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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 February 2014

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Questions (126)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

126. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will name each company awarded a contract for the provision of professional services by his Department and agencies under his aegis since May 2011; the value and purpose of the contract; if a competitive tendering process was undertaken in line with public procurement best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6456/14]

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My Department engages a range of external service providers in a number of areas where the required skills are not available in-house and it is more cost-effective to source them externally. I have set out in the tables below details of all payments to external services providers over €25,000 from 2011 to the end of 2013 in respect of Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and of Vote 27 (International Cooperation). The compilation and preparation of details of payments under that level was not possible in the time available and would involve a considerable amount of staff time and effort to extract and prepare. Neither was it feasible in the time available to differentiate payments to suppliers for the period May-December 2011, and consequently the table gives full-year figures only for 2011.

I can confirm that it is my Department’s policy and practice (both at Headquarters and at Missions abroad) to purchase all requirements by means of competitive tendering to the greatest extent possible. Contracts over €130,000 are formally advertised in the Official Journal of the EU via the online government procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) in accordance with relevant national and EU legal requirements. Contracts under that value threshold are also advertised as national-level contracts on the e-tenders system. Purchasing under €25,000 (or €10,000 in the case of ICT requirements) may be carried out by means of inviting a number of suitable providers to submit quotations.

The Department’s compliance with its public procurement obligations is audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General and any exceptional awards without competitive process must be reported as part of the Department’s annual Appropriation Accounts.

Vote 28: Payments to Service Providers over €25,000 in 2013

Value €

Purpose of Contract

BEARING POINT

2,284,271

Provision of technical support and maintenance services for the Automated passport System

AN POST

1,919,643

Provision passport delivery and other postal services.

EIRCOM AGENCY ACCOUNT

832,301

Provision telecommunications services including communications links and bandwidth

COLT TELECOM IRELAND LTD

777,501

Telecommunications services: bandwidth

B T IRELAND

775,229

ICT and telecommunications Services including  bandwidth

CARLSON WAGONLIT IRELAND LTD

758,771

Travel booking services

ECO SUPPORT

537,447

Contract Cleaning Services

TOMORROWS WORLD LTD

518,230

ICT helpdesk support services

AIM INTERNATIONAL MOVING LTD

490,738

Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.

FITZERS CATERING

459,689

Catering services for EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)

ARPIN INTERNATIONAL IRELAND

426,172

Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.

ISS IRELAND

425,696

Static security services

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

369,600

Interpretation Services for EU Presidency

JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD

360,759

High-level ICT technical support

IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY

360,489

ICT technical support

BEVERLY SMYTH

354,237

Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.

EIRCOM LTD

300,518

Telecommunications services

O2 COMMUNICATIONS

255,552

Telecommunications services

DHL INTERNATIONAL

254,160

Courier services for diplomatic mail

CROWN RELOCATIONS IRELAND

251,045

Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.

TELSTRA GLOBAL

247,749

Telecommunications services: bandwidth

DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY PLC.

230,462

Miscellaneous services in connection with facilitation of visiting delegations during EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)

BRAMBLES DELICATSSEN CAFES

208,537

Catering services for EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)

ISAS LTD

205,949

High-level ICT Security services

INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

192,826

Educational and Training Services

KNIGHTS CATERING

185,375

Catering services for EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)

INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD

177,476

ICT technical support

MURRAYS CHAUFFEUR DRIVE

174,438

Ground Transport for EU Presidency

TERMINAL FOUR SOLUTIONS LTD

172,619

Website development Services

MOVE MASTERS

168,679

Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.

CORE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LTD

167,845

Support and development for the Department's Financial Management System

ZERO DOWNTIME LTD

138,004

ICT software services

PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

131,921

ICT software services

CARELINE INTERNATIONAL

121,303

Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.

PT CONSULTING

105,782

Software consultancy service in providing online accreditation system for the EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)

ZINOPY

98,115

ICT technical services

DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

97,886

Bandwidth for telecommunications links

DELL COMPUTER

96,105

Servers

MAGNET BUSINESS

95,038

Telecommunications services: Landlines

OPTIMUM CHAUFFEUR DRIVE

92,893

Transport Services

CORE INTERNATIONAL LTD.(IRL)

83,462

Technical and software support services for payroll system

MICROSOFT

80,971

Software licence services. 

