Request for Tenders to Establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Technical Investigation and Related Services for the Data Protection Commission

Data Protection Commission

The Data Protection Commission invites tenders from suitably qualified service providers for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of technical investigation and related services (including but not limited to technical forensics experts) to provide expert assistance and input as may be required in the conduct of its functions including the examination of complaints, conducting of inquiries, investigations and/or any other type of regulatory procedure as the Commission considers appropriate in a given instance. Tenderers should refer to Appendix 1 of the request for tenders document for further details of the key requirements for the proposed services.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-07-23. The procurement was published on 2021-06-17.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-06-17 Contract notice
2021-12-16 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-06-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Investigation services
Reference number: 192784
Short description:
The Data Protection Commission invites tenders from suitably qualified service providers for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of technical investigation and related services (including but not limited to technical forensics experts) to provide expert assistance and input as may be required in the conduct of its functions including the examination of complaints, conducting of inquiries, investigations and/or any other type of regulatory procedure as the Commission considers appropriate in a given instance. Tenderers should refer to Appendix 1 of the request for tenders document for further details of the key requirements for the proposed services.
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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: Investigation services 📦
Additional CPV: Investigation and security services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Ireland 🏙️

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: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: Data Protection Commission
Postal address: 21 Fitzwilliam Square
Postal code: Co. Dublin
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: https://www.dataprotection.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: tjwalsh@dataprotection.ie 📧
Phone: +353 871092815 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=191480&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=191480&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-06-17 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-07-23 📅
Publication date: 2021-06-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 119-314548
OJ-S issue: 119
Additional information
Please refer to the request for tenders document published with this notice which may be downloaded free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 2 500 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
The Data Protection Commission invites tenders from suitably qualified service providers for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of technical investigation and related services (including but not limited to technical forensics experts) to provide expert assistance and input as may be required in the conduct of its functions including the examination of complaints, conducting of inquiries, investigations and/or any other type of regulatory procedure as the Commission considers appropriate in a given instance. It is anticipated that tenderer(s) appointed to the framework agreement may be required, amongst other things, to advise on (including advising in relation to scoping and design), devise and conduct technical testing and investigations in order to establish electronic data flows and to collect, examine and preserve both hardcopy and electronic data, including any testing outputs, in accordance with evidential chain of custody requirements. The data collected in such testing and investigations may be required to be analysed and processed by competent technical experts (including but not limited to technical forensics experts) and be made available in the form of a non-technical report to the Commission for consideration in the context of complaint-handling, inquiries and/or any other regulatory procedure at the request of the Commission. Tenderers should refer to Appendix 1 of the RFT for further details of the key requirements for the proposed services.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
Following termination of the framework agreement for whatever reason, the contracting authority may re-tender for a successor arrangement but always subject to its business requirements at that time.
Description of options:
The contracting authority at its sole discretion, reserves the right to grant an extension or extensions to the framework agreement for a period or periods up to a further one (1) year (the ‘Term’).
Additional information:
Please refer to the request for tenders document published with this notice which may be downloaded free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please refer to the request for tenders document published with this notice which may be downloaded free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
Please refer to the request for tenders document published with this notice which may be downloaded free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2021-07-23 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 3643992NH
Contact
Contact point: Tom Walsh
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/175270 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=191480&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: Three to 4 years.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886458 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2021/S 119-314548 (2021-06-17)
Contract award notice (2021-12-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Data Protection Commission invites tenders from suitably qualified service providers for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of technical investigation and related services (including but not limited to technical forensics experts) to provide expert assistance and input as may be required in the conduct of its functions including the examination of complaints, conducting of inquiries, investigations and/or any other type of regulatory procedure as the Commission considers appropriate in a given instance. Tenderers should refer to Appendix 1 of the Request for Tenders document for further details of the key requirements for the proposed services.
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Total value of the procurement: 2 250 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: Co.Dublin

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-12-16 📅
Publication date: 2021-12-21 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 247-654344
Refers to notice: 2021/S 119-314548
OJ-S issue: 247
Additional information
Please refer to the Request for Tenders Document published with this notice which may be downloaded free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Data Protection Commission invites tenders from suitably qualified service providers for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of technical investigation and related services (including but not limited to technical forensics experts) to provide expert assistance and input as may be required in the conduct of its functions including the examination of complaints, conducting of inquiries, investigations and/or any other type of regulatory procedure as the Commission considers appropriate in a given instance. It is anticipated that Tenderer(s) appointed to the Framework Agreement may be required, amongst other things, to advise on (including advising in relation to scoping and design), devise and conduct technical testing and investigations in order to establish electronic data flows and to collect, examine and preserve both hardcopy and electronic data, including any testing outputs, in accordance with evidential chain of custody requirements. The data collected in such testing and investigations may be required to be analysed and processed by competent technical experts (including but not limited to technical forensics experts) and be made available in the form of a non-technical report to the Commission for consideration in the context of complaint-handling, inquiries and/or any other regulatory procedure at the request of the Commission. Tenderers should refer to Appendix 1 of the RFT for further details of the key requirements for the proposed services.
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Description of options:
The contracting authority at its sole discretion, reserves the right to grant an extension or extensions to the Framework Agreement for a period or periods up to a further one (1) year (the “Term”).
Additional information:
Please refer to the Request for Tenders Document published with this notice which may be downloaded free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Service Proposal
Quality criterion (weighting): 35%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management, Quality and Continuity of Service and Qualifications, Experience and Expertise of the Proposed Personnel
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-12-09 📅
Name: CCL (Solutions) Group Ltd
National registration number: 218593487
Postal address: 36 Cygnet Court, Timothy's Bridge Road
Postal town: Stratford-upon-Avon
Postal code: Warwickshire
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 01789261200 📞
E-mail: tenders@cclgroupltd.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.cclgroupltd.com/ 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 2 250 000 EUR 💰
Name: Deloitte Ireland LLP
National registration number: 03536140KH
Postal address: Deloitte & Touche
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Earlsfort Terrace
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 14172200 📞
E-mail: tenders@deloitte.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.deloitte.com/ie 🌏
Name: Grant Thornton
National registration number: IE4611215N
Postal address: 13-18 City Quay
Postal code: Dublin 2
Phone: +1 6469001 📞
E-mail: andrea.dempster@ie.gt.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.grantthornton.ie 🌏
Name: Kpmg
National registration number: 9F54042G
Postal address: 1 Stokes Place
Postal code: St Stephen's Green
Phone: +353 4101468 📞
E-mail: gerard.reilly@kpmg.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.kpmg.ie 🌏
Name: PwC
National registration number: IE9526897O
Postal address: One Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
Postal town: dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Phone: +353 17926416 📞
E-mail: florence.curley@pwc.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.pwc.com/ie 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines: Please consult your professional advisers.
Source: OJS 2021/S 247-654344 (2021-12-16)
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