ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 24/10/2023

External Reference: 2023-299363

TED Reference: 2023/S 208-651825

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 Social Protection
N/A
College Road
Sligo
IE
IE
Contact person: Alex Byrne
Telephone: +353 17043000
E-mail: alex.byrne@welfare.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-employment-affairs-and-social-protection/
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/349

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

Social protection

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Request for Tenders for the supply of Dynamic Application Security Testing Services
Reference number:  1186
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72212732  -  Data security software development services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

In summary, the Services comprise: (1) dynamic application security testing and (2) Expert post-sales Advisory to ensure that the tool can be successfully installed, configured and integrated by the Department’s staff into the Department’s development environment. Its purpose is to ensure that the tooling is used and configured correctly, to help the Department’s developers in understanding and remediating highlighted security issues, and to extend the scope of the tooling using custom scripts where a need is determined to be required. This Advisory may be provided remotely or on-premise at the Department’s offices in Dublin.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  496000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72212984  -  Program testing software development services
72254000  -  Software testing
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Ireland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

In summary, the Services comprise: (1) dynamic application security testing and (2) Expert post-sales Advisory to ensure that the tool can be successfully installed, configured and integrated by the Department’s staff into the Department’s development environment. Its purpose is to ensure that the tooling is used and configured correctly, to help the Department’s developers in understanding and remediating highlighted security issues, and to extend the scope of the tooling using custom scripts where a need is determined to be required. This Advisory may be provided remotely or on-premise at the Department’s offices in Dublin.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Functional & Technical Requirements  /  Weighting:  35%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Expert Advice & Services  /  Weighting:  15%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Additional Features / Road Map  /  Weighting:  5%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Security / Data Protection  /  Weighting:  5%
Price  -  Weighting:  40%
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: 2023/S 096-299577

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Request for Tenders for the supply of Dynamic Application Security Testing Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

23/10/2023
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  7
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

2-Sec Limited
123836617
5th Floor, Tower 42
London
UK
E-mail: charlotte.beaumont@2-sec.com
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

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:  496000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  496000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Dublin
IE