Multi-Supplier Framework for the Provision of Network Penetration Testing Services

National Transport Authority

The objective of this competition is to establish a framework of suitably qualified Participants that will be available to tender for the provision of network penetration testing services for the Authority upon request. At its discretion, following this Framework competition, the Authority may enter into Contracts with a maximum of five Participants. The Authority requires the provision of (external/internal) network penetration testing services for the security of the network infrastructure, cloud and premise networks, which will enable the Authority to prioritise, mitigate and remedy potential vulnerabilities and/or weakness detected. The systems under management, and or, in development include: Corporate systems in the Equinix Data Centre; The Back Office system relating to the Leap Card, which are in the Eir Data Centre; Leap App NFC System (Top-up using Phone) based in the Amazon (AWS) Cloud; The back office system supporting the Commercial Bus Operators, which is based in the Amazon Cloud; National Journey Planner in the AWS cloud; Real Time Passenger Information System in the AWS cloud; The Regional Bikes back office system, which is in the Vodafone data center; The Regional Bikes Website, which is based in the AWS cloud; The Mobile Ticketing System [Microsoft Azure (โ€œAzureโ€)]; The Tax Saver system (Azure); The Business Intelligence and Data Analytics platform (Azure); Transport modelling Systems hybrid cloud (AWS); Next Generation Ticketing (future system); Call Centre Consolidation (future system); Next Generation AVL (future system); Corporate Web Sites in the AWS cloud; and Bit Bucket / JIRA. The above list of systems is indicative of systems the Authority will have the responsibility to maintain. The list does not purport to be comprehensive. Most of the data centres in the list are operated by third party consultants, not Authority staff. Periodically, the Authority will develop and acquire new systems, which may require testing, while also consolidating and relocating existing systems to reduce the number of data centres and cloud environments.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-11-06. The procurement was published on 2023-09-27.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-09-27 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-09-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Computer testing services
Short description:
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Computer testing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Computer support and consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: National Transport Authority
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Postal code: D02 WT20
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL for documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-09-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-11-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-10-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 189-591046
OJ-S issue: 189
Additional information

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Source: OJS 2023/S 189-591046 (2023-09-27)