My Department engages a range of consultants (individuals or organisations) to provide intellectual or knowledge based services (expert analysis and advice).
Total expenditure on the engagement of consultants by my Department for the years 2008 to the end of September 2012 is set out below and consultancies involved are detailed in the following tables.
|
2008 (Outturn)
|
€1,919,600
|
|
2009 (Outturn)
|
€1,145,917
|
|
2010 (Outturn)
|
€596,663
|
|
2011 (Outturn)
|
€893,056
|
|
2012 (to end of September)
|
€593,669
|
The majority of expenditure on consultancy expertise is to support the Department in implementing a multi-annual service delivery modernisation programme to enhance the efficiency and quality of delivery of services to customers. Further technical consultancies relate to the on-going development of the Department’s extensive information technology systems.
All goods and services are procured in accordance with EU directives, and Department of Finance and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform procedures. Procurement without competitive tender is only done in exceptional circumstances, and in accordance with criteria set out in EU Directive 18/2004 and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform procedures. As requested by the deputy, the spread-sheet below highlights any instances where such procurements are undertaken without competitive tender.
Article 31 of EU Directive 18/2004 sets out particular circumstances for use of single or restricted tendering for procurements of goods or services over the EU threshold, currently €130,000 (VAT exclusive) for Government Departments; justifications include particularly unforeseeable extreme urgency or exclusive technical expertise of selected provider of services, or proprietorial nature of goods required. These conditions are also used in the Department as guidelines in determining the suitability of single tenders in the cases which are below EU threshold.
The bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Board, the Pensions Ombudsman, and the Social Welfare Tribunal. Details are provided in relation to the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Board. Neither the Pensions Ombudsman nor Social Welfare Tribunal incurred any expenditure over the period.
YEAR: 2008
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COMPANY/
PERSON
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PURPOSE
|
€
|
Advertised for competitive tender (Y/N)
|
|
Naked Objects
|
Business Objects Modelling Advice and Expertise (Service Delivery Modernisation Programme)
|
€434,995
|
Y
|
|
Accenture
|
Strategic Review of Client Eligibility Services
|
€368,573
|
Y
|
|
Grant Thornton
|
Strategic Review of Customer Facing Services
|
€183,781
|
Y
|
|
Mel Cousins
|
Equality Review of Social Welfare Code
|
€125,062
|
Y
|
|
ERSI
|
Assessment of impact of tax and welfare policy
|
€150,000
|
N
|
|
Ernst & Young
|
Information Security Support
|
€120,000
|
Y
|
|
Deloitte
|
IS Audit Consultancy
|
€118,403
|
Y
|
|
Hewlett Packard Ireland Limited
|
Implementation of Centralised Infrastructural Management System
|
€81,266
|
Y
|
|
WRC Social & Economic Consultants
|
Review of Activation & Family Support Programme
|
€77,552
|
Y
|
|
Millward Brown
|
Family Income Supplement - Uptake Research Project
|
€65,606
|
Y
|
|
ERSI
|
National Employment Action Plan (NEAP) Evaluation
|
€51,847
|
N
|
|
Lan Communications
|
Network Security Consultancy
|
€37,455
|
Y
|
|
Rits Information Security
|
Forensic Investigation Services
|
€30,454
|
Y
|
|
ERSI
|
Live Register Customer Profiling
|
€24,200
|
N
|
|
ERSI
|
Measurement & analysis of levels of consistent poverty
|
€16,000
|
N
|
|
Camille Loftus
|
Welfare to work review
|
€14,000
|
N
|
|
Conal Devine Associates
|
CORE Functions - Organisational Design/Development and Configuration & Transition Management
|
€10,905
|
Y
|
|
Accenture
|
DSFA Corporate Taxonomy
|
€5,569
|
Y
|
|
Technical Guidance
|
Pensions Policy Report
|
€3,448
|
N
|
|
Open Interface
|
Website Design (Office of Social Inclusion)
|
€484
|
Y
|
YEAR: 2009
|
COMPANY/
PERSON
|
PURPOSE
|
€
|
Advertised for competitive tender (Y/N)
|
|
Naked Objects Group Ltd
|
Technical Development Advice (Service Delivery Modernisation Programme)
|
€216,906
|
Y
|
|
Naked Objects Group Ltd
|
Business Objects Modelling Advice and Expertise (Service Delivery Modernisation Programme)
|
€169,857
|
Y
|
|
Accenture
|
Business Process Improvement
|
€152,297
|
Y
|
|
ERSI
|
SWITCH Model
|
€150,000
|
N
|
|
Deloitte & Touche
|
Information Systems Audit Consultancy
|
€99,731
|
Y
|
|
Ernst & Young
|
Provision of a Security Partner to provide ongoing Information Security Support
|
€98,415
|
Y
|
|
ESRI
|
Analysis & Measurement of Deprivation & Poverty in Ireland
|
€64,265
|
N
|
|
A&L Goodbody Solicitors
|
Pensions Policy Advice
|
€32,659
|
Y
|
|
ESRI
|
National Employment Action Plan Evaluation
|
€26,031
|
N
|
|
ESRI
|
Live Register Customer Profiling
|
€24,300
|
N
|
|
WRC Economic Consultants
|
Review of Activation & Family Support Programme
|
€19,440
|
Y
|
|
Deloitte & Touche
|
Provision of Forensic Investigation Services
|
€6,560
|
Y
|
|
Prof. Mansel Aylward
|
Review of Protocols for Medical Referral Case Management Project
|
€437
|
N
|
*In addition to the consultants engaged by the Department set out above, €85,018 was paid by the Department to support the external research program of the Combat Poverty Agency.
