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Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Departmental Contracts Data

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Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will name each company awarded a contract for the provision of professional services by his Department and agencies under his aegis since May 2011; the value and purpose of the contract; if a competitive tendering process was undertaken in line with public procurement best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6456/14]

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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My Department engages a range of external service providers in a number of areas where the required skills are not available in-house and it is more cost-effective to source them externally. I have set out in the following tables details of all payments to external services providers over €25,000 from 2011 to the end of 2013 in respect of Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and of Vote 27 (International Cooperation). The compilation and preparation of details of payments under that level was not possible in the time available and would involve a considerable amount of staff time and effort to extract and prepare. Neither was it feasible in the time available to differentiate payments to suppliers for the period May-December 2011, and consequently the table gives full-year figures only for 2011.

I can confirm that it is my Department's policy and practice (both at Headquarters and at Missions abroad) to purchase all requirements by means of competitive tendering to the greatest extent possible. Contracts over €130,000 are formally advertised in the Official Journal of the EU via the online government procurement portal () in accordance with relevant national and EU legal requirements. Contracts under that value threshold are also advertised as national-level contracts on the e-tenders system. Purchasing under €25,000 (or €10,000 in the case of ICT requirements) may be carried out by means of inviting a number of suitable providers to submit quotations.

The Department's compliance with its public procurement obligations is audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General and any exceptional awards without competitive process must be reported as part of the Department's annual Appropriation Accounts.

Vote 28: Payments to Service Providers over €25,000 in 2013Value €Purpose of Contract
BEARING POINT2,284,271Provision of technical support and maintenance services for the Automated passport System
AN POST1,919,643Provision passport delivery and other postal services.
EIRCOM AGENCY ACCOUNT832,301Provision telecommunications services including communications links and bandwidth
COLT TELECOM IRELAND LTD777,501Telecommunications services: bandwidth
B T IRELAND775,229ICT and telecommunications Services including  bandwidth
CARLSON WAGONLIT IRELAND LTD758,771Travel booking services
ECO SUPPORT537,447Contract Cleaning Services
TOMORROWS WORLD LTD518,230ICT helpdesk support services
AIM INTERNATIONAL MOVING LTD490,738Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.
FITZERS CATERING459,689Catering services for EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)
ARPIN INTERNATIONAL IRELAND426,172Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.
ISS IRELAND425,696Static security services
EUROPEAN COMMISSION369,600Interpretation Services for EU Presidency
JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD360,759High-level ICT technical support
IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY360,489ICT technical support
BEVERLY SMYTH354,237Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.
EIRCOM LTD300,518Telecommunications services
O2 COMMUNICATIONS255,552Telecommunications services
DHL INTERNATIONAL254,160Courier services for diplomatic mail
CROWN RELOCATIONS IRELAND251,045Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.
TELSTRA GLOBAL247,749Telecommunications services: bandwidth
DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY PLC.230,462Miscellaneous services in connection with facilitation of visiting delegations during EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)
BRAMBLES DELICATSSEN CAFES208,537Catering services for EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)
ISAS LTD205,949High-level ICT Security services
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION192,826Educational and Training Services
KNIGHTS CATERING185,375Catering services for EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)
INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD177,476ICT technical support
MURRAYS CHAUFFEUR DRIVE174,438Ground Transport for EU Presidency
TERMINAL FOUR SOLUTIONS LTD172,619Website development Services
MOVE MASTERS168,679Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.
CORE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LTD167,845Support and development for the Department's Financial Management System
ZERO DOWNTIME LTD138,004ICT software services
PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD131,921ICT software services
CARELINE INTERNATIONAL121,303Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.
PT CONSULTING105,782Software consultancy service in providing online accreditation system for the EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)
ZINOPY98,115ICT technical services
DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED97,886Bandwidth for telecommunications links
DELL COMPUTER96,105Servers
MAGNET BUSINESS95,038Telecommunications services: Landlines
OPTIMUM CHAUFFEUR DRIVE92,893Transport Services
CORE INTERNATIONAL LTD.(IRL)83,462Technical and software support services for payroll system
MICROSOFT80,971Software licence services. 
