Public Procurement Contracts

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

Ceisteanna (120)

Matt Carthy

Ceist:

120. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the number of tenders received by the Defence Forces in respect of tender competitions for the repair, servicing, maintenance and supply of fuel dispensing pumps and a fuel management system in each year from 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the successful tender company in each instance; the amount paid in each year to each company involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27540/20]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Defence

The information requested by the Deputy is not currently available in the requested format. I have requested that the data be compiled and I will revert to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51

I refer to the above Parliamentary Question for which it was not possible to provide a reply within the available timeframe.

My priority as Minister for Defence is to ensure that the operational capability of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service, is maintained to the greatest extent possible to enable the Defence Forces to carry out their roles as assigned by Government.

The acquisition of new equipment and the upgrading and maintenance of equipment for the Defence Forces remains a clear focus for me. Future equipment priorities for the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service are considered in the context of the White Paper on Defence as part of the capability development and equipment priorities planning process. The principal aim over the period of the White Paper will be to maintain, replace and upgrade, as appropriate, existing capabilities in order to retain a flexible response for a wide range of operational requirements both at home and overseas.

The Defence Forces maintains fuel dispensing facilities in all permanently occupied Army posts, as well as at Haulbowline Naval Base and Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel.

The pump systems and tanks are subject to increasing regulatory compliance both from an environmental and safety/dangerous goods perspective. The delivery systems have undergone refurbishment/upgrade in recent years. The storage infrastructure is being assessed and locations prioritised for upgrade to ensure ongoing compliance.

The introduction of a fuel management system for the Army has commenced in Q3 2020 as part of the energy management programme as well as to improve the security and tracking of fuel use. The combination of these two investment programmes increased the expected value of the contract, and merited publication in The Official Journal of The European Union (OJEU) for the 2020 tender as the EU thresholds were met.

The main fuelling facility on Haulbowline Naval Base is the Oil-wharf facility from where all ships are fuelled. The Air Corps also dispenses Jet A1 fuel for aircraft.

Overseas, the fuel infrastructure is currently provided by the Mission Authorities (EU or UN).

Certain purchasing is carried out by the Defence Forces directly under delegation of financial responsibility which permits the Defence Forces to procure a wide range of goods and services directly, this includes expenditure on repairs, servicing, maintenance and for the supply of fuel dispensing pumps and a fuel management system. I am advised by the military authorities that expenditure on the goods and services described for the years 2010 to 2020 to date is as laid out in the three tables below. Table 1 refers to Army expenditure, while Table 2 and Table 3 detail expenditure in the Air Corps and Naval Service bases respectively.

Table 1 – Expenditure on repairs, servicing, maintenance and supply of fuel dispensing pumps and fuel management systems for the Army 2010 to 2019 and 2020 to date

Year	Type of Tender Competition	No. Tenders Received	Name of successful tenderer	Amount of Expenditure
2010			Blenheim Systems	€2,899
2011	eTenders - 4 Year Contract	7	Blenheim Systems	€5,923
2012			Blenheim Systems	€30,059
2013			Blenheim Systems	€18,482
2014			Blenheim Systems	€25,706
€€2015	eTenders - 4 Year Contract	3	Blenheim Systems	€48,148
2016			Blenheim Systems	€27,167
2017			Blenheim Systems	€39,594
2018			Blenheim Systems	€20,013
2019			Blenheim Systems	€49,858
2020	OJEU - 4 Year Contract	2	Blenheim Systems	€90,657

Table 2 – Expenditure on repairs, servicing, maintenance and supply of fuel dispensing pumps and fuel management systems for the Air Corps 2010 to 2019 and 2020 to date

Year	Type of Tender Competition	No. Tenders Received	Name of successful tenderer	Amount of Expenditure
2009-2012	OJEU - 3 Year Contract	1	KC Commercials	€273,000 p.a.
2012-2015	OJEU - 3 Year Contract	1	KC Commercials	€324,000 p.a.
2015-2018	OJEU - 3 Year Contract	2	MSI Ltd.	€323,000 p.a.
2018-2021	OJEU - 3 Year Contract	1	KC Commercials	€331,000 p.a.

