Official UK procurement notice
C1120 – Cyber Assurance Services
Authority: NI Water and its subsidiaries
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£280,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Jan 2022awarded 4 Mar 2022
Awarded to ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Contract is for the following services: -
- Provision of cyber / IT security consultants on a ‘call off’ basis to review and provide assurance over cyber risks across both the Operating Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) environments. This would also include assurance over the ongoing Cyber Resilience Programme and assurance against the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (UK) – ‘NIS Regulations’.
- Provision of cyber / IT security consultants to provide advisory services over OT and IT risks, as required.
CPV: Computer audit and testing services · Computer support and consultancy services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£280,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Cost: 30
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 Dec 2021, 14:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Mar 2022, 10:25 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Jan 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006266- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fd05Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 5 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Jan 2022, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
5 Jan 2022 → 5 Apr 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline5 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened5 Jan 2022, 12:30 GMT
- Notice published8 Mar 2022, 10:25 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until5 Apr 2022, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Mar 2022, 10:25 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £280,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Mar 2022
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYContract | £280,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2022
- Value
- £280,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Northern Ireland WaterReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.