the concession : 0 Euro
Method used for calculating the estimated value of the concession : Sales from previous concession
Method used for calculating the estimated value of the concession : unpublished
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 419335
Title : Tendering for concession contract for the management and operation of University bookshop and online service for supply of books to staff and students.
Date on which the winner was chosen : 18/12/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 30/04/2025
Organisation signing the contract : University of Galway (ID 1400)

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 1

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : University of Galway (ID 1400)
Registration number : 0022578J
Postal address : University Road, Galway
Town : Galway
Postcode : H91TK33
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Mid-West ( IE051 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 0035391493467
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : O'Mahony's Booksellers Ltd
Registration number : IE 959772Q
Postal address : 120 O'Connell Street
Town : Limerick
Postcode : V94 H6Y8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : South-West ( IE053 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 061418155
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0003

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-0004

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 : 466b96e0-a10a-4504-aed6-48d0f88e94c4 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 13/06/2025 14:17 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00389996-2025
OJ S issue number : 114/2025
Publication date : 17/06/2025