Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
XALIENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
3rd Floor,1 Ashley Road
ALTRINCHAM
WA142DT
Contact
Darren Hogan
Telephone
+44 2070963100
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD34 - Greater Manchester South West
Internet address(es)
Main address
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.