The Teaching Council

Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Dec 2023	Abtran	Managed Administration Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2023	€375,545.00
30 Sep 2023	The Pierce Partnership/The Foundation	Design of Publications	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€30,634.00
30 Sep 2023	Silverbear Limited	Registration Database maintenance & development	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€43,900.00
30 Sep 2023	Real Nation	Event Management Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€81,675.00
30 Sep 2023	Nostra Systems	ICT Managed Services and Equipment	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€43,631.00
30 Sep 2023	New Graphic	Website Software Costs	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€25,879.00
30 Sep 2023	Lex Consultancy	Agency Staff Costs	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€25,234.00
30 Sep 2023	K-MAC Facilities Management Services Ltd	Facilities Management & Maintenance	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€51,546.00
30 Sep 2023	Fieldfisher	Legal Advice	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€305,919.00
30 Sep 2023	Fastway/Napier Couriers	Courier Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€33,936.00
30 Sep 2023	Clarion Consulting	Project Management services	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€26,368.00
30 Sep 2023	Abtran	Managed Administration Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€288,004.00
30 Jun 2023	Silverbear Limited	Registration Database	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€47,991.00
30 Jun 2023	Nostra Systems	ICT Managed Services and Equipment	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€22,522.00
30 Jun 2023	Lex Consultancy	Recruitment Agency Costs	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€35,261.00
30 Jun 2023	K-MAC Facilities Management Services Ltd	Facilities Management & Maintenanc	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€46,533.00
30 Jun 2023	Fieldfisher	Legal Advice	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€274,922.00
30 Jun 2023	Clarion Consulting	Database Poject Management	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€36,256.00
30 Jun 2023	Abtran	Managed Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€283,617.00
31 Mar 2023	Maynooth Business Campus Management Ltd	Business Campus Management Fees	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€23,775.00
31 Mar 2023	Nostra Systems	ICT Managed Services and Equipment	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€33,392.00
31 Mar 2023	Clarion Consulting	Database Poject Management	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€37,080.00
31 Mar 2023	Fieldfisher	Legal Advice	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€156,469.00
31 Mar 2023	Abtran	Managed Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€174,047.00
31 Dec 2022	Three Ireland (Hutchison) Ltd	SMSCosts	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€28,724.00
31 Dec 2022	Silverbear Limited	Registraton Database	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€150,824.00
31 Dec 2022	Real Nation	Event Management Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€112,354.00
31 Dec 2022	Maynooth Business Campus Management Ltd	Campus Management Legal Levy	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€60,549.00
31 Dec 2022	Fieldfisher	Legal Advice	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€289,750.00
31 Dec 2022	Digitary	Online eVetting portal	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€28,536.00
31 Dec 2022	Clarion Consulting	Database Poject Management	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€39,964.00
31 Dec 2022	Abtran	Managed Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€320,112.00
30 Sep 2022	Three Ireland (Hutchison) Ltd	SMSCosts	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€35,084.00
30 Sep 2022	Sord Data Systems Ltd	ICT Equipment	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€29,350.00
30 Sep 2022	Real Nation	Event Management Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€74,408.00
30 Sep 2022	Nostra Systems	ICT Managed Services and Equipment	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€30,800.00
30 Sep 2022	Nicholas Butler S.C.	Legal Advice	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€21,373.00
30 Sep 2022	Lex Consultancy	Recruitment Agency Staff	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€42,269.00
30 Sep 2022	Fieldfisher	Legal Advice	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€315,303.00
30 Sep 2022	Clarion Consulting	Database Poject Management	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€39,964.00
30 Sep 2022	Abtran	Managed Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€264,933.00
30 Jun 2022	Silverbear Limited	Registration Database	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€35,604.00
30 Jun 2022	Nostra Systems	ICT Managed Services and Equipment	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€31,197.00
30 Jun 2022	Image Supply Systems Audio Visual	Audio visual Equipment	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€20,382.00
30 Jun 2022	Fieldfisher	Legal Advice	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€181,257.00
30 Jun 2022	Fastway/Napier Couriers	Courier Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€24,723.00
30 Jun 2022	EBSCO Internation Inc.	Online Research Library	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€23,451.00
30 Jun 2022	Clarion Consulting	Database Poject Management	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€21,424.00
30 Jun 2022	Abtran	Managed Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€283,974.00
31 Mar 2022	Sheraton Athlone Hotel	Meeting Room Meeting Hire and Catering	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€32,131.00

^* Payment date may be the end of the reporting quarter when the entity does not publish an exact date.

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