NATIONAL RADIO CABS

80,686

Taxi services

ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD

78,362

ICT services

FRANK GLENNON LTD

72,500

Insurance services

ORACLE EMEA LTD

70,388

ICT services

DEVINE CHAUFFEUR SERVICES LTD

69,579

Transport services

FUNSHOG OFFICE FIT LTD

68,270

Facilities support services

EUROPUS

64,631

Translation services for Department's website

WORLDREACH SOFTWARE CORPORATION

62,850

Software support service for Department's consular case management system

RED DOG DESIGN

61,622

Graphic Design Services

ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC

61,593

Banking services

G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS IRE LTD

51,994

Security services

FEDEX

51,824

Courier services: diplomatic mail

PITNEY BOWES LTD.

49,822

Postage services

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT AGENCY

49,049

Common ICT services for public sector including web domain services

EIRCOM MAJOR ACCOUNT

48,951

Telecommunications services: land lines

ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT

48,315

Information services

GARDEN CATERING

46,474

Catering services for EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF IRELAND

44,232

Courier services for diplomatic mail

HIBERNIA ATLANTIC

44,051

Telecommunications services: bandwidth

EGAN EVENT HOSPITALITY

42,377

Catering services for EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)

3M IRELAND LTD.

41,739

ICT services

BRINDLEY ADVERTISING

39,382

Print advertising services

BUTLER TECHNOLOGIES

38,897

ICT technical support services 

SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES

37,183

Language Training services

BUTLER AGENCIES

35,469

ICT technical support services 

VERSION 1 SOFTWARE

34,184

Software support services

G4S CASH SERVICES IRELAND LTD

34,055

Cash-in- transit services

MICROMAIL

33,514

ICT services

FINE PRINT LTD

32,903

Miscellaneous printing services

MAURICE WARD & CO LTD

32,559

Transport services

VINNY HANLON CATERING

30,189

Catering services for EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)

UCD APPLIED LANGUAGE CENTRE

28,730

Language training services

SOFTWORKS COMPUTING Ltd

27,259

Software services

HERBERT PARK HOTEL

26,469

Hotel Services for EU Presidency

TETRA IRELAND COMMUNICATIONS LTD

26,151

 Telecommunications services

O2 DIRECT

25,273

Mobile telephony services

WITH TASTE

25,265

Catering services for EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)

Table continuing

Vote 28: Payments to Service Providers over €25,000 in 2012

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BEARING POINT

2,440,014

APS Support and Maintenance - due for re-tender in 2013.  

ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY

1,927,496

Venue and event management services for OSCE Ministerial Conference, December 2012

AN POST

1,848,042

Passport Delivery and other postal services. 

B T IRELAND

1,837,066

ICT help-desk service.

COLT TELECOM IRELAND LTD

850,915

telecommunications services: bandwidth

EIRCOM AGENCY ACCOUNT

780,539

Telecommunications services including bandwidth

ISS IRELAND

530,685

Static security services.

CLUB TRAVEL LTD

489,077

Travel booking services

EIRCOM PRIVATE ACCOUNT

449,595

Telecommunications services

ECO SUPPORT

445,797

Contract cleaning services 

AIM INTERNATIONAL MOVING LTD

432,524

Removal services for household effects of staff being relocated to/from Ireland on posting.

ISAS

371,687

ICT High-level Security services. 

BEVERLY SMYTH

323,859

Removal services for household effects of staff being relocated to/from Ireland on posting.

JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD

323,742

High-level ICT technical/engineering support services

INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD

285,868

ICT technical/software services

CROWN RELOCATIONS IRELAND

275,035

Removal services for household effects of staff being relocated to/from Ireland on posting.

TOMORROWS WORLD LTD

274,300

ICT Help-desk support services

RED DOG DESIGN

256,249

Graphic Design Services

DHL INTERNATIONAL

218,048

Courier Services: diplomatic mail

ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD

195,459

ICT telecommunications services 

CORE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LTD

174,278

Support and development for the Department's  financial management System 

CARLSON WAGONLIT IRELAND LTD

162,396

Travel booking services

BUTLER AGENCIES

159,470

ICT/telecommunications  technical support services

EIRCOM MAJOR ACCOUNT

151,175

Telecommunications services: fixed lines.

