In general, competitive tendering is used by my Department unless exceptional circumstances exist which justifies the use of an alternative approach. Circumstances where competitive tendering may not be appropriate, feasible or cost-effective is provided for in Circular 40/02 on Public Procurement. Examples of the exceptions covered by this Circular include sole supplier scenarios, proprietary goods or services, licensing renewals and instances where specialist knowledge/previous experience is essential or where urgency is a factor. Non-competitive contracts are not inherently non-compliant but rather are contracts for which competitive tendering is not considered appropriate under the circumstances.
In line with the requirements of Circular 40/02, my Department makes annual returns to the Comptroller and Auditor General in respect of contracts in excess of €25,000 which are awarded without a competitive tender process. Contracts awarded by my Department in accordance with Circular 40/02 in 2019 and to date in 2020 are shown in the tables below.
2019
Contract
|
Company
|
Contract Value (Ex VAT)
|
Mobile phones
|
Vodafone
|
€189,571
|
Fixed phones
|
Eir
|
€135,661
|
Cleaning Services
|
Moore Cleaning
|
€120,017
|
Cleaning Services
|
Accent Facilities
|
€67,309
|
Postal services
|
Neopost
|
€25,000
|
Postal services
|
Pitney Bowes
|
€26,000
|
Software licences
|
Reveal
|
€189,571
|
Legal drafting services
|
Independent contractor
|
€25,000
|
Software Licences
|
Oracle
|
€59,546
|
Software Licences
|
An Post
|
€34,000
|
Software Licences
|
Integrify
|
€111,265
|
Software Licences
|
Unit4
|
€200,000
|
Media Monitoring Services
|
Kantar
|
€59,546
|
Legal advisory services in support of the National Broadband Plan
|
Mason, Hayes & Curran
|
€1,200,000
|
Legal advisory services in support of the National Broadband Plan
|
Mason, Hayes & Curran
|
€600,000
|
Financial and procurement advisory services in support of the National Broadband Plan
|
KPMG
|
€850,000
|
Financial and procurement advisory services in support of the National Broadband Plan
|
KPMG
|
€850,000
|
Technical advisory services to support the National Broadband Plan
|
Analysys Mason
|
€700,000
|
Technical advisory services to support the National Broadband Plan
|
Analysys Mason
|
€430,375
|
Specialist personnel to support the National Broadband Plan
|
KPMG
|
€300,000
|
Taxation advisory services in support of the National Broadband Plan
|
Deloitte
|
€40,000
|
Taxation advisory services in support of the National Broadband Plan
|
Deloitte
|
€30,000
|
Economic and strategy advisory services in support of the National Broadband Plan
|
PWC
|
€300,000
|
Economic and strategy advisory services in support of the National Broadband Plan
|
PWC
|
€100,000
|
Insurance advisory services in support of the National Broadband Plan
|
Marsh Insurance
|
€94,838
|
Management of the National Digital Research Centre
|
National Digital Research Centre
|
€2,330,000
|
Advisory services in relation to the procurement of a MSE for the Galway-Mayo Telecoms Duct
|
Analysys Mason
|
€32,301
|
Advisory services in relation to the procurement of ECAS
|
Analysys Mason
|
€41,000
|
Software for the National Cyber Security Centre
|
Confidential
|
€2,473,869
|
Software for the National Cyber Security Centre
|
Confidential
|
€83,000
|
Software Licences for the National Cyber Security Centre
|
Confidential
|
€26,938
|
Operations for National Cyber Security Centre
|
Confidential
|
€80,000
|
Training for the National Cyber Security Centre
|
Confidential
|
€24,500
|
Emergency repairs at 850 Adit (Avoca old mine site)
|
Quarry Mining Equipment
|
€584,556
|
Emergency repairs at 850 Adit (Avoca old mine site)
|
CDM Smith
|
€60,000
|
Emergency repairs at 850 Adit (Avoca old mine site)
|
Lisheen Technical Mining
|
€26,930
|
ObSERVE services to survey the western Irish Sea
|
University College Cork-led consortium
|
€270,109
|
Chair of Price Monitoring Group
|
Communimax
|
€70,000
|
Seismic Programme
|
IMC Exploration
|
€50,000
|
Fuel
|
West Cork Oil Company
|
€70,744
|
Insurance
|
Aquabroker
|
€64,529
|
Fuel Cards
|
Diesel Card Ireland
|
€67,430
|
Electrical Maintenance
|
Marine Electrics
|
€80,000
|
Filming
|
New Decade
|
€60,000
|
Electric Vehicle
|
Hyundai
|
€30,679
|
Geoscience Software
|
Geosoft Europe
|
€100,000
|
Mapping equipment
|
Konsberg Maritime
|
€60,352
|
Maintenance
|
MH Auto Body
|
€120,000
|
Supply and installation of surveying equipment
|
AML Oceangraphic
|
€32,375
|
Maintenance
|
Applainix Ltd
|
€160,000
|
Software licencing and maintenance
|
Teledyn Caris
|
€125,000
|
Consultancy Services
|
Independent contractor
|
€62,467
|
Maintenance
|
Independent contractor
|
€50,000
|
Maintenance
|
South Coast Diesels
|
€50,000
|
Support on Wind Energy Guidelines Noise Provisions
|
RPS
|
€35,700
|
Marginal abatement cost curve for Ireland
|
McKinsey & Co
|
€318,000
|
2020 (To Date)
Contract
|
Company
|
Contract Value (Ex VAT)
|
Windows 7 - Extended security updates
|
Micromail
|
€26,975
|
Legal advisory services relating to the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill
|
Independent contractor
|
€55,000
|
Software for National Cyber Security Centre
|
Confidential
|
€100,386
|
Software for the National Cyber Security Centre
|
Confidential
|
€47,520
|
Sensitivity planning to assess potential sectoral costs of achieving more ambitious greenhouse gas emissions targets out to 2030
|
McKinsey & Co
|
€105,000
|
Just Transition
|
Independent contractor
|
€30,000
|
Software for National Cyber Security Centre
|
Confidential
|
€80,955
|
Legal advisory services in support of the National Broadband Plan
|
Mason Hayes & Curran
|
€57,000
|
Financial and procurement advisory services in support of the National Broadband Plan
|
KPMG
|
€322,096
|
Software for National Cyber Security Centre
|
Confidential
|
€432,000
|
Software Licences
|
Integrity 360
|
€53,372
|
Software Licences
|
PFH Technology
|
€27,900
|