In accordance with Circular 40/2002, issued by the Department of Finance, my Department completes an annual return in respect of contracts above a €25,000 threshold which have been awarded without a competitive process (negotiated procedure without prior publication). These returns are submitted annually to the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General as part of the Appropriation Account process.
The return for 2020 has been submitted to the Office of the C&AG and details of the 23 entries amounting to €3,541,929 are available in Table 1.
The compilation of the 2021 return is an ongoing process. To date there have been nine contracts identified where procurement took place via a negotiated procedure without prior publication. These amount to €1,413,140 and are set out in Table 2.
Table 1 2020
Details of Contract
|
Purpose
|
Value € (ex VAT)
|
Software Licence
|
Licence
|
34,000
|
Licence and Premium Support Renewal
|
Licence
|
27,514
|
IT Support
|
Service
|
81,315
|
IT Support
|
Service
|
65,355
|
Turf Cutting Scheme
|
Memorandum of Understanding
|
57,395
|
Airlifting of Aggregate
|
Services
|
68,750
|
Equipment for Restoration Programme
|
Goods
|
130,285
|
GIS Managed Service
|
Service
|
438,057
|
Database and GIS Support
|
Service
|
500,000
|
High Performance Computing
|
Service
|
1,090,000
|
Weather System
|
Service
|
303,200
|
HEAnet Membership
|
Service
|
30,000
|
Replacement Equipment for Shannon Weather Radar
|
Goods
|
43,050
|
Forecasting Software Licence
|
Licence
|
79,540
|
Licence & Support Subscription Renewal
|
Licence
|
55,880
|
Equipment for Valentia Observatory
|
Goods
|
81,000
|
Integration Work for ICOS Project
|
Service
|
45,500
|
Purchase of IT Equipment
|
Goods
|
28,602
|
Temporary Mortuary Facilities
|
Service
|
82,139
|
Security Services
|
Service
|
27,669
|
Privacy Fencing at two sites
|
Service
|
47,450
|
Telephony Service
|
Service
|
114,858
|
Legal advice
|
Service
|
110,370
|
|
Total
|
3,541,929
|
Table 2 2021
Details of Contract
|
Purpose
|
Value € (ex VAT)
|
National Monuments Project
|
Service
|
78,400
|
Supply of Met Éireann Equipment
|
Goods
|
49,650
|
Monitoring Equipment
|
Goods
|
130,000
|
Turf Cutting Scheme
|
Memorandum of Understanding
|
50,000
|
Build to Share
|
Service
|
33,806
|
Met Éireann Training
|
Service
|
41,400
|
Software Licence
|
Licence
|
80,650
|
Database and GIS Specialist Support Services
|
Service
|
880,265
|
Software License & Support Subscription Renewal
|
Licence
|
68,969
|
|
Total
|
1,413,140
|