Payments over €20,000 2023

Spending records

Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Amount
31 Dec 2023	University of Limerick	Payment to the School of Education at the University of Limerick for the mixed methods, multi-dimensional research study on the implementation and impact of the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle in schools. (Payment 4) €56,847 + VAT @23%	Purchase Order	€69,921.00
31 Dec 2023	Alpha Plus Consultancy	Inv received for €42,000 (inc VAT). €35,000 paid to supplier and €7,000.00 deducted for PSWT 19/06/2023	Purchase Order	€35,000.00
31 Dec 2023	RA Consultancy	Organisational Review is being provided by RA Consultancy following advertisement on e-Tenders and tender request evaluation. The Organisational Review is a key piece of Development work which is highlighted in the POW.	Purchase Order	€27,368.00
31 Dec 2023	SLA with Schools	56 schools actively participate in the Schools Forum and a €500 grant is payable to each school for their role in informing the NCCA's redevelopment of the primary curriculum.	Purchase Order	€28,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Context	Translation Services	Purchase Order	€50,000.00
31 Dec 2023	i3 DIgital	Upgrading and migration of curriculumonline to new Kentico version. Work Breakdown: Environment Setup & Configuration • Local Environment Setup & Configuration • Source Control Configuration • QA Environment Setup & Configuration • UAT/Staging Environment Setup & Configuration Requirements Documentation & Technical Specification Design Builds, Fixes and UAT Development, Fixes and UAT Deployments 5.5 days Testing • Accessibility Testing • Test Scripts • End to End Testing • UAT Triage Content Mig	Purchase Order	€121,380.00
31 Dec 2023	Harney Nolan Chartered Accountants	Provision of accountancy services for 2023 as per tender, to be paid as follows: The tender total fee per annum is €34,770.50 2023 charges will consist of the following: €5,000 plus VAT will be paid for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 while €8,350 plus VAT will be paid in Q1 2024 on completion of year-end work on 2023 accounts	Purchase Order	€34,770.00
31 Dec 2023	Granite Digital	Umbraco Upgrade - Upgrade of the NCCA.ie Umbraco CMS V7 to V11. - Technical Oversight - Project Management €34,000 COSTS BREAKDOWN: Payment Terms Payment Breakdown Amount 35% Deposit €11,900 +VAT (@23% = €2737~) = €14,637 35% upon Completion of Phase 1 €11,900 + VAT (@23% = €2737) = €14,637 30% upon Completion of Phase 2 €10,200 + VAT (@23% = €2346) = €12,546 Total €34,000+VAT Phase 1 (pre-upgrade) - 10 days €8,000 - Upgrade to Umbraco V7.15.x - Upgrade plugins + dependencies - Migrate Archetype	Purchase Order	€41,820.00
31 Dec 2023	University College Dublin	Payment 1 for Year 5 of the Children's School Lives longitudinal study.	Purchase Order	€112,787.00
31 Dec 2023	Context	Translation Services	Purchase Order	€26,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Micromail	To cover a series of invoices that will be issued across 2023	Purchase Order	€21,200.00

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