Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 May 2018
142. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the contracts awarded by his Department or any agency under his remit to a company (details supplied) since March 2011, by year in tabular form; the cost per contract; the basis for each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20318/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to confirm to the Deputy that the information sought cannot be provided in the time allowed. As soon as the information has been collated I will write to the Deputy on the matter.
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Contract |
Value € |
Year of Conclusion/Renewal |
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Department |
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ICT Managed Service (including infrastructure as a service) |
€14,241,374.50 expenditure on contract as of 31/7/18 |
The contract commenced on 1 August 2015 and it expires on 31 October 2020. |
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National evaluation report on the results and impacts of actions co-financed by the European Fund for the Integration of third-country nationals concerning the period 2007-2010. National evaluation report on the results and impacts of actions co-financed by the European Refugee Fund concerning the period 2008-2010. |
€14,760 |
Commenced March 2012, completed in November 2012. First and last payment was in 2012. Concluded November 2012 (not renewable). |
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National evaluation report on the results and impacts of actions co-financed by the European Fund for the Integration of third-country nationals concerning the period 2011-2013. National evaluation report on the results and impacts of actions co-financed by the European Refugee Fund concerning the period 2011-2013. National evaluation report on the results and impacts of actions co-financed by the European Return Fund concerning the period 2011-2013. |
€15,015 |
Commenced in May 2015 and concluded in December 2015. First payment made in 2015 and final payment in 2016. Concluded December 2015 (not renewable). |
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Provision of accounting and audit services to Internal Audit Unit under the framework tender. In 2010 the Internal Audit Unit of the Department issued a RFT (Request For Tender) seeking Accounting and Auditing Services for the Department and its Agencies. Following evaluation of the bids received a contract was put in place with Tribal Consulting Limited, for the period 14 June 2010 to 13 June 2013, this was subsequently extended to 31 December 2014. During this period Tribal Consulting was taken over by Capita, who continued to operate the contract until its conclusion in December 2014. |
€475,929 |
The contract ran from February 2012 to 31 December 2014. |
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Provision of accounting and audit services to Internal Audit Unit under the framework tender. Internal Audit Unit issued a request for tender in March 2014 to create a framework agreement (panel of qualified providers for Auditing & Accounting) within the Justice Family of votes and other Government agencies from which contracts could be established under supplementary requests for tender (SRFT). Internal Audit issued an SRFT to the framework in late 2014 for the supply of auditing staff. Capita won the tender, being awarded a contract from January 2015 to January 2017. As per the contract an extension was awarded in 2017 to January 2018. |
€1,051,289 |
The contract ran from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017. |
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Departmental Total: €15,798,367.50 |
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Agencies under the remit of the Department |
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Service Agreement with the Private Security Authority (in accordance with the Department's Framework Agreement with CAPITA) |
€29,000.00 |
Contract was commenced on 30 September 2016. The contract was for a period of one year however all the services contracted for were provided in 2016. Contract officially concluded on 30 September 2017. It was not up for renewal as it was for a specific purpose. |
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Support to Courts Service for Webmarshal web filtering software |
€20,469.90 |
The contract relating to the support of Webmarshal commenced in July 2016. The support under this contract expired in July 2018. The Courts Service then ran a mini-competition for the renewal of Webmarshal support which Capita did not win. The payment to Capita covered two years support billed annually. |
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Provision of Internal Audit Function in Property Registration Authority (PRA) |
€51,335 |
Further to a competitive tender process, Capita Business Services Limited were awarded the contract for the provision of internal audit services to the PRA in July 2015. The contract was for an initial one year period, with an option for a second year. The first payment to Capita was in December 2015 and the final payment in October 2017. Payments were in respect of audit services provided between September 2015 and September 2017. The contract was formally concluded in September 2017. |
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Provision of services to the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA). The PSRA engaged Capita to prepare their yearly financial statements. These services were provided in the context of the Department’s framework agreement with Capita, covering the period 2015 to 2017, under supplementary requests for tender (SRFT), as previously mentioned. The Property Services Regulatory Authority approached Capita directly for the provision of services. The cost of the services provided to the Property Services Regulatory Authority are distinct from the figure given under the broader Departmental contract. |
€23,562 |
The contract ran from January 2015 to December 2017. |
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Agencies Total: €124,366.90 |
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Irish Prison Service |
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Financial Management Shared Services Project – Irish Prison Service |
€80,500 for first six months |
Contract commenced 31 July 2017. To be reviewed after six months with option for further 2 x 6 months. This option was not availed of. Contract expired end of January 2018. |
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Review of Additional Hours system – Irish Prison Service |
€8,400.00 |
This review was also provided in the context of the Department’s framework agreement with Capita, covering the period 2015 to 2017, under supplementary requests for tender (SRFT) mechanism. This was a once off project. In respect of the Review of the Additional Hours System, the contract commenced on 18 July 2016 and concluded on 30 June 2017. |
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Provision of accounting and audit services to the Irish Prison Service under the framework tender |
€114,800 |
The contract ran from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017. |
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Irish Prison Service Total: €203,700 |
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An Garda Síochána |
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An Garda Síochána payment in respect of attendance at a conference. |
€1,188 |
This was a one-off payment in respect of attendance at a conference held by Capita Business Services in July 2015. |
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An Garda Síochána contract for auditing services |
€10,148 |
A contract for auditing services was awarded to Capita Business Services in 2015. This contract commenced in September 2015 and expired at the end of 2015. |
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An Garda Síochána contract for the National Digital Radio Project, “Project Management Radio Communications and Control Room Technical Support”. |
€3,994,860 |
This contract is for the maintenance of the Integrated Communications and Control System (ICCS) and is a shared service between An Garda Síochána and the National Ambulance Service. It is primarily used for dispatching Garda/Ambulance resources to emergency calls. The contract commenced in 2011 and there has been expenditure each year since totalling the sum opposite. There is a requirement to extend this contract until a replacement system is procured. In 2017 a decision was taken by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) to extend the National Digital Radio System for a two year period until June 2019. In order to maintain services the contract in question has been extended and will be replaced once the Computer Aided Dispatch tender has been published and awarded to a suitable supplier. With regard to the planned tender for a Computer Aided Dispatch System, the Request for Tender for a new integrated Computer Aided Dispatch System is with the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) in the Department of the Public Expenditure and Reform. An Garda Síochána is awaiting that office’s sanction to proceed to procurement. It is understood that, given the scale of the project, the OGCIO are preparing a peer review process which will need to be undertaken prior to sanction being provided. It is understood that the peer review process will commence early in 2019. |
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An Garda Síochána Total: €3,994,860 |
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Overall Total: €20,121,294.40 |