NATIONAL RADIO CABS80,686Taxi services
ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD78,362ICT services
FRANK GLENNON LTD72,500Insurance services
ORACLE EMEA LTD70,388ICT services
DEVINE CHAUFFEUR SERVICES LTD69,579Transport services
FUNSHOG OFFICE FIT LTD68,270Facilities support services
EUROPUS64,631Translation services for Department's website
WORLDREACH SOFTWARE CORPORATION62,850Software support service for Department's consular case management system
RED DOG DESIGN61,622Graphic Design Services
ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC61,593Banking services
G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS IRE LTD51,994Security services
FEDEX51,824Courier services: diplomatic mail
PITNEY BOWES LTD.49,822Postage services
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT AGENCY49,049Common ICT services for public sector including web domain services
EIRCOM MAJOR ACCOUNT48,951Telecommunications services: land lines
ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT48,315Information services
GARDEN CATERING46,474Catering services for EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF IRELAND44,232Courier services for diplomatic mail
HIBERNIA ATLANTIC44,051Telecommunications services: bandwidth
EGAN EVENT HOSPITALITY42,377Catering services for EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)
3M IRELAND LTD.41,739ICT services
BRINDLEY ADVERTISING39,382Print advertising services
BUTLER TECHNOLOGIES38,897ICT technical support services 
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES37,183Language Training services
BUTLER AGENCIES35,469ICT technical support services 
VERSION 1 SOFTWARE34,184Software support services
G4S CASH SERVICES IRELAND LTD34,055Cash-in- transit services
MICROMAIL33,514ICT services
FINE PRINT LTD32,903Miscellaneous printing services
MAURICE WARD & CO LTD32,559Transport services
VINNY HANLON CATERING30,189Catering services for EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)
UCD APPLIED LANGUAGE CENTRE28,730Language training services
SOFTWORKS COMPUTING Ltd27,259Software services
HERBERT PARK HOTEL26,469Hotel Services for EU Presidency
TETRA IRELAND COMMUNICATIONS LTD26,151 Telecommunications services
O2 DIRECT25,273Mobile telephony services
WITH TASTE25,265Catering services for EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)
Vote 28: Payments to Service Providers over €25,000 in 2012 - -
BEARING POINT2,440,014APS Support and Maintenance - due for re-tender in 2013.  
ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY1,927,496Venue and event management services for OSCE Ministerial Conference, December 2012
AN POST1,848,042Passport Delivery and other postal services. 
B T IRELAND1,837,066ICT help-desk service.
COLT TELECOM IRELAND LTD850,915telecommunications services: bandwidth
EIRCOM AGENCY ACCOUNT780,539Telecommunications services including bandwidth
ISS IRELAND530,685Static security services.
CLUB TRAVEL LTD489,077Travel booking services
EIRCOM PRIVATE ACCOUNT449,595Telecommunications services
ECO SUPPORT445,797Contract cleaning services 
AIM INTERNATIONAL MOVING LTD432,524Removal services for household effects of staff being relocated to/from Ireland on posting.
ISAS371,687ICT High-level Security services. 
BEVERLY SMYTH323,859Removal services for household effects of staff being relocated to/from Ireland on posting.
JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD323,742High-level ICT technical/engineering support services
INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD285,868ICT technical/software services
CROWN RELOCATIONS IRELAND275,035Removal services for household effects of staff being relocated to/from Ireland on posting.
TOMORROWS WORLD LTD274,300ICT Help-desk support services
RED DOG DESIGN256,249Graphic Design Services
DHL INTERNATIONAL218,048Courier Services: diplomatic mail
ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD195,459ICT telecommunications services 
CORE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LTD174,278Support and development for the Department's  financial management System 
CARLSON WAGONLIT IRELAND LTD162,396Travel booking services
BUTLER AGENCIES159,470ICT/telecommunications  technical support services
EIRCOM MAJOR ACCOUNT151,175Telecommunications services: fixed lines.
