An Post, housing about 9,000 employees, operates with a diverse technology environment encompassing two on-prem and two co-location data centers, with Azure as their primary Platform as a Service. They predominantly use Windows OS for servers and desktops but have limited Linux/Ubuntu OS on servers. An Post's infrastructure comprises of on-prem and cloud-based applications, with a network infrastructure featuring LAN, WAN for retail offices, Remote Access VPNs, multiple firewalls, load balancers, routers, switches, and segmented network zones with restricted access. The outlined solution requirements necessitate a comprehensive tool capable of conducting customised, automated, and scheduled vulnerability scans across the entire IT landscape, discovering and tracking network-connected devices, assessing vulnerability severity, offering reporting with customisation dashboards, a centralised management console, role-based access, support for risk assessment and remediation prioritisation, real-time alerts, compliance checks against industry standards (ISO 27001, PCI-DSS), and scalability tailored to their organisational infrastructure's size and complexity.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-01-12.
The procurement was published on 2023-12-01.
Contract notice (2023-12-01) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: 2358 - Provision of Vulnerability Management Scanning Solution
Short description:
“An Post, housing about 9,000 employees, operates with a diverse technology environment encompassing two on-prem and two co-location data centers, with Azure...”
Short description
An Post, housing about 9,000 employees, operates with a diverse technology environment encompassing two on-prem and two co-location data centers, with Azure as their primary Platform as a Service. They predominantly use Windows OS for servers and desktops but have limited Linux/Ubuntu OS on servers. An Post's infrastructure comprises of on-prem and cloud-based applications, with a network infrastructure featuring LAN, WAN for retail offices, Remote Access VPNs, multiple firewalls, load balancers, routers, switches, and segmented network zones with restricted access. The outlined solution requirements necessitate a comprehensive tool capable of conducting customised, automated, and scheduled vulnerability scans across the entire IT landscape, discovering and tracking network-connected devices, assessing vulnerability severity, offering reporting with customisation dashboards, a centralised management console, role-based access, support for risk assessment and remediation prioritisation, real-time alerts, compliance checks against industry standards (ISO 27001, PCI-DSS), and scalability tailored to their organisational infrastructure's size and complexity.
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Type of contract: services
Products/services: Computer-related services📦 Information about lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 0
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Description of the procurement:
“An Post, housing about 9,000 employees, operates with a diverse technology environment encompassing two on-prem and two co-location data centers, with Azure...”
Description of the procurement
An Post, housing about 9,000 employees, operates with a diverse technology environment encompassing two on-prem and two co-location data centers, with Azure as their primary Platform as a Service. They predominantly use Windows OS for servers and desktops but have limited Linux/Ubuntu OS on servers. An Post's infrastructure comprises of on-prem and cloud-based applications, with a network infrastructure featuring LAN, WAN for retail offices, Remote Access VPNs, multiple firewalls, load balancers, routers, switches, and segmented network zones with restricted access. The outlined solution requirements necessitate a comprehensive tool capable of conducting customised, automated, and scheduled vulnerability scans across the entire IT landscape, discovering and tracking network-connected devices, assessing vulnerability severity, offering reporting with customisation dashboards, a centralised management console, role-based access, support for risk assessment and remediation prioritisation, real-time alerts, compliance checks against industry standards (ISO 27001, PCI-DSS), and scalability tailored to their organisational infrastructure's size and complexity.
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-01-12 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=2789782
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“Not yet known” Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“Not yet known”
Complementary information Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000📞 Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2023/S 233-733902 (2023-12-01)