ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 24/08/2022

External Reference: 2022-252277

TED Reference: 2022/S 165-469463

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Central Bank of Ireland
N/A
PO Box 559
Dublin 1
New Wapping Street,
IE
Contact person: Central Bank Sourcing Team
Telephone: +353 12246000
E-mail: tenders2@centralbank.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.centralbank.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/329

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Digital forensics and e-discovery software solution for the Central Bank of Ireland
Reference number:  2020P066
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 Central Bank is seeking the provision and implementation of a digital forensics and eDiscovery solution (together the “Solution”) inclusive of licensing, support, maintenance and training.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  5900000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48100000  -  Industry specific software package
48613000  -  Electronic data management (EDM)
48900000  -  Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.2.3)

Place of performance

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

Description of the procurement

The Central Bank is seeking the provision and implementation of a digital forensics and eDiscovery solution (together the “Solution”) inclusive of licensing, support, maintenance and training. The Central Bank is open to Solutions which are cloud-based, hosted on the Central Bank’s servers at its third-party data centre, or a hybrid of the two.
The digital forensics element of the Solution (the “Digital Forensics Solution”) should be self-contained and portable, allowing it to be used either in an on-premises laboratory or at an offsite location such as premises where search warrants are being executed. The eDiscovery element of the Solution (the “eDiscovery Solution”) will be used to process large amounts of material obtained either via production order or via warrant, amounting to multiple hundreds of gigabytes of data in a single case.
The eDiscovery Solution will also be used in tandem with the Digital Forensics Solution to allow data be transferred from the Digital Forensics Unit for review by investigation teams. The overall combinations of software packages proposed for both Digital Forensics and eDiscovery by the Tenderer must work in tandem with each other. Interested parties should note that the Central Bank is not seeking managed services in association with the Solution.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Functional Requirements  /  Weighting:  4500
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Requirements  /  Weighting:  3000
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Implementation  /  Weighting:  500
Price  -  Weighting:  2000
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
The Central Bank reserves the right to extend the Term on the same terms and conditions for a period or periods of up to twenty-four (24) months, with a maximum of two (2) such extensions permitted.
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 087-225424

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Digital forensics and e-discovery software solution for the Central Bank of Ireland

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/07/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  8
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  6
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

Nuix Ireland Limited
IE496300
Unit 17C 4700 Cork Airport Business Park
Kinsale Road
Cork
IE
Telephone: +353 214849123
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: https://www.nuix.com/

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  5900000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  5900000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

The awarded value of the contract represents the Central Bank’s best estimate of the anticipated total value of the contract at the date of award, but it is not possible to be definitive in this regard by virtue of the nature of the services involved.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Four Courts
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886511
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
See Regulation 7 of SI 130/2010 (European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010) (as amended)