Invitation for data scientists to support development of network and security product

  • XALIENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-016177

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03459f

Published 13 June 2022, 4:07pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

XALIENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

3rd Floor,1 Ashley Road

ALTRINCHAM

WA142DT

Contact

Darren Hogan

Email

darren.hogan@xalient.com

Telephone

+44 2070963100

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD34 - Greater Manchester South West

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.xalient.com


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Invitation for data scientists to support development of network and security product

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The core idea behind the innovation project is to develop our current innovation Martina (in Proof Of Concept (POC) currently), that uses artificial intelligence to predict, and in many cases remediate, network faults and security breaches before they occur to a standalone product. To achieve this, data scientists will be required to develop the models that create the relationships between network faults and cyber breaches.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2022/S 000-016122


Section seven. Changes

seven.1) Information to be changed or added

seven.2) Other additional information

Quality

Quality related criteria will be scored on the basis of the following scale:

100% In respect of each element of the Services identified in the question, the proposals fully explain how the relevant element will be delivered to the standards required, throughout the term.

The proposals are clear, precise and robust.

The explanation is sufficient to give a high degree of confidence that all of the relevant aspects of the specification will be delivered.

80% In respect of each element of the Services identified in the question, the proposals explain how the relevant element will be delivered to the standards required, throughout the term.

The proposals are clear, precise and robust.

The explanation is sufficient to give a high degree of confidence that the relevant aspects of the specification will, for the most part, be delivered. To the extent that the explanation is not sufficient to give that high degree of confidence, the explanation does not raise concerns.

60% In respect of each element of the Services identified in the question, the proposals explain, to some extent, how the relevant element will be delivered to the standards required, throughout the term.

The proposals are clear, but there are some concerns around precision and / or robustness.

The explanation is sufficient to give confidence that the relevant aspects of the specification will, for the most part, be delivered. To the extent that the explanation is not sufficient to give that confidence, the explanation raises one or more concerns but no material concerns.

40% In respect of each element of the Services identified in the question, the proposals explain, to some extent, how the relevant element will be delivered to the standards required, throughout the term, but for certain elements the explanation is very limited.

There are concerns around the clarity, and around the precision and / or robustness, of the proposals.

The explanation is sufficient to give confidence that the relevant aspects of the specification will be delivered to some extent. To the extent that the explanation is not sufficient to give that confidence, the explanation raises one or more concerns, one of which is a material concern.

20% In respect of one or more elements of the Services identified in the question, the proposals fail to explain to any extent how the relevant element will be delivered to the standards required, throughout the term; and / or the proposals are mainly or wholly unclear; and / or the explanation is insufficient to give confidence that the relevant aspects of the specification will be delivered and / or the explanation for any one or more of the elements raises multiple material concerns.

0% No response or response is irrelevant to the question asked.

To receive the response form for this tender please contact darren.hogan@xalient.com.