YEAR: 2012
|
COMPANY/
PERSON
|
PURPOSE
|
€
|
Advertised for competitive tender (Y/N)
|
|
ESRI
|
SWITCH Model
|
€150,000
|
N
|
|
Naked Objects Group Ltd
|
Technical Development Advice (Service Delivery Modernisation Programme)
|
€137,255
|
Y
|
|
Naked Objects Group Ltd
|
Business Objects Modelling Advice & Expertise (Service Delivery Modernisation Programme)
|
€105,289
|
Y
|
|
Deloitte & Touche
|
Information Systems Audit Consultancy
|
€67,175
|
Y
|
|
ESRI
|
Activation: Customer Profiling + Case Management (APCM)
|
€36,602
|
N
|
|
PA Consulting Group
|
ePayments RFI Evaluation
|
€34,058
|
Y
|
|
Ernst & Young
|
Provision of a Security Partner to provide ongoing Information Security Support
|
€29,889
|
Y
|
|
ESRI
|
National Employment Action Plan (NEAP) Evaluation
|
€25,924
|
Y
|
|
Deloitte & Touche
|
Provision of Confidential Forensic Investigation Services
|
€8,671
|
Y
|
|
Camille Loftus
|
Feasibility Study on Introduction of Single Social Assistance Payment for People of Working Age
|
€1,800
|
N
|
YEAR: 2011
|
COMPANY/
PERSON
|
PURPOSE
|
€
|
Advertised for competitive tender (Y/N)
|
|
Accenture
|
Business Process Improvement
|
€186,563
|
Y
|
|
ESRI
|
SWITCH Research Programme
|
€150,000
|
N
|
|
Naked Objects
|
Technical Development Advice (Service Delivery Modernisation Programme)
|
€135,495
|
Y
|
|
PA Consulting Group
|
Payments Strategy
|
€111,142
|
Y
|
|
Naked Objects
|
Business Objects Modelling Advice and Expertise (Service Delivery Modernisation Programme)
|
€101,253
|
Y
|
|
Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS)
|
Social Inclusion Research Innovation Awards
|
€50,000
|
Y
|
|
ESRI
|
Analysis & Measurement of Deprivation & Poverty
|
€48,101
|
N
|
|
Price Waterhouse Cooper
|
National Pensions Framework Implementation
|
€36,300
|
Y
|
|
Deloitte & Touche
|
Information Systems Audit Consultancy
|
€14,792
|
Y
|
|
Dept of Enterprise, Trade & Employment
|
Administrative Burden Review (Contribution by DSP to review conducted by DETE)
|
€14,000
|
Y
|
|
Trinity College
|
Poverty Research Initiative Awards
|
€9,788
|
Y
|
|
Deloitte & Touche
|
Confidential Forensic Investigation Services
|
€7,109
|
Y
|
|
Patrick Oliver Ryan
|
Gender Recognition Advisor Group
|
€7,000
|
N
|
|
UCD
|
Poverty Research Initiative Awards
|
€6,650
|
Y
|
|
NUI Maynooth
|
Poverty Research Initiative Awards
|
€6,500
|
Y
|
|
NUI Galway
|
Poverty Research Initiative Awards
|
€5,000
|
Y
|
|
Eleanor Ashe
|
Poverty Research Initiative Awards
|
€1,750
|
Y
|
|
Dr. Mary Mulcahy
|
Poverty Research Initiative Awards
|
€1,422
|
Y
|
|
Net Affinity Ltd
|
Poverty Research Initiative Awards
|
€291
|
Y
|
YEAR: 2012 (to end of September)
|
COMPANY/
PERSON
|
PURPOSE
|
€
|
Advertised for competitive tender
|
|
KPMG
|
Actuarial Review of Social Insurance Fund
|
€153,750
|
Y
|
|
OECD
|
OECD Review of Long Term Pension Policy
|
€130,000
|
N
|
|
Naked Objects Group Ltd
|
Technical Development Advice (Service Delivery Modernisation Programme)
|
€115,820
|
Y
|
|
Accenture
|
