The Contracting Entity intends to procure the Security Monitoring and Incident Management System Services. ESB operates a 24/7 Enterprise Security Monitoring and Incident Management service to proactively and reactively detect/respond to Cybersecurity Threats. ESB seeks to contract a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) to co-operate, maintain, support and augment the existing services. The successful Candidate must be competent in Security Incident and Event Management services for traditional Information Technology, Operational Technology and modern Cloud SaaS, PaaS, IaaS environments. The successful Candidate will be required to monitor in scope endpoints, security systems, business applications and network infrastructure to identify threats, risks and alarms; and provide actionable intelligence and real time visibility. The services including SIEM hardware and software on premise.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-12-12.
The procurement was published on 2022-11-04.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: SS/CON/6555 - Security Monitoring and Incident Management Service
SS/CON/6555
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support📦
Short description:
“The Contracting Entity intends to procure the Security Monitoring and Incident Management System Services. ESB operates a 24/7 Enterprise Security...”
Short description
The Contracting Entity intends to procure the Security Monitoring and Incident Management System Services. ESB operates a 24/7 Enterprise Security Monitoring and Incident Management service to proactively and reactively detect/respond to Cybersecurity Threats. ESB seeks to contract a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) to co-operate, maintain, support and augment the existing services. The successful Candidate must be competent in Security Incident and Event Management services for traditional Information Technology, Operational Technology and modern Cloud SaaS, PaaS, IaaS environments. The successful Candidate will be required to monitor in scope endpoints, security systems, business applications and network infrastructure to identify threats, risks and alarms; and provide actionable intelligence and real time visibility. The services including SIEM hardware and software on premise.
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Additional products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Contracting Entity intends to procure a contract for the Security Monitoring and Incident Management System Services as part of ESB Security Operations...”
Description of the procurement
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a contract for the Security Monitoring and Incident Management System Services as part of ESB Security Operations centre.
ESB operates a 24/7 Enterprise Security Monitoring and Incident Management service to proactively and reactively detect/respond to Cybersecurity Threats. ESB seeks to contract a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) to co-operate, maintain, support and augment the existing services in line with ESB's Brighter Future Strategy.
As part of requested service, the successful Candidate must be competent in Security Incident and Event Management services for traditional Information Technology, Operational Technology and modern Cloud SaaS, PaaS, IaaS environments. The successful Candidate will be required to monitor in scope endpoints, security systems, business applications and network infrastructure to identify threats, risks and alarms; and provide actionable intelligence and real time visibility.
Managed Security Services for the operation, maintenance and support Security Monitoring & Incident Management services including SIEM hardware and software on premise.
It is proposed that the Contract will include (non-exhaustive list – high level scope):
Managed Security Services for the operation, maintenance and support of Security Monitoring & Incident Management services in the cloud
24/7 security monitoring and threat/anomaly detection managed services of ESB on-premise, telecommunications and cloud infrastructure, ESB business assets, users, customers, applications, data and processes
Continuous development/testing of use cases and monitoring rules (standard and bespoke/custom)
Threat Profiling and Modelling services
Continuous proactive threat hunting and analysis
Rapid response to zero day and emerging threats
Threat Intelligences services (Strategic/Tactical/Operational)
Supply of Qradar Licensing & Features
Supply of maintenance support for Qradar
Supply of IBM Qradar Hardware + warranties
Show more Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 227404” Description
Additional information:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 227404”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 227404” Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 227404”
Deposits and guarantees required:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 227404”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 227404”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 227404” Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 227404”
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-12-12
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 227404” Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏
Source: OJS 2022/S 216-620156 (2022-11-04)