CARELINE INTERNATIONAL150,462Removal services for household effects of staff being relocated to/from Ireland on posting.
PT CONSULTING145,512Development and operation of online delegate and press accreditation system for  EU Presidency (on behalf of all Departments)
CORE INTERNATIONAL LTD.(IRL)142,516Support and development of payroll processing system. 
HIBERNIA ATLANTIC134,740Telecommunications services: bandwidth
ZERO DOWNTIME LTD125,387ICT technical support services
ARPIN INTERNATIONAL IRELAND121,558Removal services for household effects of staff being relocated to/from Ireland on posting.
CAPITA IB SOLUTIONS (IRELAND) LTD120,804ICT Services: system development for Foreign Births Registration 
FEDEX112,141Courier services: Diplomatic Mail
OBSERVE OUTSIDE BROADCASTING LTD106,026Web-streaming services for  OSCE Ministerial Conference, December 2012
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF IRELAND98,787Courier services: diplomatic mail
SYSTEM VIDEO84,318Telecommunications services: video-conferencing system.
DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED81,108Telecommunications services: bandwidth
MICROSOFT79,704Software services and licensing.
KNIGHTS CATERING78,963Catering services
TETRA IRELAND COMMUNICATIONS LTD75,441telecommunications services
SOFTWORKS COMPUTING Ltd72,911Software system for flexi-time
Eircom Ltd72,446Telecommunications services: bandwidth
ORACLE EMEA LTD70,388ICT Software licences and support for automated passport system.
ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC61,204Banking services.
BUSINESS & SCIENTIFIC60,715ICT Software services. 
PITNEY BOWES LTD.57,952Postage services
TNT EXPRESS (IRELAND) LIMITED57,249Courier services: diplomatic mail
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPUTER SERVICES BOARD55,805Government Networks and centralised ICT services.
ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT53,165Information services
G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS IRE LTD52,320Cash in Transit service.
WORLDREACH SOFTWARE CORPORATION48,352Software support and maintenance service for Consular Case Management system
VINNY HANLON CATERING46,832Catering services
IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY45,912ICT technical support services.
NATIONAL RADIO CABS44,886taxi services 
FUNSHOG OFFICE FIT LTD43,287Miscellaneous facilities services
MAGNET BUSINESS42,776Telecommunications services: fixed lines.
SOS INTERNATIONAL35,141Insurance services 
LIONBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL34,870Translation Services.
OPTIMUM CHAUFFEUR DRIVE34,251Ground transport services
FINE PRINT LTD33,202Printing services
DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY PLC.32,844Provision of miscellaneous facilities, Dublin Airport 
BRINKS ALLIED LTD32,130Cash in transit services
TIGER CONSULTING30,500Training services
FUJITSU IRELAND28,962ICT technical support services.
MOVE MASTERS28,841Removal services for household effects of staff being relocated to/from Ireland on posting.
VERSION 1 SOFTWARE27,004ICT software support and maintenance.
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES26,476Language training services
G4S CASH SERVICES IRELAND LTD26,235Cash-in-transit services.
Vote 28: Payments to Service Providers over €25,000 in 2011 - -
BEARING POINT2,538,166Provision of technical support and maintenance services for the Automated Passport System
AN POST1,346,602Provision of  passport delivery and other postal services
B T IRELAND1,318,514Provision of bandwidth and other telecommunications services
COLT TELECOM IRELAND LTD741,188Telecommunications services: bandwidth
EIRCOM AGENCY ACCOUNT727,225Provision of bandwidth and other telecommunications services
EIRCOMPRIVATEACC537,698Provision of landlines and other telecoms services
ISS IRELAND531,877Static Security services
CLUB TRAVEL LTD449,705Travel booking services
ECO SUPPORT447,441Contract cleaning services
TELSTRA EUROPE LTD435,372Telecommunications services: bandwidth
BEVERLY SMYTH411,719Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.
JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD329,951High-level ICT technical support services
CARELINE INTERNATIONAL306,280Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.
EIRCOM MAJOR ACCOUNT282,929Telecommunications services
Eircom Ltd265,621Telecommunications services
CORE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LTD228,584Financial management system support and development 
DHL INTERNATIONAL202,428Courier services for diplomatic mail
O2 COMMUNICATIONS191,391ICT and telecommunications services
ISAS174,768High-level security services for ICT and telecoms systems 
AIM INTERNATIONAL MOVING LTD162,400Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.
RITS160,554ICT technical support for system and network security
CROWN RELOCATIONS IRELAND143,128Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.
HIBERNIA ATLANTIC136,866Telecommunications services: bandwidth
FEDEX133,405Courier services: diplomatic mail
ZERO DOWNTIME LTD131,359ICT technical support services
FUJITSU IRELAND113,964ICT technical support services
RED DOG DESIGN109,827Graphic Design Services
DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED109,723Telecommunications services: bandwidth
INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD107,971ICT technical support services
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF IRELAND107,854Courier services: diplomatic mail
MICROSOFT78,408Software support services
PITNEY BOWES LTD.72,391Postage services
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPUTER SERVICES BOARD68,901Common ICT services for Government Departments
KNIGHTS CATERING68,426Catering services
HOUSEHOLD MOVING CO.65,682Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.
CORE INTERNATIONAL LTD.(IRL)64,123System support service for payroll processing
ORACLE EMEA LTD63,011ICT technical services
FUNSHOG OFFICE FIT LTD60,947Miscellaneous facilities services
ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC57,583Banking services
FRANK GLENNON LTD55,000Insurance services
WITH TASTE54,701Catering services
MICHAEL DEVINE CHAUFFEUR SERVICES52,526Ground transport services
TETRA IRELAND COMMUNICATIONS LTD52,357Telecommunications services: bandwidth
WARD SOLUTIONS LTD50,467HR/Training services
BRINDLEY ADVERTISING49,639Print advertising placement
JOHN FINN49,153ICT/Telecoms technical support services
ABBEY W.R.S.WASTE MGT48,792Waste disposal services 
FINE PRINT LTD48,507Printing services
WORLDREACH SOFTWARE CORPORATION46,472Software support for Consular Case Management System
TNT EXPRESS (IRELAND) LIMITED46,010Courier services: diplomatic mail
DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY PLC.45,669Facilities services
MAXWELL PHOTOGRAPHY45,220Photography services
ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT44,390Information services
MCM SECURITY LTD43,497Security services, Passport Office, Cork
LANTZ PRINTING42,652Printing services
EGAN EVENT HOSPITALITY42,617Catering services
CORPORATE CHAUFFEUR SERVICES LTD42,262Ground transport services
INSTITUTEOFPUBLICADMINISTRATION38,990Training services
VINNY HANLON CATERING36,843Catering services
CORPORATE CUISINE IRELAND36,407Catering services
BRINKS ALLIED LTD34,347Cash-in-transit security services
SABEO CONTRACTING SERVICES LTD34,205ICT temporary resource  service
G4S CASH SERVICES IRELAND LTD33,121Cash-in Transit security services
TERMINAL FOUR SOLUTIONS LTD32,594Website development services
NATIONAL RADIO CABS29,100Taxi services
EIRCOM UK LIMITED29,043Telephony services
IRELANDA CANVAS28,209
MAXIMA MANAGED SERVICES IRELAND LTD28,120
LAMINATION SERVICES27,749
GOLDSTAR CHAUFFEUR DRIVE27,636Ground transport services
MICROMAIL26,794ICT software service
VIP/ACE TAXIS26,639Taxi services
MOVE MASTERS26,059Removal services for staff being transferred to/from Ireland on posting.

