Written answers
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Consultancy Contracts Data
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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314. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of pro bono work provided by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months to his Department; and which of those firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department. [3654/14]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In response to the Deputy's question I can confirm that there is no linkage by this Department between pro-bono work undertaken by firms for specific pieces of work and the subsequent award of contracts to the same firms for other work. In each case where contracts are awarded, there is full adherence to tendering procedures in accordance with national and, as appropriate, EU procurement rules.
As a result of an open tendering process for the 'Provision of Expert Assistance in Baselining Payroll Administration in Civil Service Bodies, Justice, Defence and some Education bodies', PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) was awarded the contract in April 2012. In line with their tender, PWC did not receive any payment for the provision of that work.
Following a separate open tendering process, PWC was awarded a contract in respect of 'Expert Assistance in Relation to Implementation of Public Service Reform Initiatives' in August 2013.
In response to an open tendering process for the 'Provision of Expert Assistance in Programme Management, Governance and Reporting' in relation to Public Service Reform, in February 2012 Ernst and Young (EY) were awarded the contract for 20 support days. In line with their tender, EY did not receive any payment for the provision of that work.
Following a separate open tendering process, EY was awarded a contract in October 2013 for the provision of a 'Baselining Report on the Learning and Development Functions of Civil Service Bodies and the undertaking of a Feasibility Study into their Provision on a Shared Services basis'.
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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315. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public sector bodies, in order of fee generation-cost. [3655/14]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In response to the Deputy's question the following table outlines the top twenty Consulting firms engaged by my Department, and those under my aegis including the Office of Public Works, Public Appointments Service, State Laboratory and the Office of the Ombudsman in 2013:
Top 20 Consulting firms engaged by Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
and those under its aegis
2013
| Company Name | Department | Details | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture | Public Expenditure and Reform | Consultancy and External Services and Support for Civil Service Human Resource and Pensions Shared Services: Project Implementation Partner | €2,245,165.00 |
| Davy Corporate Finance | Public Expenditure and Reform | Financial and commercial advice regarding the competition for the next National Lottery licence | €568,875.00 |
| Public Expenditure and Reform | Consultancy and External Services and Support for the Civil Service Banking and Financial Management Shared Services Project - €226,552.93 | ||
| Public Expenditure and Reform | Consultancy and External Services and Support for the Civil Service Payroll Shared Services Project - €180,587.37 | ||
| Deloitte | Public Expenditure and Reform | Consultancy and External Services and Support for Public Service Reform - €55,472.35 | €462,612.65 |
| Core International | Public Expenditure and Reform | Technology Consultancy and External Services and Support (including developmental work) for the Civil Service Payroll Shared Services Project | €220,884.63 |
| Bearing Point | Public Expenditure and Reform | Consultancy and External Services and Support for Business Case Analysis regarding Debt Management 2013 | €135,515.00 |
| Public Expenditure and Reform | Consultancy and Expert External Support for implementation of Public Service Reform initiatives - €92,250.00 | ||
| Public Appointments Service | Executive Search - €34,520.00 | ||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | Public Expenditure and Reform | Consultancy, Professional administrative advice and External Services and Support for outsourcing document 2013 - €6,457.50 | €133,227.50 |
| Peter Smyth Management | Public Expenditure and Reform | Provision of Expert Assistance in the establishment of the Office of Government Procurement | €110,700.00 |
| Richard Humphreys* | Public Expenditure and Reform | Legal Advice & Statute Law Reform Director | €108,131.76 |
| Gartner | Public Expenditure and Reform | CIO Executive program | €89,198.00 |
| Ernst & Young | Public Expenditure and Reform | Consultancy and External Services and Support for the Civil Service Learning & Development Project: Provision of a Baselining Report L&D Functions of Selected Public Service Bodies and the undertaking of a Feasibility Study into their provision on a Shared Services Basis | €84,374.31 |
| Amrop Strategis | Public Appointments Service | Executive Search | €64,217.00 |
| Astec Global | Public Expenditure and Reform | Consultancy and External Services and Support for the Civil Service Financial Management Shared Services Project: Project Management Services | €63,226.38 |
| Odgers Berndston | Public Appointments Service | Executive Search | €36,449.00 |
| Ciara Kennedy* | Public Expenditure and Reform | Statute Law Reform Programme Manager | €34,884.00 |
| Pathfinder Execution Ltd | Ombudsman | Consultancy/Strategy Review | €30,750.00 |
| Transparency International Ireland | Public Expenditure and Reform | Funding of €25,735.25 was provided to Transparency International Ireland in 2013 following a competitive tender process to support a public consultation with civil society and the preparation of a report of their recommendations and proposals for potential inclusion in Ireland's Open Government Partnership National Action Plan. | €25,735.25 |
| Parallel Internet Ltd | Ombudsman | I.T. Consultancy | €25,571.70 |
| Social Finance Ltd | Public Expenditure and Reform | Advisory Services (Social Impact Bonds) | €23,682.49 |
| System Dynamics | Ombudsman | I.T. Consultancy | €23,542.20 |
| Ann Clarke | Public Expenditure and Reform | Advisory Services (Social Impact Bonds) | €22,793.87 |
| Total | € 4,509,535.74 |
*Payments are inclusive of VAT where applicable.
In the course of its normal business activity, the Office of Public Works engages technical consultants on many of its projects, primarily architectural and engineering. The costs of these consultants would be included in the overall project costs and are not included here.
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