Written answers
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Public Procurement Contracts
Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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433. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and value of contracts that underwent post-award variations; the net value change as a percentage of original awards, by CPV/category; and the three most common drivers of variation identified, for 2022–2024. [60940/25]
Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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In my Department a total of 10 contracts underwent post-award variations during the period 2022–2024. The details are presented in the table below. The top three most common drivers of variations identified are as follows: delays in project Delivery, changes in service demand and addition to scope of work.
| Year of contract duration Order contract list by year – starting with earliest start date | Name and purpose of contract | CPV/Category | Original Contract Value (€) | Final Contract Value (€) | Net Change (%) | Variation Drivers (Top three most common drivers of variation identified) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2024 | Furniture removals and related services | 79900000: Miscellaneous Services- Furniture removals and related services | €65,000 | €69,362 | 6.7% | Additional service requirements for furniture removal than expected during the period of the contract. |
| 2020-2025 | Hospitality Services | 98340000: Miscellaneous Services – Accommodation and Office Service | €88,000 | €73,122 | -16.9% | There were less hospitality services required by the Department during the period of the contract. |
| 08/11/2021 -07/11/2022 with 3 yearly extensions | Domino/Lotus Notes Support/Development | 72000000: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet & support | €300,000 | € 603,485 | +101% | Involved more expenditure than originally projected as the Department had planned to migrate off Lotus Notes which hosted Employment Permits and Trade Licensing, but delivery of these projects took longer than expected which meant the contract incurred more expenditure on keeping the Lotus Notes system operational. |
| 01/11/2021 – 31/10/2022 with 3 yearly extensions | Internal website Support/Development | 72000000: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet & support | €120,000 | €66,942 | - 44% | The Department had planned to do a significant upgrade of its internal website, but this has been deferred due to other pressures and for budget reasons. |
| 2022 | Legal services in respect of the Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme | 79100000 – Legal services | Capped fee of €75,000 Contract was extended for 12 months in June 2023 | €87,962 | 17% | The final contract value relates to costs for legal contracts between the Minister and all other related parties to the scheme and legal advice related to the implementation of the scheme. |
| 2023 | Provision of an appropriate procurement criterion to ensure the reduction of embodied carbon in the cement or concrete procured in construction projects by Public Bodies | 73000000: Research & development services & related consultancy services - | €106,588.00 | €123,394 | 15.77% | Addition to scope of work |
| 2023 | Mapping Ireland’s Trade dependencies – Consultancy to assess Ireland’s trade dependencies in an increasingly uncertain and unstable global trade climate | 79000000: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing & security | €95,934 | €143,934 | 50% | Additional analysis and project work was needed to assess the potential impact of tariffs on Ireland’s trade. |
| 2023 | Evaluation of State supports for equity investment in Ireland | 79311400 - Economic research services | €165,882 Contract was extended for 6 weeks in Q3 2023 | €190,882 | 15% | Variation due to 6-week project extension arising from data sourcing issues. |
| 2024 | Provision of an Economic Assessment of Green Energy Park Concepts | 73000000: Research & development services & related consultancy services | €38,764 | €49,964 | 29% | Addition to scope of work of the original contract |
IPOI
| Year | Name and purpose of contract | CPV/Category | Original Contract Value (€) | Final Contract Value (€) | Net Change (%) | Variation Drivers (Top three most common drivers of variation identified) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | Contract Cleaning Services | 90919200: Office cleaning services | €202,919 (contract signed for 4 years from 2018 to 2022) | €237,320.15 | 17% | Contract continued for 9 months for new tendering process |
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