Table 3 – Expenditure on repairs, servicing, maintenance and supply of fuel dispensing pumps and fuel management systems for the Naval Service 2010 to 2019 and 2020 to date

Year	Type of Tender Competition	No. Tenders Received	Name of successful tenderer	Amount of Expenditure
2010				€0
2011	Quotation	4	Malachy Walsh and Partners	€3,500.00
2011	Quotation	1	A P Haslam	€1,400.00
2011	Open (eTenders)	1	Wartsila UK Limited	€70,000.00
2011	Quotation	1	The Albany Engineering Co LTD	€3,800.00
2011	Open (eTenders)	2	MSC Fire	€40,000.00
2011	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€446.00
2011				€119,146.00
2012				€0.00
2013	Quotation	1	JJ O’Connor	€4,090.00
2013				€4,090.00
2014	Quotation	1	Total Filtration Ltd.	€1,800.00
2014	Quotation	1	Micro Hydraulics	€2,614.66
2014	Quotation	1	Total Filtration Ltd.	€2,209.00
2014	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€856.52
2014	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€792.03
2014				€8,272.21
2015	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€2,583.00
2015	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€1,000.00
2015	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€4,500.00
2015	Quotation	3	Whelan Stores	€240.00
2015	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€4,730.02
2015				€13,053.02
2016	Quotation	1	Fleury Engineering Services	€2,500.00
2016	Quotation	1	Total Filtration Limited	€2,700.00
2016	Quotation	1	Total Filtration Limited	€4,100.00
2016	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€1,200.00
2016	Quotation	1	Fleury Engineering Services	€4,600.00
2016	Quotation	1	Fleury Engineering Services	€4,100.00
2016	Quotation	1	ERIKS Ireland	€431.73
2016	Quotation	1	Fleury Engineering Services	€4,950.00
2016	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€3,990.00
2016	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€2,956.46
2016	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€2,884.78
2016	Quotation	1	Fleury Engineering Services	€800.00
2016	Quotation	1	T E Laboratories Ltd	€454.00
2016	Quotation	1	Geoline Ltd	€2,400.00
2016	Quotation	1	Fleury Engineering Services	€4,750.00
2016	Quotation	1	Fleury Engineering Services	€350.00
2016	Quotation	1	Fleury Engineering Services	€4,118.00
2016	Quotation	1	C C Jensen AS	€3,483.60
2016	Quotation	1	T E Laboratories Ltd	€516.81
2016	Quotation			€51,285.38
2017	Quotation	1	Fleury Engineering Services	€225.00
2017	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€250.00
2017	Quotation	3	T E Laboratories Ltd	€2,595.00
2017	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€500.00
2017	Quotation	1	Alert Alarms	€500.00
2017	Quotation	3	Chemstore Engineering Ltd	€6,875.00
2017	Quotation	1	Fleury Engineering Services	€1,280.00
2017	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€500.00
2017				€12,725.00
2018	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€223.00
2018	Quotation	3	Pressure Hydraulics and Controls	€1,700.00
2018	Quotation	1	MSC Fire	€350.00
2018	Quotation	3	Rilta Environmental Ltd	€2,000.00
2018	Quotation	3	Irish Air Compressors	€5,000.00
2018				€9,273.00
2019	Quotation	3	Oil Terminal and Marine Consultants	€5,000.00
2019	Quotation	1	C and L Industrial Limited	€1,175.70
2019	Quotation	1	Wartsila Water Systems Ltd	€4,871.44
2019	Quotation	1	Wartsila UK Limited	€3,050.00
2019	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€1,958.39
2019				€16,055.53
2020	Quotation	1	Wartsila UK Limited	€10,500.00
2020	Quotation	1	Pirtek Cork	€158.40
2020	Quotation	1	MSC Fire	€2,462.00
2020	Quotation	1	ENVA	€3,000.00
2020	Quotation	3	Calnan Containers Ireland Ltd	€8,000.00
2020				€24,120.40

I am satisfied that the Defence Forces have the necessary resources available to them, including a modern and effective range of equipment which is line with best international standards in order to fulfil all roles assigned to them by Government.