CARELINE INTERNATIONAL

150,462

Removal services for household effects of staff being relocated to/from Ireland on posting.

PT CONSULTING

145,512

Development and operation of online delegate and press accreditation system for  EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)

CORE INTERNATIONAL LTD.(IRL)

142,516

Support and development of payroll processing system. 

HIBERNIA ATLANTIC

134,740

Telecommunications services: bandwidth

ZERO DOWNTIME LTD

125,387

ICT technical support services

ARPIN INTERNATIONAL IRELAND

121,558

Removal services for household effects of staff being relocated to/from Ireland on posting.

CAPITA IB SOLUTIONS (IRELAND) LTD

120,804

ICT Services: system development for Foreign Births Registration 

FEDEX

112,141

Courier services: Diplomatic Mail

OBSERVE OUTSIDE BROADCASTING LTD

106,026

Web-streaming services for  OSCE Ministerial Conference, December 2012

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF IRELAND

98,787

Courier services: diplomatic mail

SYSTEM VIDEO

84,318

Telecommunications services: video-conferencing system.

DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

81,108

Telecommunications services: bandwidth

MICROSOFT

79,704

Software services and licensing.

KNIGHTS CATERING

78,963

Catering services

TETRA IRELAND COMMUNICATIONS LTD

75,441

telecommunications services

SOFTWORKS COMPUTING Ltd

72,911

Software system for flexi-time

Eircom Ltd

72,446

Telecommunications services: bandwidth

ORACLE EMEA LTD

70,388

ICT Software licences and support for automated passport system.

ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC

61,204

Banking services.

BUSINESS & SCIENTIFIC

60,715

ICT Software services. 

PITNEY BOWES LTD.

57,952

Postage services

TNT EXPRESS (IRELAND) LIMITED

57,249

Courier services: diplomatic mail

LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPUTER SERVICES BOARD

55,805

Government Networks and centralised ICT services.

ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT

53,165

Information services

G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS IRE LTD

52,320

Cash in Transit service.

WORLDREACH SOFTWARE CORPORATION

48,352

Software support and maintenance service for Consular Case Management system

VINNY HANLON CATERING

46,832

Catering services

IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY

45,912

ICT technical support services.

NATIONAL RADIO CABS

44,886

taxi services 

FUNSHOG OFFICE FIT LTD

43,287

Miscellaneous facilities services

MAGNET BUSINESS

42,776

Telecommunications services: fixed lines.

SOS INTERNATIONAL

35,141

Insurance services 

LIONBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL

34,870

Translation Services.

OPTIMUM CHAUFFEUR DRIVE

34,251

Ground transport services

FINE PRINT LTD

33,202

Printing services

DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY PLC.

32,844

Provision of miscellaneous facilities, Dublin Airport 

BRINKS ALLIED LTD

32,130

Cash in transit services

TIGER CONSULTING

30,500

Training services

FUJITSU IRELAND

28,962

ICT technical support services.

MOVE MASTERS

28,841

Removal services for household effects of staff being relocated to/from Ireland on posting.

VERSION 1 SOFTWARE

27,004

ICT software support and maintenance.

SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES

26,476

Language training services

G4S CASH SERVICES IRELAND LTD

26,235

Cash-in-transit services.

Table continuing

Vote 28: Payments to Service Providers over €25,000 in 2011

BEARING POINT

2,538,166

Provision of technical support and maintenance services for the Automated Passport System

AN POST

1,346,602

Provision of  passport delivery and other postal services

B T IRELAND

1,318,514

Provision of bandwidth and other telecommunications services

COLT TELECOM IRELAND LTD

741,188

Telecommunications services: bandwidth

EIRCOM AGENCY ACCOUNT

727,225

Provision of bandwidth and other telecommunications services

EIRCOMPRIVATEACC

537,698

Provision of landlines and other telecoms services

ISS IRELAND

531,877

Static Security services

CLUB TRAVEL LTD

449,705

Travel booking services

ECO SUPPORT

447,441

Contract cleaning services

TELSTRA EUROPE LTD

435,372

Telecommunications services: bandwidth

BEVERLY SMYTH

411,719

Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.

JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD

329,951

High-level ICT technical support services

CARELINE INTERNATIONAL

306,280

Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.

EIRCOM MAJOR ACCOUNT

282,929

Telecommunications services

Eircom Ltd

265,621

Telecommunications services

CORE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LTD

228,584

Financial management system support and development 

DHL INTERNATIONAL

202,428

Courier services for diplomatic mail

O2 COMMUNICATIONS

191,391

ICT and telecommunications services

ISAS

174,768

High-level security services for ICT and telecoms systems 

AIM INTERNATIONAL MOVING LTD

162,400

Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.

RITS

160,554

ICT technical support for system and network security

CROWN RELOCATIONS IRELAND

143,128

Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.

HIBERNIA ATLANTIC

136,866

Telecommunications services: bandwidth

FEDEX

133,405

Courier services: diplomatic mail

ZERO DOWNTIME LTD

131,359

ICT technical support services

FUJITSU IRELAND

113,964

ICT technical support services

RED DOG DESIGN

109,827

Graphic Design Services

DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

109,723

Telecommunications services: bandwidth

INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD

107,971

ICT technical support services

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF IRELAND

107,854

Courier services: diplomatic mail

MICROSOFT

78,408

Software support services

PITNEY BOWES LTD.

72,391

Postage services

LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPUTER SERVICES BOARD

68,901

Common ICT services for Government Departments

KNIGHTS CATERING

68,426

Catering services

HOUSEHOLD MOVING CO.

65,682

Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.

CORE INTERNATIONAL LTD.(IRL)

64,123

System support service for payroll processing

ORACLE EMEA LTD

63,011

ICT technical services

FUNSHOG OFFICE FIT LTD

60,947

Miscellaneous facilities services

ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC

57,583

Banking services

FRANK GLENNON LTD

55,000

Insurance services

WITH TASTE

54,701

Catering services

MICHAEL DEVINE CHAUFFEUR SERVICES

52,526

Ground transport services

TETRA IRELAND COMMUNICATIONS LTD

52,357

Telecommunications services: bandwidth

WARD SOLUTIONS LTD

50,467

HR/Training services

BRINDLEY ADVERTISING

49,639

Print advertising placement

JOHN FINN

49,153

ICT/Telecoms technical support services

ABBEY W.R.S.WASTE MGT

48,792

Waste disposal services 

FINE PRINT LTD

48,507

Printing services

WORLDREACH SOFTWARE CORPORATION

46,472

Software support for Consular Case Management System

TNT EXPRESS (IRELAND) LIMITED

46,010

Courier services: diplomatic mail

DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY PLC.

45,669

Facilities services

MAXWELL PHOTOGRAPHY

45,220

Photography services

ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT

44,390

Information services

MCM SECURITY LTD

43,497

Security services, Passport Office, Cork

LANTZ PRINTING

42,652

Printing services

EGAN EVENT HOSPITALITY

42,617

Catering services

CORPORATE CHAUFFEUR SERVICES LTD

42,262

Ground transport services

INSTITUTEOFPUBLICADMINISTRATION

38,990

Training services

VINNY HANLON CATERING

36,843

Catering services

CORPORATE CUISINE IRELAND

36,407

Catering services

BRINKS ALLIED LTD

34,347

Cash-in-transit security services

SABEO CONTRACTING SERVICES LTD

34,205

ICT temporary resource  service

G4S CASH SERVICES IRELAND LTD

33,121

Cash-in Transit security services

TERMINAL FOUR SOLUTIONS LTD

32,594

Website development services

NATIONAL RADIO CABS

29,100

Taxi services

EIRCOM UK LIMITED

29,043

Telephony services

IRELANDA CANVAS

28,209

MAXIMA MANAGED SERVICES IRELAND LTD

28,120

LAMINATION SERVICES

27,749

GOLDSTAR CHAUFFEUR DRIVE

27,636

Ground transport services

MICROMAIL

26,794

ICT software service

VIP/ACE TAXIS

26,639

Taxi services

MOVE MASTERS

26,059

Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.

