Request for Tenders for a Security Partner to provide ongoing ICT Security Support

Department of Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation

The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation invites tenders for the provision of ICT security support services. The successful tenderer will provide on-site support to the Department’s Information Security Officer, advise on security matters and undertake periodic reviews of specific IT systems in the Department. It is intended that the resultant contract will cover a period of up to 4 years.
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Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-10-28. The procurement was published on 2011-09-08.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who?

• Department of Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2011-09-08	Contract notice
2012-01-25	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2011-09-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Postal address: Earlsfort Centre, Lower Hatch Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.djei.ie 🌏
E-mail: info_security@djei.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16312776 📞
Fax: +353 16312563 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-09-08 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-10-28 📅
Publication date: 2011-09-13 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 175-287528
OJ-S issue: 175
Additional information
(ET Ref:304192).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

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=304192.

+ 2 more

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=304192.

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.

Duration: 48 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

Economic and financial standing:

(1) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.

Technical and professional ability:

(1) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract;

(2) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.

Contract execution
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Tender validity period: 2 months
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Irish.

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Department of Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation
Contact
Contact point: ICT Unit
Gene Byrne
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01496 🌏
Name: Department of Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation
Postal address: Earlsfort Centre, Lower Hatch Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
URL for further information: http://www.djei.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.djei.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.djei.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2011/S 175-287528 (2011-09-08)

Contract award notice (2012-01-25)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-01-25 📅
Publication date: 2012-01-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 19-030085
Refers to notice: 2011/S 175-287528
OJ-S issue: 19
Additional information
(ET Ref:372692).

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Proven experience in ICT security and the ability to provide the deliverables (30)
2. The applicable skills and experience of the proposed personnel with particular reference to products/equipment in use in the Department (20)
3. Overall costs (40)
4. Demonstrated understanding of the tender requirements and completeness, clarity and relevance of proposal (10)

Award of contract

1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-01-04 📅
Name: Rits (Bianconi Research Ltd, T/A Rits)
Postal address: 2052 Castle Drive, Citywest Business Park
Postal town: Dublin 24
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.ritsgroup.com 🌏

2️⃣
Name: Ward Solutions Limited
Postal address: Unit 2054, Citywest Business Campus
Internet address: www.ward.ie 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Source: OJS 2012/S 019-030085 (2012-01-25)

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