ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/07/2021

External Reference: 2021-234090

TED Reference: 2021/S 131-345933

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Office of the Revenue Commissioners
40000098F
Dublin Castle
Dublin
Dublin 2
IE
Contact person: Alan Gaffney
Telephone: +353 18635648
E-mail: agaffney@revenue.ie
NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.revenue.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/366

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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

Request for Tenders for the Supply of an Anti-Virus Solution
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48761000  -  Anti-virus software package
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

The Office of the Revenue Commissioners invites tenders from economic operators for the supply of an anti-virus solution . This public procurement competition relates to the provision, support and maintenance of a platform or solution installed on premise or provided as a cloud service that will act as an anti-virus solution responsible for the protection of Revenue data and the security of servers and systems . The solution will also be the primary system responsible for the registration, management and maintenance of protected systems.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  279968.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48517000  -  IT software package
48730000  -  Security software package
48732000  -  Data security software package
48760000  -  Virus protection software package
72260000  -  Software-related services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Office of the Revenue Commissioners invites tenders from economic operators for the supply of an anti-virus solution . This public procurement competition relates to the provision, support and maintenance of a platform or solution installed on premise or provided as a cloud service that will act as an anti-virus solution responsible for the protection of Revenue data and the security of servers and systems . The solution will also be the primary system responsible for the registration, management and maintenance of protected systems.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Merit  /  Weighting:  45
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Implementation and Training  /  Weighting:  10
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Support and Maintenance  /  Weighting:  5
Price  -  Weighting:  40
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
There is an option for a 12 month extension with a maximum of 2 such extensions available.
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

For full details please refer to the Request for Tenders Document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under RFT #184460 , To access the Request for Tenders document you must be a registered user of eTenders (registration is free).

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 030-072121

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Request for Tenders for the Supply of an Anti-Virus Solution

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

29/06/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  8
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Pentesec Ltd
GB 184 3661 89
20 Commerce Road
Peterborough
PE2 6LR
UK
Telephone: +44 1733889402
E-mail: enquiries@pentesec.com
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: http://www.pentesec.com

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:  500000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  279968.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

For full details please refer to the Request for Tenders Document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under RFT #184460 , To access the Request for Tenders document you must be a registered user of eTenders (registration is free).
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
The Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin 7
IE