Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 14/01/2021

External Reference: 2021-258455

TED Reference: 2021/S 012-025454

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
N/A
Government Buildings
Dublin
Upr Merrion Street
IE
Contact person: Howard Donnelly
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.per.gov.ie

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of IT Security Support Services
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72600000  -  Computer support and consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform invites tenders for the
provision of ICT security consultancy and support services. The successful
supplier will primarily provide senior ICT security consultancy and services in
order to provide high level advice/services on security matters, engage with senior
management and staff to promote security awareness, develop security policy
and strategy within the organisation and assist with the management of critical
security incidents should they arise.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  350000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72100000  -  Hardware consultancy services
72110000  -  Hardware selection consultancy services
72120000  -  Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
72130000  -  Computer-site planning consultancy services
72140000  -  Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services
72150000  -  Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services
72600000  -  Computer support and consultancy services
72610000  -  Computer support services
72611000  -  Technical computer support services
72700000  -  Computer network services
72710000  -  Local area network services
72810000  -  Computer audit services
72820000  -  Computer testing services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Spencer Dock, Dublin 1, D01PF72
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform invites tenders for the
provision of ICT security consultancy and support services. The successful
supplier will primarily provide senior ICT security consultancy and services in
order to provide high level advice/services on security matters, engage with senior
management and staff to promote security awareness, develop security policy
and strategy within the organisation and assist with the management of critical
security incidents should they arise.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Security Services Requirements  /  Weighting:  600
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Fixed Cost of Security Advisory Services for 48 days  /  Weighting:  340
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost of providing additional security services  /  Weighting:  60
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 017-036875

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of IT Security Support Services

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

03/09/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  9
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Ward Solutions Limited
2054 Castle Drive, Citywest Road, Cistywest Buesiness Campus, Dublin 24
Dublin
D24KR4R
IE
Internet address: http://ward.ie

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  350000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  350000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Inns Quay
Dublin 7
D07N972
IE