ICT Applications Systems Review
|
€44,772
|
Y
|
|
Naked Objects Group Ltd
|
Business Objects Modelling Advice and Expertise (Service Delivery Modernisation Programme)
|
€35,258
|
Y
|
|
ESRI
|
Analysis & Measurement of Deprivation & Poverty
|
€33,494
|
N
|
|
Creative Inc.
|
Design Services for National Employment & Entitlements Service (NEES)
|
€24,777
|
Y
|
|
Deloitte & Touche
|
Information Systems Audit Consultancy
|
€18,714
|
Y
|
|
Price Waterhouse Cooper
|
Review of Pensions Charges
|
€12,300
|
Y
|
|
Indecon
|
Evaluation of the JobBridge National Internship Scheme
|
€11,911
|
Y
|
|
Ernst & Young
|
Provision of Security Partner Services
|
€7,623
|
Y
|
|
Compass Point
|
Developing architecture for NEES
|
€4,600
|
Y
|
|
Prof Daniel Finn
|
Pathways to Work Consultation
|
€650
|
N
|
Bodies under the Aegis of the Department
Citizens' Information Board
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Year 2008
|
|
COMPANY/
PERSON
|
PURPOSE
|
€
|
Advertised for competitive tender
|
|
Prospectus
|
Organisational review
|
11,422
|
Yes
|
|
Roundtable
|
Evaluation and Case Analysis of the Advocacy Programme for people with Disabilities in the Community and Voluntary Sector
|
99,995
|
Yes
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Year 2009
|
|
COMPANY/
PERSON
|
PURPOSE
|
€
|
Advertised for competitive tender
|
|
|
PA Consulting
|
Strategic Plan
|
47,933
|
Yes
|
|
|
Pathfinder
|
Implementation Plan
|
68,191
|
Yes
|
|
|
Vision Consulting
|
Assistance with the development of project management software
|
2,000
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year 2012 (to date)
|
|
COMPANY/
PERSON
|
PURPOSE
|
€
|
Advertised for competitive tender
|
|
Persuasion
|
Strategic Plan
|
56,273
|
Yes
|
The Pensions Board
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Year 2008
|
|
COMPANY/
PERSON
|
PURPOSE
|
€
|
Advertised for competitive tender
|
|
PA Consulting
|
Advice re Data Management system
|
€42,048
|
Yes
|
|
P Tools
|
Trustee E- learning system
|
€4,389
|
Yes
|
|
Q4
|
Public relations
|
€92,764
|
Yes
|
|
Mercer
|
Website content
|
€42,350
|
Yes
|
|
Red C
|
Consumer Research
|
€58,407
|
Yes
|
|
Coyle Hamilton
|
Website content
|
€7,623
|
Yes
|
|
Deloitte & Touche
|
Assistance with Investigations
|
€12,100
|
Yes
|
|
Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon
|
Internal Audit
|
€15,156
|
Yes
|
|
Rits
|
Computer Consultancy
|
€18,211
|
Yes
|
|
Deloitte & Touche
|
Computer Consultancy
|
€9,438
|
Yes
|
|
Inventory Concepts
|
Fixed Asset Audit
|
€900
|
Yes
|
|
Crowleys DFK
|
Accountancy Services
|
€11,169
|
Yes
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Year 2009
|
|
COMPANY/
PERSON
|
PURPOSE
|
€
|
Advertised for competitive tender
|
|
Attain
|
Trustee E learning content
|
€86,186
|
Yes
|
|
P Tools
|
Trustee E learning system and website enhancement
|
€118,316
|
Yes
|
|
PA Consulting
|
Advice re Data Management system
|
€8,266
|
Yes
|
|
Q4
|
Public Relations
|
€83,518
|
Yes
|
|
Crowleys DFK
|
Assistance with Investigations
