Written answers
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Public Procurement Contracts Data
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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1082. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by her Department or bodies under her aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45063/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The procurement of supplies and services is essential to support my Department and bodies under the aegis of my Department in providing high quality services to the public, in a cost effective and efficient manner. The tables below set out details of contracts over €25,000 that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
In the 2017 Appropriation Accounts 6 contracts were deemed to be non-compliant. Details are as follows:
| Wordperfect | €524,022 | Contract extended due to legal issues with an OGP framework. A new contract is in place. |
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| Vodafone | €456,000 | Contract extended due to delays in formulating an OGP framework. A new contract is in place. |
| Office Depot | €130,000 | Contract extended due to legal challenge with an OGP framework. A new contract is in place. |
| Safekeeping Ltd | €50,300 | Contract extended to facilitate the transfer to a new company. |
| Consult Hyperion | €41,500 | Contract extended to cover urgent additional consultancy work. A new contract is in place. |
| Greenstar Ltd | €36,476 | Contract extended to facilitate the transfer to a new company. |
In the 2018 Appropriation Accounts 5 contracts were deemed to be non-compliant. Details are as follows:
| Colorman Ltd | €262,000 | Contract extended to facilitate urgent Department needs. A new contract is in place. |
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| Access TranslationsUnique Voice TranslationAccord Translations | €159,000 | This service was supplied by three companies. A new contract is in place. |
| WordPerfect LtdDeaglan Ó CaoimhSTAR Translation Services | €97,000 | This service was supplied by three companies. A new contract is in place. |
| Applied Signs & Display | €37,320 | Contract extended to meet business needs. A new tender is being prepared for issue in 2019. |
| Kieran Murphy | €35,000 | Contract extended to complete necessary work and is now complete. |
For 2019 no contracts are deemed to be non-compliant at this time.
Citizens Information Board (CIB)
In the 2017 Financial Statement for CIB, 5 contracts were deemed to be non-compliant. Details are as follows:
| IPB Insurances | €195,000 | The service that this vendor provided has now been procured through an OGP framework. |
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| Marketing Network | €153,923 | The service that this vendor provided has now been procured through an OGP framework. |
| Michael Browne, Research Consultant | €54,796 | The service that this vendor provided has now been procured through an open competition. |
| The Creative Brains Trust Ltd. | €36,250 | The service that this vendor provided has now been procured through an OGP framework. |
| PC Peripherals | €26,565 | The service that this vendor provided has now been procured through an OGP framework. |
In the 2018 Financial Statement for CIB, 6 contracts were deemed to be non-compliant. Details are as follows:
| Vodafone | €479,306 | The WAN side of this contract has now been procured through an OGP Framework. The Telephony procurement process is nearing completion, through an open process. |
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| IPB Insurances | €475,978 | The service that this vendor provided has now been procured through an OGP framework. |
| Marketing Network | €415,681 | The service that this vendor provided has now been procured through an OGP framework. |
| PC Periphals | €158,417 | The service that this vendor provided has now been procured through an OGP framework. |
| Dataworks Ltd | €32,000 | Spend with this vendor has ceased pending an RFT process. |
| Vodafone | €25,871 | The service that this vendor provided has now been procured through an OGP framework. |
In 2019, 3 contracts are currently deemed to be non-compliant. Details are as follows:
| Vodafone | €428,943 | The WAN side of this contract has now been procured through an OGP Framework. The Telephony procurement process is nearing completion, through an open process. |
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| Hibernia Evros - Technology Group | €258,714 | This procurement will be commenced by end 2019 through an open competition. |
| Integrity Communications Ltd | €62,100 | This was a once off emergency procurement, a competitive process was adopted but not through eTenders. |
The Pensions Council, Pensions Authority, Low Pay Commission and Social Welfare Tribunal had no non-compliant procurements for the years in question 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Details of the Department’s non-compliant procurements are published annually on the Comptroller and Auditor General’s and details of the Citizens Information Board’s non-compliant procurements can be found in the Financial Statement of the Annual Report which is published annually on the Citizen Information Board’s .
My Department and bodies under the aegis of my Department ensure that the necessary work is undertaken to make non-compliant contracts compliant as soon as possible.
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