The projected information technology purchasing requirements for the second half of 2006 is set out in the following table. The Department procures all its information technology requirements in accordance with EU and national procurement regulations and in consultation with the Department of Finance. Those requirements, for which tender requests have not yet issued, will be advertised in accordance with the procurement regulations and published on the Government's procurement website www.e-tenders.gov.ie.
Budget to end of 2006
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€
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Computer equipment Communications equipment and consumables
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6,609,272
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Computer software and Software maintenance/licenses
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4,381,429
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Total
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10,990,701
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For 2006, tenders were issued as follows:
Tenders issued
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Company awarded contract
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Servers Biometrics in passports Infrastructure, switches and routers Firewalls
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Dell Bearing Point Lan Communications, Cara and Entropy Tender to issue
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Video conferencing units Satellite phones
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Systems Video AST Connections
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PC’s Printers
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Department of Finance framework agreement Tender to issue
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Antivirus solution. System replication solution
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Tender to issue Deft
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Consumables
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Datapac, EDS, Supplies Team and Ergo
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