Provision of Continuous Security Validation Service for the EPA

Provision of Continuous Security Validation Service for the EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

## Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is procuring an AI-enabled Continuous Security Validation service to protect its systems and services. The service will use artificial intelligence, machine-led reasoning, and controlled automation to conduct authorised autonomous penetration testing and identify vulnerabilities. The estimated value of the contract is €113,000.

## Scope & Deliverables * Provision of an AI-enabled Continuous Security Validation service * Conduct authorised autonomous penetration testing * Identify and analyse attack paths * Validate exploitable vulnerabilities * Verify remediation * Provide security assurance reporting across approved EPA systems and services

## Key Requirements * Eligibility: Not stated * Qualifications: Not stated * Certifications: Not stated * Experience: Not stated

## Commercials & Timeline * Estimated value: €113,000 * Submission deadline: Thu Oct 22 12:00:00 IST 2026 * Contract duration: 3 years * Framework/DPS: Not stated

## How to Bid * Submission method: Electronic submission required * Languages: English * Key documents to prepare: Tender documents available on etenders.gov.ie

## Bid Considerations * This tender may suit businesses with experience in AI-enabled security services and a strong understanding of the EPA's systems and services. * Opportunities: The contract has a duration of 3 years, providing a stable revenue stream for the successful bidder. * Risks: The tender requires a high level of technical expertise and may be subject to strict evaluation criteria.

Open procedure. Any interested supplier may submit a tender. There is no shortlisting stage — all compliant bids received by the deadline are evaluated against the published award criteria. It is the most common route for Irish public contracts and is open to SMEs and new entrants.

Environmental Protection Agency has 28 tender(s) tracked on TenderScout. On the EU TED record this buyer has awarded 119 contract(s) worth around €71,515,414.

Recent awarded suppliers include Cork Institute of Technology, RPS Group Limited, Life Science Recruitment, Arup, Compass Informatics Ltd.