ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 10/03/2022

Expire date: 10/04/2022

External Reference: 2022-287879

TED Reference: 2022/S 052-134868

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Office of Public Works (OPW)
N/A
Jonathan Swift Street
Trim
Co. Meath, C15 NX36
IE
Contact person: Paul Brennan
E-mail: paul.brennan@opw.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/office-of-public-works/
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1126

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=209368&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:  http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=209368&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Renewal of Cortex XDR Pro, Data Lake and options
Reference number:  Renewal of Cortex XDR Pro
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48730000  -  Security software package
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

The Office of Public Works (OPW) seeks proposals from authorised Palo Alto Cortex XDR Pro resellers, 5 x TB Data Lake & other options
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 350000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48731000  -  File security software package
48732000  -  Data security software package
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Trim, Co. Meath
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Office of Public Works (OPW) seeks proposals from authorised Palo Alto Cortex XDR Pro resellers, 5 x TB Data Lake & other options
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 350000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:  
Any contract that may result from this competition will be issued for 36 months. If OPW reserve the right to extend this for two additional periods of 12 months each to a total of 60 months.
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
• The OPW may also need to acquire additional subscriptions, options and data lake during the lifetime of the contract. Tenderers must price for the following additional options although the requirements are not guaranteed:
o 2000 additional Cortex XDR Pro subscriptions
o Host insights add on
o Additional data lake per TB
o Forensics add on (tenderer should suggest quantity)
o Data retention options for endpoint logs up to 12 additional months made up of 6 months Hot data retention and 6 months Cold data retention.
o Cortex XDR Cloud Per host licenses (minimum quantity allowable).
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

The Office of Public Works (OPW) seeks proposals from authorised Palo Alto Cortex XDR Pro resellers for the renewal of 2000 Palo Alto Cortex XDR Pro annual user subscriptions, 5 x TB Data Lake & other options.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

See RFT document

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.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  10/04/2022
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 6  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  10/04/2022
Local time:  12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

The High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE