Provision of Endpoint Protection Platform

Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE Utility)

Córas Iompair Éireann (C.I.É.) is the statutory organisation with responsibility for the provision and development of public transport services in Ireland. It exercises its responsibilities through the following three wholly owned subsidiary operating companies:
• Iarnród Éireann
• Bus Éireann
• Bus Átha Cliath
CIÉ and its subsidiary operating companies wish to procure a modern Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solution, that includes Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) functionality as an integral component of the overall solution.
At present, there are approximately 3,600 user endpoints, and 500 servers across the CIÉ Group of Companies estate.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-04-17. The procurement was published on 2023-03-15.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-03-15 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-03-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Reference number: CIE 8288
Short description:
Córas Iompair Éireann (C.I.É.) is the statutory organisation with responsibility for the provision and development of public transport services in Ireland. It exercises its responsibilities through the following three wholly owned subsidiary operating companies: • Iarnród Éireann • Bus Éireann • Bus Átha Cliath CIÉ and its subsidiary operating companies wish to procure a modern Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solution, that includes Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) functionality as an integral component of the overall solution. At present, there are approximately 3,600 user endpoints, and 500 servers across the CIÉ Group of Companies estate.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Additional CPV: Software package and information systems 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE Utility)
Postal address: Heuston Station
Postal town: Dublin 8
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cie.ie 🌏
E-mail: stephen.walsh2@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17033681 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234591&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234591&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-03-15 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-04-17 📅
Publication date: 2023-03-20 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 056-165076
OJ-S issue: 56

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Córas Iompair Éireann (C.I.É.) is the statutory organisation with responsibility for the provision and development of public transport services in Ireland. It exercises its responsibilities through the following three wholly owned subsidiary operating companies:
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• Iarnród Éireann
• Bus Éireann
• Bus Átha Cliath
CIÉ and its subsidiary operating companies wish to procure a modern Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solution, that includes Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) functionality as an integral component of the overall solution.
At present, there are approximately 3,600 user endpoints, and 500 servers across the CIÉ Group of Companies estate.
The proposed solution should, at a minimum:
• Support the following device operating systems:
• Windows 10 and later,
• Windows Server 2012 / R2 and later, including Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines,
• Be easy to use with minimum training required,
• Can natively integrate network, endpoint, and cloud data to prevent sophisticated attacks,
• Include behavioural detection and automated blocking of ransomware, streamlining detection and eliminating the need for manual analysis,
• Can gather and retain endpoint activity metadata in a centralised storage location for later examination,
• Support endpoint and security operations by providing centralised management of policy setting, reporting, and alerting,
• Support anti-malware operations with a strong EPP alerting and reporting function,
• Can integrate with other security and operations tools,
• Aligns malicious activity detections within the MITRE ATT&CK framework and classifies detected attacks based on the techniques described in this framework,
• Have various Attack Surface Reduction techniques to limit endpoints exposure and vulnerability to attacks,
• Include pre-execution protection that leverages static file analysis techniques, along with peri-execution techniques while a binary is executing.
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals: This contract may be extended by a period of up to 24 months at CIE's discretion

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Stephen walsh
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/339 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234591&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: HIgh Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 056-165076 (2023-03-15)
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