2358 - Provision of Vulnerability Management Scanning Solution

An Post_391

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.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-12-01 Contract notice
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 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
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services:
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included because the procurement is not intended for use by natural persons
Maximum renewals: 1
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Not yet known
Postal address: N/a
Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
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 🗣️
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=2789782
Electronic invoicing: Required
The contract has performance execution conditions ✅

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

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: An Post_391
National registration number: 98788
Postal address: General Post Office
Postal code: D01 F5P2
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: noelle.kenneally@anpost.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17057000 📞
Information exchange endpoint (URL): https://www.anpost.com 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.anpost.com 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Postal services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=2789782 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/eawarding/showTenderList.do?resourceId=2789782 🌏
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: 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)
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