Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 April 2021
668. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of each contract entered into by her Department and the agencies under her remit to deal with Covid-19 management and reaction; and the name of the contractor in each case. [22146/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraSince January 2016, details of public contracts over €25,000 are published quarterly by my Department, in accordance with the principles of freedom of information.
In the management and response to the public health crisis caused by COVID-19, some contract modifications and additional drawdowns on existing contracts were required (for example, to undertake advertising of the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) and COVID-19 Call Centre helplines). In order to facilitate PUP, it was necessary to divert Department IT staff and IT contractors from existing work and contracts to pandemic-induced work such as the processing of PUP claims.
Details of all new contracts entered into in response to the public health crisis caused by COVID-19 are set out in tabular format below:
|
Contract Details |
Contractor |
Value (excl. VAT) |
|
Provision of laptop peripheral devices for people working from home |
Datapac |
€770 |
|
Provision of laptop peripheral devices for people working from home |
Data direct |
€13,181 |
|
Covid-19 PPE Equipment and Supplies |
Matbel Ltd |
€23,760 |
|
Purchase of two printers for mass printing |
IT & Electronics Services Ltd |
€24,170 |
|
Provision of laptop peripheral devices |
DCB |
€31,058 |
|
To purchase two guillotines for mass printing |
Neopost Ireland Ltd |
€31,570 |
|
Purchase of two Folders/Inserters/Envelopers |
Pitney Bowes |
€32,838 |
|
Covid-19 Signage |
The Printed Image |
€36,552 |
|
Covid-19 PPE Equipment and Supplies |
J&C Hendrick Ltd |
€46,780 |
|
Provision of laptop peripheral devices |
IP Connect |
€48,746 |
|
Provision of laptop peripheral devices |
Bechtle |
€56,542 |
|
Webex Licences for increased use of online meetings |
Vodafone |
€71,763 |
|
Supply of Laptops |
PFH Technology Group |
€72,500 |
|
Covid-19 PPE Equipment and Supplies |
Codex Ltd. |
€81,002 |
|
Emergency procurement of printing services |
Azure Ltd |
€84,020 |
|
Provision of laptop peripheral devices |
IT Quotes |
€115,755 |
|
Supply of Laptops |
Dell |
€136,900 |
|
The Supply of Call Centre Services due to pressure on Department's income support line- April |
Abtran |
€139,000 |
|
The Supply of Call Centre Services in support of COVID-19 services- October |
Abtran |
€139,000 |
|
Supplementary Request for Tender (sRFT) for Management Support and Assistance in the establishment and ongoing operation of two new business units (i) the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) scheme area and (ii) the new Jobseekers National Processing Unit |
Bearing Point Ireland Ltd |
€160,000 |
The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council and the Social Welfare Tribunal. Details of new contracts entered into by the Citizens information Board are set out in tabular format below:
|
Contract Details |
Contractor |
Value (inc. VAT) |
|
To provide technical support in the rapid development and rollout of the ‘Request A Call Back service’ hosted on the CIB website, as an effective alternative customer pathway for Citizens Information Service customers, following the suspension of local drop-in services and unprecedented demand levels on the national Citizens Information Phone Service. |
Enclude |
€12,950 |
|
Provision and installation of COVID-19 related control measures e.g. sanitising dispensers, stands and gel, polycarbonate guards and signage. |
Universal Graphics |
€5,810 |
|
Provision and installation of COVID-19 related control measures e.g. sanitising dispensers, stands and gel, polycarbonate guards and signage. |
3 Rock |
€645 |
No new contracts were entered into by either the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council or the Social Welfare Tribunal in response to COVID-19.
