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Ireland – Systems and technical consultancy services – ICT-603 - Provision and implementation of a Continuous Pen Test Tool Suite and ongoing associated support and maintenance

Issued by Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) · via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU)

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Published
10 Nov 2026
Closes
18 Dec 2026, 23:59 UTC
Value
EUR 550,000
Reference
781832-2026
Location
Ireland
Sector
IT & Telecom
Type
services

At a glance

Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) in Ireland has published an invitation to bid in it & telecom: “Ireland – Systems and technical consultancy services – ICT-603 - Provision and implementation of a Continuous Pen Test Tool Suite and ongoing associated support and maintenance”. Submissions close on 18 December 2026, 39 days from today. The stated value is EUR 550,000. Quote reference 781832-2026 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 2 notices from this buyer since 2026, 2 of them currently open. There are 57 open it & telecom notices in Ireland on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU), not through FreeTender.

Key requirements

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Details

HIQA are looking to procure a secure, scalable, and operationally efficient platform that facilitates the execution of continuous and ad-hoc penetration testing in response to emerging threats, security change initiatives, and periodic assurance requirements. The platform shall enable the identification, validation, prioritisation, and reporting of cybersecurity vulnerabilities across HIQAs authorised IT landscape, complementing existing independent annual penetration testing services. See RFT for full details.

Lots Lot 1 — ICT-603 - Provision and implementation of a Continuous Pen Test Tool Suite and ongoing associated support and maintenance (estimated 550000)

Buyer: Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)

Buyer country: IRL

Procedure: open

CPV code: 72220000

Full notice, tender documents and how to bid are on the official TED page (link above).

Context for bidders

We hold 2 notices from Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), going back to October 2026 — 2 of them still open. There are 57 open IT & Telecom tenders in Ireland. This one closes in 39 days.

Documents

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