Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 14/07/2023

External Reference: 2023-211404

TED Reference: 2023/S 137-438401

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)
Treasury Dock, North Wall Quay
Dublin
D01 A9T8
IE
Contact person: Procurement Unit
Telephone: +353 12384000
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.ntma.ie

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Funding and Debt Management

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Contract Award - Provision of a Network Detection and Response Solution to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)
Reference number:  2022PR103
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72700000  -  Computer network services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) sought expressions of interest to tender for the provision of a network detection and response solution.
Please see the IMPQQ attached to this notice for further information.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1400000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48730000  -  Security software package
48732000  -  Data security software package
72315000  -  Data network management and support services
72315100  -  Data network support services
72315200  -  Data network management services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1, D01 A9T8
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) sought expressions of interest to tender for the provision of a network detection and response solution.
Please see the Information Memorandum and the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (IMPQQ) attached to this notice for further information.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed NDR Solution & Implementation  /  Weighting:  500
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Support and Maintenance Services  /  Weighting:  50
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Enhanced Monitoring Services  /  Weighting:  150
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Evaluation Costs  /  Weighting:  300
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
II.2.14)

Additional information

Please see the IMPQQ attached to this notice for further information.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Restricted 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: 2022/S 243-698024

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Request for Expressions of Interest for the provision of a network detection and response solution to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

30/06/2023
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Darktrace Holdings Limited
Maurice Wilkes Building St John's Innovation Park, Cowley Road,
Cambridge
CB4 0DS
UK
NUTS code:  UKH -  EAST OF ENGLAND

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  1400000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

In response to the tender stage of this restricted procedure, of the tenders which proceeded to full evaluation, only irregular tenders were submitted, as referenced in Regulation 26(3)(b) of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016. A competitive dialogue procedure was applied and the remaining tenderers that submitted tenders in response to the tender stage of the restricted procedure were included in such competitive dialogue procedure. The information contained in this contract award notice relates to the outcome of the competitive dialogue procedure.
Amounts payable under this contract will be linked to the volume of services required by the NTMA. Therefore, the contract value stated in this notice (not withstanding Section II.1.7 and Sections V.2.4 above) is the NTMA’s best estimate of the value of the contract and should not be taken as a definitive indication or guarantee of the volume of services that may be required by the NTMA under the contract due to the variable demand for these services.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Inns Quay
Dublin 7
IE