ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 30/12/2021

External Reference: 2021-275901

TED Reference: 2022/S 002-003751

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 Enterprise, Trade and Employment
N/A
23 Kildare Street
Dublin
Dublin 2
IE
Contact person: Victor Tyrrell
Telephone: +353 01632000
E-mail: victor.tyrrell@enterprise.gov.ie
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.enterprise.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1203

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

The provision of a Security Information and Event Management (IBM QRadar based SIEM) managed service.
Reference number:  192714
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The provision of a managed service to operate and manage the Department's on premises deployed IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system. This will include the SIEM configuration, creation of alerts and reports notifying the Department of high priority alerts.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  300000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48730000  -  Security software package
72500000  -  Computer-related services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The provision of a managed service to operate, tune, maintain and provide appropriate alerts to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's operations and security teams based on offence criticality and asset categorisation from an on-premises IBM Qradar deployment.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Provision of Managed Service  /  Weighting:  250
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Support and maintenance  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Organisational capacity  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  References  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Demonstrated understanding of the tender requirements and completeness, clarity and relevance of proposal  /  Weighting:  50
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost  /  Weighting:  400
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 : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 124-328679

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: The provision of a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) managed service.

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

12/11/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

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

Name and address of the contractor

Ward Solutions Limited
IE 6336165K
Unit 2054 citywest business campus
Dublin 24
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +353 8716420138
E-mail: pat.larkin@ward.ie
Fax: +353 8716420161
NUTS code:  IE06 -  Eastern and Midland
Internet address: http://www.ward.ie

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  30000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
23 Kildare Street
Dublin
IE