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PQQ for the Provision of Managed Services to support a national Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) including physical presence to support physical security devices
Notice number: 00591028-2026
KEY INFORMATION
- Submission deadline
- • Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Contracting authority
- Department of Justice Home Affairs and Migration
- Accepted Languages
- English
- Tender type
- Services
- Contract Value
- Published date
- Aug 27, 2026
TENDER DESCRIPTION
This tender seeks a Service Contract for the provision of comprehensive Managed Services to support a national Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), encompassing both implementation and ongoing management, with a required physical presence for physical security devices. The scope includes the supply and support of Project Resources, Hardware Security Module (HSM) hardware, and PKI software, alongside robust Quality Assurance Measures. The contract is structured into two phases: an initial Implementation and Modernisation phase, followed by a Managed Services phase, over an estimated duration of five years, requiring support for existing cards for six years. Bidders must demonstrate strong financial standing, including an annual turnover exceeding €800,000 in each of the last three financial years, substantiated by an auditor's letter. All procurement documentation must be in English.
TENDER BRIEF
The contract has an estimated duration of 5 years. It is divided into two phases: Phase 1 is "Implementation and Modernisation," which requires supporting existing cards for 6 years. Phase 2 is "Managed Services," focusing on the maintenance and management of the PKI Infrastructure solution for the contract's duration.
While the exact contract start and end dates are not provided, key dates for the procurement process are:
- The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire was issued on Tuesday, August 25th, 2026.
- The deadline for requesting additional information was Monday, September 21st, 2026, at 12:00 +01:00.
- The deadline for receipt of requests to participate was Friday, October 2nd, 2026, at 12:00 +01:00.
Sources
- 18916237_Contract notice - general directive, standard regime_0.pdf — “Phase 1 - Implementation and Modernisation. Phase 2- Managed Services Internal identifier. 0 5.1.1 Purpose Main nature of the contract: Services Main classification (cpv): 72227000 Software integration consultancy servic…”
- 21_20260825 Final PQQ PKI.docx — “consists of two phases: Phase 1 – Implementation and Modernisation The Successful Tenderer will be required to undertake a programme of implementation and upgrade activities to ensure the continued operation, security an…”
The core scope of work for this tender is a Service Contract for the provision of Managed Services to support a national Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), which includes a physical presence to support physical security devices.
The Managed Services encompass the supply of Project Resources, Hardware Security Module (HSM) hardware, HSM hardware support, PKI software, and PKI software support.
The contract is structured into two main phases:
- Phase 1: Implementation and Modernisation.
- Phase 2: Managed Services.
Sources
- 11_20260825 Final PQQ PKI.docx — “PRE-QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE SERVICES CONTRACT AGREEMENT Title: | Service Contract for the Provision of Managed Services to support a national Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) including physical presence to support phy…”
- 28916237_Contract notice - general directive, standard regime_0.pdf — “of procedure: Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation The procedure is accelerated: no 2.1.1 Purpose Main nature of the contract: Services Main classification (cpv): 722…”
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DIRECTORY • 5 FILES
- 3_c4t_8916237_1.xml814 BXML
- 8916237_Contract notice - general directive, standard regime_0.pdf1.9 MBPDF
- 2_ESPD Template.docx130 KBDOCX
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