Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-04-02
Buyer: Swissgrid AG
Country: CH
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48730000: Security software package | 48732000: Data-security software package
Submission deadline: 2021-05-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Swissgrid is the national transmission system operator for Switzerland. As part of its legal mandate and as transmission system owner, it is responsible for the secure, reliable and economic operation of the Swiss extra-high voltage grid. Swissgrid strives for continuous improvement in order to fulfil this mandate in the best possible way. Swissgrid is one of Switzerland's critical infrastructures.
One of the main goals of Swissgrid’s integral security policy is to increase the basic protection (Grundschutz) in the substations to detect OT cyber-attacks. This includes an intrusion detection system (IDS) with sensors in the substations that scan the data traffic and alert malicious behavior to a central management system.
Swissgrid is the national transmission system operator for Switzerland. As part of its legal mandate and as transmission system owner, it is responsible for the secure, reliable and economic operation of the Swiss extra-high voltage grid. Swissgrid strives for continuous improvement in order to fulfil this mandate in the best possible way. Swissgrid is one of Switzerland's critical infrastructures.
One of the main goals of Swissgrid’s integral security policy is to increase the basic protection (Grundschutz) in the substations to detect OT cyber-attacks. This includes an intrusion detection system (IDS) with sensors in the substations that scan the data traffic and alert malicious behavior to a central management system.
Conditions for tenderers from non-member states of the WTO agreement on government procurement: none.
Essential requirements:the contractor shall award this contract only to bidders who comply with the conditions stipulated in the tender documents and the legislation, in particular occupational health and safety regulations, rules on working conditions, equal pay regulations, as well as environmental law, competition law and anti-corruption provisions.
Procedures for appeal: in accordance with Article 56 paragraph 1 of the Public Procurement Act (PPA), a written appeal against this decision can be lodged with the Federal Administrative Court, PO Box, 9023 St Gallen, Switzerland, within 20 days of notification. Any appeal is to be submitted in duplicate and must include what is being sought, the grounds for appeal, evidence and the signature of the person lodging the appeal or his or her representative. A copy of this decision and available evidence must be included. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) on legal holidays do not apply in accordance with Article 56 paragraph 2 of the PPA.
Deadline/remarks: the submission of the offer in completeness and with all attachments has to be sent at the latest on the offer submission closure day (see chapter 4) either by post or any other shipping service provider (the postmark or the shipping confirmation are decisive). A shipping method must be chosen which guarantees the arrival within 5 working days. Offers that are sent too late cannot be considered. The package with the documents must be marked with the following label: Angebot IDS NICHT ÖFFNEN.
National reference publication: Simap of 31 March 2021, doc. 1189521 Desired deadline for questions in written form: 30 April 2021.
Conditions for obtaining the tendering documentation: the confidentiality agreement is available in English at www.simap.ch. Once the contractor has signed the confidentiality agreement, he receives all tender documents from Swissgrid by electronic means. All contractor’s and subcontractor’s employees who are involved in the tender are equally bound to the confidentiality agreement. The confidentiality agreements for any subcontractors must be enclosed together with the offer. In order to receive all tender documents, the confidentiality agreement signed by the contractor must be sent to the following e-mail address: markus.buchmann@swissgrid.ch.
Swissgrid ist die nationale Netzgesellschaft und verantwortet im Rahmen ihres gesetzlichen Auftrages und als Übertragungsnetzeigentümerin den sicheren, zuverlässigen und wirtschaftlichen Betrieb des Schweizer Höchstspannungsnetzes. Dabei strebt Swissgrid nach kontinuierlicher Verbesserung, um diesem Auftrag bestmöglich gerecht werden zu können. Swissgrid gehört zu den kritischen Infrastrukturen der Schweiz. Eines der Hauptziele der integrierten Sicherheitsrichtlinie von Swissgrid ist die Erhöhung des Grundschutzes in der Unterstation, um OT Cyber-Angriffe zu erkennen. Dies umfasst ein Intrusion Detection System (IDS) mit Sensoren in den Unterstationen, die den Datenverkehr scannen und böswilliges Verhalten dem zentralen Managementsystem melden.
Voraussetzungen für Anbieter aus Staaten, die nicht dem WTO-Beschaffungsübereinkommen angehören: keine.
Grundsätzliche Anforderungen: Die Auftraggeberin vergibt öffentliche Aufträge für Leistungen in der Schweiz nur an Anbieterinnen und Anbieter, welche die Einhaltung der Arbeitsschutzbestimmungen und der Arbeitsbedingungen für Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitnehmerinnen sowie die Lohngleichheit für Mann und Frau gewährleisten.
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