Written answers
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Public Procurement Contracts Data
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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879. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45059/19]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As a matter of course, my Department complies with the procurement framework. However, on occasion, contracts are awarded without a competitive tender. These contracts are approved in accordance with Circular 40/2002 (Public Procurement Guidelines), which recognises that in certain exceptional circumstances, the award of a contract without competitive procurement is justified.
My Department discloses details all contracts in excess of €25,000 awarded without competitive procurement in its Appropriation Account each year.
Since 2017, 34 contracts (totalling €14.6m) have been awarded non-competitively by my Department. Details of these contracts, along with the exception which applies in each case, are shown in the table below.
| Year Awarded | Contract | Contract Value | Exception for not following a competitive procurement process |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Maintenance of the Department’s core ArcGIS platform. | €684,000 | The agent, licensee or franchise holder has sole rights to supply a service or product. |
| 2017 | Supplier of geocodes for use in the Department’s mapping systems. | €34,000 | The particular service provider has exclusive data or information required to perform a particular task. |
| 2017 | Software licensing and support for the Department’s virtual server environment. | €109,594 | The particular service provider has exclusive data or information required to perform a particular task. |
| 2017 | Upgrade to the Department’s financial management system. | €74,600 | The agent, licensee or franchise holder has sole rights to supply a service or product. |
| 2017 | Modelling of the implications for Ireland of the proposed EU 2030 Climate and Energy Framework. | €350,000 | The particular service provider has exclusive data or information required to perform a particular task. |
| 2017 | Ongoing development and application of energy systems modelling, integrated electricity and gas modelling and policy simulation modelling. | €250,000 | The particular service provider has exclusive data or information required to perform a particular task. |
| 2017 | Supporting the development of Ireland’s first National Mitigation Plan and related technical analytical support. | €61,000 | The particular service provider has exclusive data or information required to perform a particular task. |
| 2017 | Delivery of a waste information and awareness campaign. | €35,000 | The particular service provider has exclusive data or information required to perform a particular task. |
| 2017 | Urgent environmental monitoring at mining sites. | €65,450 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2017 | Examination of the technical feasibility and cost of undergrounding the proposed North-South interconnector. | €100,000 | The particular service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2017 | Provision of legal advice regarding the Corrib gas field project. | €100,000 | Due to urgency a competitive process could not be undertaken in the time available. |
| 2017 | Purchase of firewalls for the National Cyber Security Centre. | €296,990 | Any public knowledge of the operations of the National Cyber Security Centre would be considered a security risk. |
| 2017 | Purchase of hardware for the National Cyber Security Centre. | €121,983 | Any public knowledge of the operations of the National Cyber Security Centre would be considered a security risk. |
| 2018 | Management of the National Digital Research Centre. | €5,250,000 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2018 | Financial and procurement advisory services in relation to the National Broadband Plan. | €1,140,014 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2018 | Technical advisory services in relation to the National Broadband Plan. | €1,093,014 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2018 | Legal advisory services in relation to the National Broadband Plan. | €1,087,564 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2018 | Economic and strategy advisory services in relation to the National Broadband Plan. | €250,000 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2018 | Legal advice in relation to Shell’s proposed divestment of its shareholding of Shell in Corrib Gas Field. | €100,000 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2018 | Investigation into the mine collapse at the Gyproc gypsum mine in Co. Monaghan. | €100,000 | Due to urgency a competitive process cannot be undertaken in the time available. |
| 2018 | Purchase of servers for the National Cyber Security Centre. | €68,293 | Any public knowledge of the operations of the National Cyber Security Centre would be considered a security risk. |
| 2019 | Financial and procurement advisory services in support of National Broadband Plan. | €850,000 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2019 | Legal advisory services in support of National Broadband Plan. | €600,000 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2019 | Technical advisory services in support of National Broadband Plan. | €430,375 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2019 | Marginal abatement cost curve for Ireland. | €318,000 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2019 | Economic and strategy advisory services in support of National Broadband Plan. | €100,000 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2019 | Simulated cyber operations. | €80,000 | Any public knowledge of the operations of the National Cyber Security Centre would be considered a security risk. |
| 2019 | iSummation infrastructure licence. | €66,000 | The agent, licensee or franchise holder has sole rights to supply a service or product. |
| 2019 | Seismic Programme. | €50,000 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2019 | Tax & VAT advisory services in support of National Broadband Plan. | €40,000 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2019 | GeoDirectory Licence. | €34,000 | The service provider has exclusive data or information required to perform a particular task. |
| 2019 | Legal drafting services. | €25,000 | The service provider possesses a special advantage due to earlier research exclusively carried out in a particular area. |
| 2019 | Open source IT forensics training. | €24,500 | Any public knowledge of the operations of the National Cyber Security Centre would be considered a security risk. |
| 2019 | Repairs of 850 adit at Avoca mine. | €600,000 | Due to urgency a competitive process cannot be undertaken in the time available. |
| €14,589,377 |
The information requested in relation to the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each agency. The Department will request the relevant bodies to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested in respect of their organisations.
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