Written answers
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Public Procurement Contracts
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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320. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and aegis bodies for each of the years 2018 to 2022 inclusive, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [10113/23]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs has contracted a number of the listed management consultancy firms in the period 2018-2022, primarily for the provision of audit services to Embassies managing significant development cooperation programmes, as well as to a small number of units at Headquarters. In overseas locations, the contracts are awarded locally to independent affiliates in each respective location. Details are as follows:
EY – Contracts awarded in Ireland
| Purpose of Contract | Method of Award | Value of Contract (excluding VAT and expenses) | Total Amount Paid | Timeframe of Contract | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External statistician/ data analysis services for the Development Cooperation and Africa Division | Open tender (National) | €91,494 | €115,353 | April to August 2019 | As contracted |
| Consultancy services for the analysis of 2019 climate change and gender equality expenditure for the Development Cooperation and Africa Division | Open tender (EU) | €47,090 | €57,398 | June to December 2020 | As contracted |
EY – Contracts awarded in Overseas Locations
| Purpose of Contract | Method of Award | Value of Contract (excluding VAT and expenses) | Total Amount Paid | Timeframe of Contract | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audit services for Embassy of Ireland to Uganda | Invitation to tender | €55,350 | €65,571 | August 2020 to August 2022 | As contracted |
| Audit services for the Embassy of Ireland to Malawi | Open tender (National) | €4,265 | €4,968 | July to August 2019 | As contracted |
KPMG– Contracts awarded in Overseas Locations
| Purpose of Contract | Method of Award | Value of Contract (excluding VAT and expenses) | Total Amount Paid | Timeframe of Contract | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audit services for the Embassy of Ireland to Mozambique | Contract extension | €37,040 | €83,099.74 | 2019 to 2021 (Due to Covid-19 pandemic, a prior contract that was due to expire with the audits for 2018 was extended) | Mission only audits during 2020-2022, due to Covid-19 |
| Audit of a grant partner project for Embassy of Ireland to Uganda | Invitation to tender | €15,000 | €19,700 | September to December 2022 | As contracted |
PwC – Contracts awarded in Overseas Locations
| Purpose of Contract | Method of Award | Value of Contract (excluding VAT and expenses) | Total Amount Paid | Timeframe of Contract | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audit services for Embassy of Ireland to Zambia | Open tender (National) | €38,784 | €12,928 to date | June 2022 to June 2025 | As contracted |
| Audit services for Embassy of Ireland to South Africa | Invitation to tender | €22,600 | €27,493 | April to October 2021 | As contracted |
| Audit services for Embassy of Ireland to Malawi | Open tender (National) | €18,600 | €21,680 | February 2019 to February 2021 | As contracted |
Deloitte – Contracts awarded in Overseas Locations
| Purpose of Contract | Method of Award | Value of contract (excluding VAT and expenses) | Total Amount Paid | Timeframe of Contract | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audit services for Embassy of Ireland to Tanzania | Invitation to tender | €43,060 | €51,725 | 2018 to 2020 | As contracted |
| Audit services for Embassy of Ireland to Tanzania | Contract extension | €15,000 | €17,818 | 2020 to 2021 (one year extension granted due to Covid-19 pandemic) | As contracted |
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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321. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the awards made both with and without a tender process to an organisation (details supplied) by his Department and aegis bodies for each of the years 2018 to 2022 inclusive, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [10131/23]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Under the terms of contracts with third party suppliers, the Department of Foreign Affairs avails of support services from Microsoft for Microsoft products deployed globally by the Department, including software and hardware licensing.
Annual payments for these services are directly invoiced by Microsoft. Details of payments in the period 2018-2022 are provided below:
| Year | Purpose | Description | Total Cost (incl. VAT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Technical Support for all Microsoft Products deployed globally by the Department, including Software and Hardware Licensing | Microsoft Enterprise Unified Technical Support | €48,838 |
| 2021 | Technical Support for all Microsoft Products deployed globally by the Department, including Software and Hardware Licensing | Microsoft Enterprise Unified Technical Support | €36,656 |
| 2020 | Technical Support for all Microsoft Products deployed globally by the Department, including Software and Hardware Licensing | Microsoft Enterprise Unified Technical Support | €33,976 |
| 2019 | Technical Support for all Microsoft Products deployed globally by the Department, including Software and Hardware Licensing | Microsoft Enterprise Unified Technical Support | €32,393 |
| 2018 | Technical Support for all Microsoft Products deployed globally by the Department, including Software and Hardware Licensing | Microsoft Enterprise Unified Technical Support | €31,512 |
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