Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Caredig Ltd
43 Walter Road
Swansea
SA1 5PN
UK
Telephone: +44 1792460192
E-mail: ian.hoskison@caredig.co.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.caredig.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0532
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Managed Security Services Partner - Caredig Ltd
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Caredig Ltd procured a new Managed Services Partner in June 2021 and transitioned to the new service provision in April 2022 for the outsourced management and support of its IT infrastructure, while continuing to manage core applications in house.
At the time of this procurement, Caredig was still in contract for the provision of Managed Security Services and so was not in scope at this time, however the contract for this, is due for renewal on the 20th of November 2023.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
140 343.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
283 317.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72222300
72267100
32571000
32412000
72514000
72611000
32413100
32422000
32425000
32427000
32430000
72222000
72253200
72253000
72910000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL18
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As a minimum, this contract for the provision of a Manager Security Service should cover the following areas:
Security & Event Management
Microsoft 365 Security & Event Management
325 Users
Device vulnerability assessments and alerting
DarkWeb Monitoring – Credential Compliance Scanning
Security Operations Centre (SOC)
Behavioral analysis and alerting / response on events – including Cyber Security Training platform and Phishing testing platform
Critical file / bulk file change and alerting / response on events
Continued delivery of Cyber Essentials Accreditation and Certification Support
Continued Cyber Essentials Plus pre assessment, and remediation compliance advice
Delivery of Cyber Essentials Plus Accreditation and Certification support (if Caredig choose to pursue Plus accreditation)
Annual Penetration testing
In addition, it is expected that the successful supplier will work closely with our Managed Service Provider in all aspects relating to security
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Ability to meet requirements
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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 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:
2023/S 000-010322
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/07/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 13
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PureCyber Limited
One Central Square, Usk Way
Cardiff
CF101FS
UK
Telephone: +44 8003689397
NUTS: UK
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:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 177 258.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=111445.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(WA Ref:133866)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/08/2023