My Department has regard to appropriate Department of Finance guidelines on procurement, including the general requirement that a competitive tendering process is in place for all contracts above €50,000. Procurement guidelines and practices in the Department are regularly reviewed and a set of consolidated guidelines has been circulated to all staff. Additional internal procedures are in place to strengthen monitoring and control of procurement. Reference material on procurement has been published on the Department's intranet and is readily available to all staff.
Proposals for large projects and the use of consultancy services by my Department are set out in divisional business plans, which are reviewed and endorsed by my Department's management team each year. In addition, I am consulted on significant new consultancy proposals on a continuing basis.
My Department advertises contracts as widely as possible and to this end the public procurement website eTenders is used. From time to time, where special services are required which are only available from one source, contracts have been awarded on the basis of single tendering. These cases are reported to the internal Audit Unit of my Department and to the Comptroller and Auditor General to ensure that value for money requirements are respected.
It is normal practice for all large projects to be evaluated by a project board or steering group. In the great majority of these cases, the project board is made up of Departmental staff although occasionally specific external expertise is required for the evaluation process. In all cases, the board is chaired by Departmental staff at the appropriate level.
At any one time there are thousands of contracts entered into by my Department, and compilation of detailed information on all of these would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work. However, information in relation to contracts entered into in the last 12 months where the value of the contract exceeds €50,000 is set out in the tables. In total 61 such contracts were entered into in 2006; of these 12 were awarded by means of a single tendering process.
Table A — Contracts over €50,000 — Competitive Tendering Process
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Supplier
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Details of Contract
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ACS Ltd
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Supplementary research project on Woodstown National Monument, Co. Waterford
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ADS
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Peatland Survey 2006
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Aquafact International Limited
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A survey of mudflats and sandflats
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Ardmore Advertising
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Media buying for Safety Promotion Functions
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Barnet Marine Centre Ltd.
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Purchase of three inflatable boats & trailers for NPWS
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Botanical Environmental Consultants
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Survey of Native Woodlands Extension to include additional work
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Botanical Environmental Consultants (BEC)
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Survey of Rare and Threatened Vascular Plants (Cos. Cavan, Meath, Louth, Monaghan and Westmeath)
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C&M Construction
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Kerbing etc at Coole Park Nature Reserve
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Crann Iorrais Teo., Carne, Belmullet, Co. Mayo
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Rhododendron Clearance Contract Killarney National Park 2006 Phase 3
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Dell Computer Corporation
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Supply of PCs
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Dell Computer Corporation
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Supply of Laptop Computers
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Dell Computer Corporation
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Supply of lightweight laptop computers
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Denber Forestry Services Ltd.
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Rhododendron Clearance Contract, Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry Stage 1 — 78 ha at Gortroe, Gortderraree, Ullauns
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Denber Forestry Services Ltd.
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Rhododendron Clearance Programme in Killarney National Park (No 2) contract Reen & Demesne
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Drs. John Conaghan/Janice Fuller/ Cillian Roden
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Survey of Rare and Threatened Vascular Plants (Cos. Clare Galway & Limerick)
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Easy Clean Ltd.
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Cleaning Contract, Muckross House, Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry
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Event Ireland Limited
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Interpretation Works at Muckross House, Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry
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Fujitsu Services Ltd.,
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Technical refreshment of central NVDF infrastructure
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Gallic Distributors Ltd.
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Purchase of 25 Citreon Berlingo Vans for NPWS
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Ger O’ Sullivan
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Rhododendron Clearance Programme in Killarney National Park (No 1) Knockreer, Reen, Ross Island
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Henry Ford & Son Ltd.
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Purchase of 12 Ford Ranger 4x4 Vehicles for NPWS
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Hinch Plant Hire Ltd
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Works to reclaim cut-over bog, acquired from Bord na Mona, for development as habitat for the grey partridge
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IBM Business Consulting Services
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Provision of Application Support and Maintenance service for the National Vehicle and Driver File system and Online Motor Tax Service.
