Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2020
971. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of contracts approved in his Department in 2019 and to date in 2020 without competitive tender; the details of the contract; the company awarded the contract; and the full value of the contract in tabular form. [33266/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraFrom the available information compiled to date by my Department there are seven contracts in 2019 and four contracts to date in 2020 that were approved without competitive tender which are outlined in the table below. We are continuing to liaise with the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation regarding their contracts. The list does not include contracts approved by the former Department of Justice and Equality prior to the transfer of functions last month.
|
Name of Company / Consultant |
Contract Details |
Full Value of Contract (€ ex VAT) |
|
2019 |
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Centre for Effective Services (CES) |
The contract was engaged to support the ongoing reform of the Targeted Youth Funding Scheme including the roll-out of the Area Profile, Needs Assessment and Service Requirement process, the design and delivery of capacity building measures to support the reform process, and the embedding of processes developed under the Goal programme. Contract duration: 5 months |
24,685 |
|
Dr Geoffrey Shannon |
To provide a Report on the Collection of Tuam Survivors' DNA; Contract duration: 5 weeks |
10,000 |
|
Dr Gráinne Healy |
Chairperson of the Collaborative Forum of former residents of Mother and Baby HomesContract duration: 6 months |
5,850 |
|
Fusio |
Development and service of online public consultation regarding open adoption.Contract duration: 2 weeks |
3,325 |
|
Institute of Public Administration (IPA) -Consultant |
To provide consultancy services and project management expertise to the GAL Executive Office (GEO) Project Team.Contract duration: 18 months for 10 days consultancy work |
9,500 |
|
Mr George Maybury |
Formative Evaluation of the Collaborative Forum of former residents of Mother and Baby HomesContract duration: until completion of evaluation/Report |
2,425 |
|
Version1 |
Support, including licences, for a Financal Management System (software) . Fixed contract and additional drawdown supportContract duration: 1 year |
74,385 |
|
2020 |
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IPSOS MRBI |
Wave 1 Poll of Parents to capture data on demand for early learning and care and school age childcare at a point in time in order to plan for phased reopening.Contract duration: 1 month |
15,276 |
|
IPSOS MRBI |
Wave 2 Poll of Parents to capture data on demand for early learning and care and school age childcare at a point in time in order to plan for phased reopening.Contract duration: 1 month |
14,476 |
|
Mr Liam O'Daly |
Legal services in relation to the Commission of Investigation Mother and Baby Homes BillContract duration: 2 months |
2,800 |
|
Vidappt |
Bespoke build of survey of early learning and care and school-age childcare providers to capture data on the physical infrastructure of services and anticipate supply of ELC and SAC places and workers at a point in time in order to plan for phased reopening. Complex phone survey design capturing significant volume of data from 4,500 providers.Contract duration: 1 month |
12,960 |
