Written answers
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Departmental Contracts
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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645. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or State agencies under the aegis of his Department have awarded contracts to a company (details supplied); if so, the value of such contracts; if the contracts were tendered for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44787/20]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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My Department was recently established and has not undertaken a contractual relationship with the named company during the timeframe specified.
Enquiries have been made with the bodies under the aegis of my Department and I am advised by my officials that one aegis body, SOLAS, had contracts which fell within the scope of the Deputy’s query. The table attached contains the relevant details.
PQ - 44787-20 - To ask the Minister for FHERIS if his Department or State agencies under the aegis of his Department have awarded contracts to a company- Competence Assurance Solutions Ltd, trading as CAS; if so, the value of such contracts from 2016-2020; if the contracts were tendered for; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
| Name of Aegis Body reporting to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. | Details of tender process when contract was initially awarded. | Value of contract in 2019 | Value of contract to date 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS) | Tender no. 136338 (OPEN) for QAS unit. Contract effective 4/3/2019 | €115,440.00 | €204,640.00 |
| An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS) | Tender no. 166636 (RESTRICTED) for eCollege. Contract effective 3/7/20 | NIL | €42,004.00 |
Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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646. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of capital project contracts final accounts that have exceeded the tender value by more than 20% in each of the years 2010 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44813/20]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Higher education institutions act as Contracting Authority for the majority of capital projects delivered in the higher education sector.
Based on information compiled by this Department, which relates to capital projects over €5 million only, there have been four projects co-funded by the Department and a further five projects completed without Department funding in the higher education sector since 2010 where there was a difference of 20% or more between the contract sum and the final account.
It is important to note that there are a number of factors that can lead to a difference between the contract sum and final account, including contract variations that are introduced by the Authority and that are of benefit to the Authority. While every effort is made to keep variations to a minimum, there will be circumstances – particularly on large, complex projects – in which a contract variation is necessary.
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