2024/005 Establishment of a single party framework agreement for the provision of cyber security monitoring, managed threat detection and response services to Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland

This Competition offers interested service providers the opportunity to participate in a competition for a place on a single-party framework agreement for the provision of Cyber Security Services For Enterprise Ireland. The initial contract is for a managed service that complies with and satisfies all the requirements for two (2) years with the option to deliver further services. The full scope of requirements includes cyber security monitoring, managed threat detection and response services required by Enterprise Ireland. Further details can be found in the procurement documents. All responses must be submitted in a ZIP FILE format.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-09-30. The procurement was published on 2024-09-13.

Who?

• Enterprise Ireland

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2024-09-13	Contract notice

Contract notice (2024-09-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 2024/005 Establishment of a single party framework agreement for the provision of cyber security monitoring, managed threat detection and response services to Enterprise Ireland
Short description:
“This Competition offers interested service providers the opportunity to participate in a competition for a place on a single-party framework agreement for...”
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 200 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“This Competition offers interested service providers the opportunity to participate in a competition for a place on a single-party framework agreement for...”
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Additional products/services: Technical computer support services 📦
Security software package 📦
Data security software package 📦
Computer support services 📦
Computer support and consultancy services 📦
Information technology services 📦
Information technology requirements review services 📦
Security software development services 📦
Data security software development services 📦
Research and Development services on security and defence materials 📦
Data network support services 📦
Database services 📦
Data services 📦
Computer network services 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Duration: 48 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Duration
Start date: 2024-11-29 📅
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 4
Maximum number: 4
Envisaged number of candidates: 4
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Technical computer support services 📦
Security software package 📦
Data security software package 📦
Computer support services 📦
Computer support and consultancy services 📦
Information technology services 📦
Information technology requirements review services 📦
Security software development services 📦
Data security software development services 📦
Research and Development services on security and defence materials 📦
Data network support services 📦
Database services 📦
Data services 📦
Computer network services 📦

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Main features of the procedure:
“The Contracting Authority will evaluate those tenders against the award criteria and reserves the right to: (a) Move straight to a contract award decision,...”
Accelerated procedure:
“Urgent business need.”
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-09-30 12:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
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 ✅
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Previous Experience”
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“Technical Resources”

“Quality Assurance”
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: nati-ground

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Enterprise Ireland
National registration number: Not known
Postal address: The Plaza, East Point Business Park
Postal code: D3 E5R6
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Procurement Unit
E-mail: malcolm.kavanagh@enterprise-ireland.com 📧
Phone: +3531727 2000 📞
URL: https://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4297632 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4297632 🌏
There is a maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Additional information

“(1) Interested parties must associate their organisation with this competition on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the...”

Additional information

(1) Interested parties must associate their organisation with this competition on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to upload tender responses. To do this you must do the following: Log-in to the eTenders portal; Locate the competition using the Advanced Search by searching under the Contracting Authority or Resource ID. Click on the hyperlink for the competition which will bring you to the CfT Workspace. In the Show CfT Menu for the competition click on the “Expression of Interest in the drop-down menu. Complete the Association with the CfT tab. This will then provide you with a link to Tender under the Show CfT Menu where you can prepare your submission.
(2) When finalising your submission please upload your final response as a zip file as individual documents will lose their titles if uploaded individually. Also ensure that you receive a message under the status header called Submitted, as the percentage tab does not imply you have successfully submitted your response.
(3) There is a maximum upload limit of 250mb per file / 500mb per submission.
(4) Suppliers should note the following when making their submission suppliers must ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to upload & submit all required documentation before the submission deadline. Suppliers should consider the fact that upload speeds vary and that the new eTenders system operates in a different manner to the previous platform operated by EU-Supply. The submit button will be disable automatically upon the expiration of the response deadline.
(5) If you experience difficulty when uploading documents, please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email irish-eproc-helpdesk@eurodym.com or Telephone: +353(0)818 001459 (09:00 – 17:00 hours).
(6) Applications submitted by any other means (including but not limited to email or post or hand delivery) will not be accepted.
(7) All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
(8) All queries regarding this process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response
(9) The estimated value for the framework published is provided strictly for indicative purposes only as there is no guaranteed expenditure under the framework agreement.
(10) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
(11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
(12) Where applicable, please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type, or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
(13) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

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
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2024/S 181-556155 (2024-09-13)

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