Official source
| Original official title | Provision of Continuous Security Validation Service for the EPA |
|---|---|
| Source language | English |
| Buyer | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Country | Ireland |
| Identifier | resourceId 9176807 |
| Procedure | Open |
| Deadline | 22 October 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin |
| Value | EUR 113,000 |
Boundary
Published estimated value EUR 113,000; it is not an award, committed spend, supplier revenue, implementation or realised benefit.
Verified opportunity overview
The EPA seeks an AI-enabled continuous security-validation service for authorised penetration testing, attack-path analysis, vulnerability validation and remediation verification. The official procurement workspace remains the controlling source for supplier decisions and current documents.
Current status and key dates
The opportunity lifecycle is open. The controlling submission deadline is 22 October 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.
Scope and deliverables
Procurement of an AI-enabled Continuous Security Validation service. The service will use artificial intelligence, machine-led reasoning and controlled automation to conduct authorised autonomous penetration testing, identify and analyse attack paths, validate exploitable vulnerabilities, verify remediation and provide security assurance reporting across approved EPA systems and services. This description is deliberately bounded to what the official public workspace states and does not extend unstated deliverables.
Lots and contract structure
Refer to the current official procurement documents. Complete lot schedules, quantities, specifications and allocation mechanics remain within the live procurement documents.
Supplier requirements
Refer to the current official procurement documents. Suppliers must use the official documents rather than this research brief to determine eligibility and compliance.
Submission and award method
The official procedure is Open. The submission deadline is 22 October 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin. The evaluation mechanism is Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). The workspace identifies directive 2014/24/EU (Classic). The workspace marks the procurement as below threshold. The clarification deadline is 12 October 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 22 October 2026, 12:30 Europe/Dublin. An online expression of interest is required. Multiple tenders are not accepted. Tender validity is 12 months. These are current official submission mechanics; the procurement documents remain authoritative for response forms and eligibility.
Value explanation
The displayed value is EUR 113,000. An estimate is not guaranteed expenditure, supplier revenue, call-off volume or realised award value.
Amendments and status history
The public workspace should be checked for later clarifications, deadline changes, document replacements, cancellations, awards and other status notices before acting.
Supplier relevance
Continuous security validation, penetration testing and cybersecurity assurance providers. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.
Procurement data limitations and missing details
Published estimated value EUR 113,000; it is not an award, committed spend, supplier revenue, implementation or realised benefit. Missing facts are preserved as unknowns and are not inferred from comparable procurements, market prices or supplier assumptions.
Official sources and verification history
Primary evidence is the official procurement source at https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9176807, checked on 30 September 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.