Vote 27

Company Name Value of Contract (over €25K) Purpose of Contract
University College Dublin € 1,357,160 MSc Programme - Provision of post-graduate business education fellowships under the Irish Development Experience Sharing (IDEAS) component of Irish Aid Vietnam Country Programme 2011-2015
University College Dublin €    854,179 MBA Programme - Provision of post-graduate business education fellowships under the Irish Development Experience Sharing (IDEAS) component of Irish Aid Vietnam Country Programme 2011-2015
Self Help Africa €    802,174 Professional Service and management of the World wise Global Schools 2012 to 2016
Irish Council for International Students €    600,000 Provision of Specialist Support Services for the Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme 2012-2014
Kimmage Development Studies Centre €    286,984 Provision of Specialist Information and Guides Services in the Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre
ESRI €    269,332 Training in Socio -Economic Analysis and Applied Forecasting
DHR Communications €    119,245 Africa Day
ITAD €      82,255 Evaluation of the Ethiopia Country strategy 2008-2011
DHR €      79,500 Consultancy Support for the Simon Cumbers media Challenge 2012-2014
Real Events €      75,600 Professional Services for the Our World Awards 2012 to 2013
Maxmedia €      73,600 Provision of Professional Copywriting Services
Fitzpatrick Associates €      60,000 Provision of Technical management Support to the Irish Development Experience Sharing (IDEAS) Programme Vietnam
Mokoro €      58,740 Evaluation of the Irish Aid Programme in Timor Leste 2001-2013
IOD PARC €      56,100 Evaluation of the Irish Aid Programme in Sierra Leone 2011-2013
Niall Morris €      54,600 External Specialist Services for the Policy Planning and Effectiveness Section; OECD Engagement and Coordination of DAC Peer Review 2014
IOD PARC €      51,860 South Africa Country Programme Evaluation
John Geraghty (Geraghty Consulting) €      45,125 Provision of Professional Services - External Agriculture Consultant
Everywhere Consulting €      42,850 Feasibility Study on the establishment of a Humanitarian Hub at Shannon Airport
Mary Corbett €      42,000 External Support in Food and Nutrition Security
Emma Warwick €      40,500 Technical Services in Emergency & Recovery Section in Humanitarian Response and Fragile States
Emma Warwick €      40,500 Technical Services for the Emergency & Recovery Section in Humanitarian Response and Fragile States
Anne Marie Cunningham €      40,500 Technical Services for the Emergency & Recovery Section in Linking Relief, Recovery and Development
Vicky Dillon €      40,000 Support the Presidency of the Council of the EU on the development of the post 2015 global development framework
Fitzpatrick Associates €      39,000 Evaluation Mentoring Support
Una Murray €      37,500 Provision of Technical Support Irish Aid - International Labour Organisation Partnership – 2013 to 2015
Una Murray €      37,500 External support for a Review of Irish Aid support to Mama Cash and Intern-Parliamentary Union
Sarah Hunt €      36,000 Technical Services for the Policy Planning and Effectiveness Section Governance and Financing for Development
Valid International €      33,992 Provision of Professional Services to deliver Hunger and Food Security Training
Pat Mc Mullin €      33,250 Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Consultant
ASTEC Consultants Ltd €      33,000 Financial Policies and Procedures Review Vote 27 – Development Cooperation Division
ISOS €      31,010  Development Education Reviews
Mary Brady €      30,000 Technical Support in Food Security
Mike Williams €      29,250 Framework Agreement - Support Appraisal of Programme Grant Annual Reports
Mokoro €      28,980 Senior Evaluation Specialist Lesotho 2012 - Framework Agreement
DHR Communications €      27,030 Africa Day 2012 Coordination
DHR Communications €      26,180 Support Services for the Review of the White Paper; €26180 fee, €18826 project expenses

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