The Provision of a Security Information and Event Management (IBM QRadar based SIEM) managed Service

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

The provision of a managed service to operate and manage the Department's on premises deployed IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system. This will include the SIEM configuration, creation of alerts and reports notifying the Department of high priority alerts.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-08-03. The procurement was published on 2021-06-25.

Suppliers

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

• Ward Solutions Limited

Who?

• Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

What?

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-06-25	Contract notice
2021-12-30	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-06-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Reference number: 192714
Short description:
“The provision of a managed service to operate and manage the Department's on premises deployed IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)...”
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: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Additional CPV: Security software package 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

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
Awarding authority name: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Postal address: 23 Kildare Street
Postal code: Dublin 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.enterprise.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: victor.tyrrell@enterprise.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1632000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=191407&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=191407&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-06-25 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-08-03 📅
Publication date: 2021-06-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 124-328679
OJ-S issue: 124

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 300 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
“The provision of a managed service to operate, tune, maintain and provide appropriate alerts to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's...”
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 1 year with a maximum of 3 such extension or extensions on...”

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 2 months
Tender opening date: 2021-08-03 📅
Tender opening time: 17:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Victor Tyrrell
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1203 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=191407&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Postal address: 23 Kildare Street
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 124-328679 (2021-06-25)

Contract award notice (2021-12-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The provision of a managed service to operate and manage the Department's on premises deployed IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)...”
Total value of the procurement: 300 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
Phone: +353 01632000 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-12-30 📅
Publication date: 2022-01-04 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 002-003751
Refers to notice: 2021/S 124-328679
OJ-S issue: 2

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The provision of a managed service to operate, tune, maintain and provide appropriate alerts to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's...”
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Dublin”

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Provision of Managed Service
Quality criterion (weighting): 250
Quality criterion (name): Support and maintenance
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Organisational capacity
References
Demonstrated understanding of the tender requirements and completeness, clarity and relevance of proposal
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 400

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-11-12 📅
Name: Ward Solutions Limited
National registration number: IE 6336165K
Postal address: Unit 2054 citywest business campus
Postal town: Dublin 24
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 8716420138 📞
E-mail: pat.larkin@ward.ie 📧
Country: Eastern and Midland 🏙️
Internet address: http://www.ward.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 30 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Source: OJS 2022/S 002-003751 (2021-12-30)

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