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IBM Business Consulting Services
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Supply of Application Software Design and Development Services for the Change of Vehicle Ownership
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IBM Business Consulting Services
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Supply of Application Software, Design and Development Services for the National Vehicle & Driver File System
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Indecon International Economic Consultants
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Synthesis Review of CDB Strategies being carried out by Indecon Ltd on behalf of Local Government Policy.
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Jane Wales Associates, Cork
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Recording in North Cork for National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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John & Brian King (Builders) Ltd.
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Renovation Works at Arthur Vincent Hostel Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry
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LAN Communications
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Managed Service for Network Infrastructure Support for the National Vehicle and Driver File System.
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Marine Environmental Resource Consultants Ltd
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Marine Habitat Mapping (Contract July 2006)
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Marine Environmental Resource Consultants Ltd
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Marine Habitat Mapping (Contract March 2007)
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Morrow Communications Ltd.
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Production of 5x10 minute film on subjects relating to Glenveagh National Park, Co. Donegal and National Parks and Wildlife Service.
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Natura Environmental Consultants
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Desk Survey of the Extent and Conservation of Irish Upland Rocky Habitats and Alpine and Sub-Alpine Heath
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O’ Herlihy Communications
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Delivery of Communications Skills Training for Senior Managers
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O’Mahony Pike
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Urban Design Guidance Booklet
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Pat Ashe & Sons
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Tarring of road within Killarney National Park
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Raw Consulting
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To survey and map the vegetation of the Wicklow Uplands cSAC
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Research Ireland
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Inspection of bog plots
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RPS Group
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Public Awareness Campaign on Biodiversity
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Sheehan & Joy Ltd
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Proposed alteration and renovation to Golden Gate Lodge, Killarney, Co. Kerry
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Sinead O’ Connor
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An ENFO environmental education and awareness outreach service
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The Archaeology Company
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Sites and Monuments record for Co. Cork
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University College Cork
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Co. Kerry RMP Update
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University College Cork
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Co. Kerry Volume 1 Inventory
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University College Cork
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Archaeological Inventory of Co. Cork
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Vaisala OYJ, P.O. Box Fl-00421, Helsinki, Finland
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Supply of laser Ceilometers for use at airports (A) and automatic weather stations (B) to monitor cloud conditions in accordance with ICAO and WMO regulations
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Xerox
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Purchase of Copier and Maintenance Costs
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Young Euro RSCG 64 Lower Lesson Street Dublin 2
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Draft register of electors 2007/2008 publicity and awareness campaign
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Table B — contracts over €50,000 — Single Tendering Process.
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Supplier
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Details of Contract
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Ardmore Advertising
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Media buying and advertising in respect of National Fire Safety week — October 2006
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Bat Conservation Ireland
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Car Transect Bat Survey 2006-2008
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Bat Conservation Ireland
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Daubenton’s Bat Survey 2006-2008
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Computer Associates PLC.,
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Renewal of contract for CA Unicenter
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Egan, Fitzpatrick and Malsch
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Legal and Scientific Research on nuclear safety
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Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
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Study of small cetaceans in Galway Bay and North Connemara including both Bottlenose Dolphins and Harbour Porpoises for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
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Golden Pages ltd
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Department’s Entry in Phone Book
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Ingres Europe Ltd
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Renewal of Ingres Software licence contract for NVDF computer system (July-December 2006 contract period)
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Ingres Europe Ltd
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Renewal of Ingres Software licence contract for NVDF computer system (2007 contract period)
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John Shiels
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Herding sheep for identification purposes
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Pitney Bowes Ireland Ltd.,
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System in support of document integrity for bulk mailing system
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Rotronic instruments (UK) Ltd., Unit 1A Crompton Fields, Crompton Way, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9EE
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Facility for the calibration of the humidity sensors in the Met Éireann national weather monitoring network, to the standards of the World Meteorological Organisation
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