Outsourcing of Electronic Discovery (โ€œeDiscoveryโ€) Rapid Response Investigation Services

Central Bank of Ireland

This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement [โ€œthe Framework Agreementโ€] with a panel of at least three framework members and up to a maximum of five members, with expertise in IT Forensics and eDiscovery to assist the Enforcement Directorate in the identification, preservation, collection, processing, review, analysis and production of electronically stored information (โ€œe-dataโ€) in a forensically sound and secure manner. The panel of framework members will be available at the request of the Enforcement Directorate to assist in the eDiscovery process and to uplift electronic data in a forensically sound manner, to the extent required.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=308212. />The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=308212. />Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-11-11. The procurement was published on 2011-09-16.

Who?
What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-09-16 Contract notice
Contract notice (2011-09-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: data services
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Data services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Central Bank of Ireland
Postal address: PO Box 559, Dame Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐ŸŒ
Phone: +353 12246000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 16716561 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-09-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2011-11-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-09-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 181-295451
OJ-S issue: 181
Additional information
(ET Ref:308212).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement [โ€œthe Framework Agreementโ€] with a panel of at least three framework members and up to a maximum of five members, with expertise in IT Forensics and eDiscovery to assist the Enforcement Directorate in the identification, preservation, collection, processing, review, analysis and production of electronically stored information (โ€œe-dataโ€) in a forensically sound and secure manner. The panel of framework members will be available at the request of the Enforcement Directorate to assist in the eDiscovery process and to uplift electronic data in a forensically sound manner, to the extent required.
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NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=308212.
The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=308212.
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Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin city and county; with the possibility of country wide work.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please see the Request for Tender for more information.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please see the Request for Tender for more information.
Contract execution
Names and professional qualifications of the staff โœ…

Procedure
Maximum number of operators of the framework agreement: 5
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Enforcement
Ms. Jennifer Mulcahy
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA05011 ๐ŸŒ
Name: Central Bank of Ireland
URL for further information: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐ŸŒ
Name: eTenders website
Contact point: eTenders website
URL for documents: http://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Source: OJS 2011/S 181-295451 (2011-09-16)