|
€10,548
|
Yes
|
|
Coyle Hamilton
|
Update web content
|
€6,994
|
Yes
|
|
Rosin Bennett
|
Pension Advice
|
€6,075
|
Yes
|
|
Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon
|
Internal Audit
|
€17,010
|
Yes
|
|
Red C
|
Consumer Research
|
€21,235
|
Yes
|
|
Woodgrange
|
Consumer Research
|
€16,650
|
Yes
|
|
Inventory Concepts
|
Fixed Asset Audit
|
€1,600
|
Yes
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Year 2010
|
|
COMPANY/
PERSON
|
PURPOSE
|
€
|
Advertised for competitive tender
|
|
Mazars
|
Development of Investigations on site procedures
|
€92,840
|
Yes
|
|
Price Waterhouse Coopers
|
Assistance with Investigations
|
€39,306
|
Yes
|
|
Q4
|
Public Relations
|
€79,547
|
Yes
|
|
Attain
|
Research on Lifecycle Project
|
€9,680
|
Yes
|
|
Clear Inc
|
Style Guide assistance
|
€3,300
|
Yes
|
|
P Tools
|
Website enhancement and Trustee E learning System
|
€10,861
|
Yes
|
|
Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon
|
Internal Audit
|
€22,688
|
Yes
|
|
Red C
|
Consumer Research
|
€23,340
|
Yes
|
|
Inventory Concepts
|
Fixed Asset audit
|
€3,950
|
Yes
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Year 2011
|
|
COMPANY/
PERSON
|
PURPOSE
|
€
|
Advertised for competitive tender
|
|
KPMG
|
Assistance with Investigation
|
€39,349
|
Yes
|
|
Crowleys DFK
|
Assistance with Investigation
|
€5,700
|
Yes
|
|
HBC Kennington
|
Assistance with Investigation
|
€18,029
|
Yes
|
|
Q4
|
Public relations
|
€23,247
|
Yes
|
|
P tools
|
Website Enhancement
|
€3,376
|
Yes
|
|
Attain
|
Website content enhancement
|
€7,260
|
Yes
|
|
Deloitte & Touche
|
Accountancy Services
|
€14,453
|
Yes
|
|
Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon
|
Internal Audit
|
€18,168
|
Yes
|
|
Red C
|
Consumer Research
|
€26,348
|
Yes
|
|
Public Authority Pension Service
|
Assistance with pension statement preparation
|
€1,262
|
Yes
|
|
Purchasing Solutions
|
Preparation of tender documents
|
€4,930
|
Yes
|
|
Safecon
|
Safety Statement preparation
|
€1,089
|
Yes
|
|
Nobel Property Consultants
|
Rent review
|
€1,000
|
Yes
|
|
Tribal Helm
|
Computer consultancy
|
€3,207
|
Yes
|
|
Inventory Concepts
|
Fixed Asset Audit
|
€1,592
|
Yes
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Year 2012
|
|
COMPANY/
PERSON
|
PURPOSE
|
€
|
Advertised for competitive tender
|
|
Strata 3
|
Lifecycle Project
|
€35,821
|
Yes
|
|
Attain
|
Lifecycle Project and update booklets
|
€22,214
|
Yes
|
|
P Tools
|
Lifecycle Project
|
€8,320
|
Yes
|
|
Q4
|
Public relations
|
€5,616
|
Yes
|
|
Bernie Gray
|
Board Evaluation
|
€11,685
|
Yes
|
|
Public Authority Pension Service
|
Assistance with pension statement preparation
|
€1,374
|
Yes
|
|
Safecon
|
Safety Consultancy
|
€615
|
Yes
|
|
Capita
|
Computer Consultancy
|
€1,520
|
Yes
|
|
Unity Technologies
|
Computer Consultancy
|
€6,810
|
Yes
|
|
Crowleys DFK
|
Assistance with Investigation
|
€10,430
|
Yes
|
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers
|
Assistance with Investigation
|
€2,768
|
Yes
|