Vote 27

Company Name

 Value of Contract (over €25K)

Purpose of Contract

University College Dublin

 € 1,357,160

MSc Programme - Provision of post-graduate business education fellowships under the Irish Development Experience Sharing (IDEAS) component of Irish Aid Vietnam Country Programme 2011-2015

University College Dublin

 €    854,179

MBA Programme - Provision of post-graduate business education fellowships under the Irish Development Experience Sharing (IDEAS) component of Irish Aid Vietnam Country Programme 2011-2015

Self Help Africa

 €    802,174

Professional Service and management of the World wise Global Schools 2012 to 2016

Irish Council for International Students

 €    600,000

Provision of Specialist Support Services for the Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme 2012-2014

Kimmage Development Studies Centre

 €    286,984

Provision of Specialist Information and Guides Services in the Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre

ESRI

 €    269,332

Training in Socio -Economic Analysis and Applied Forecasting

DHR Communications

 €    119,245

Africa Day

ITAD

 €      82,255

Evaluation of the Ethiopia Country strategy 2008-2011

DHR

 €      79,500

Consultancy Support for the Simon Cumbers media Challenge 2012-2014

Real Events

 €      75,600

Professional Services for the Our World Awards 2012 to 2013

Maxmedia

 €      73,600

Provision of Professional Copywriting Services

Fitzpatrick Associates

 €      60,000

Provision of Technical management Support to the Irish Development Experience Sharing (IDEAS) Programme Vietnam

Mokoro

 €      58,740

Evaluation of the Irish Aid Programme in Timor Leste 2001-2013

IOD PARC

 €      56,100

Evaluation of the Irish Aid Programme in Sierra Leone 2011-2013

Niall Morris

 €      54,600

External Specialist Services for the Policy Planning and Effectiveness Section; OECD Engagement and Coordination of DAC Peer Review 2014

IOD PARC

 €      51,860

South Africa Country Programme Evaluation

John Geraghty (Geraghty Consulting)

 €      45,125

Provision of Professional Services - External Agriculture Consultant

Everywhere Consulting

 €      42,850

Feasibility Study on the establishment of a Humanitarian Hub at Shannon Airport

Mary Corbett

 €      42,000

External Support in Food and Nutrition Security

Emma Warwick

 €      40,500

Technical Services in Emergency & Recovery Section in Humanitarian Response and Fragile States

Emma Warwick

 €      40,500

Technical Services for the Emergency & Recovery Section in Humanitarian Response and Fragile States

Anne Marie Cunningham

 €      40,500

Technical Services for the Emergency & Recovery Section in Linking Relief, Recovery and Development

Vicky Dillon

 €      40,000

Support the Presidency of the Council of the EU on the development of the post 2015 global development framework

Fitzpatrick Associates

 €      39,000

Evaluation Mentoring Support

Una Murray

 €      37,500

Provision of Technical Support Irish Aid - International Labour Organisation Partnership – 2013 to 2015

Una Murray

 €      37,500

External support for a Review of Irish Aid support to Mama Cash and Intern-Parliamentary Union

Sarah Hunt

 €      36,000

Technical Services for the Policy Planning and Effectiveness Section Governance and Financing for Development

Valid International

 €      33,992

Provision of Professional Services to deliver Hunger and Food Security Training

Pat Mc Mullin

 €      33,250

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Consultant

ASTEC Consultants Ltd

 €      33,000

Financial Policies and Procedures Review Vote 27 – Development Cooperation Division

ISOS

 €      31,010

 Development Education Reviews

Mary Brady

 €      30,000

Technical Support in Food Security

Mike Williams

 €      29,250

Framework Agreement - Support Appraisal of Programme Grant Annual Reports

Mokoro

 €      28,980

Senior Evaluation Specialist Lesotho 2012 - Framework Agreement

DHR Communications

 €      27,030

Africa Day 2012 Coordination

DHR Communications

 €      26,180

Support Services for the Review of the White Paper; €26180 fee, €18826 project expenses

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