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SOLAS

SOLAS is the name used for An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna, the statutory further-education and training body. It draws up a strategy for that provision, argues for its value, pays money to education and training boards and other providers, and arranges or coordinates training and retraining for employment.

It was established on 27 October 2013. Section 6 of the Further Education and Training Act 2013 created An tSeirbhís on the establishment day, and S.I. No. 406 of 2013 appointed that day.

1213 spending records on file.

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2.4/5

48% transparent

Machine readable 1.0/1

Descriptions 0.3/1

Uniqueness 0.1/1

Supplier number 0.0/1

Supplier name 1.0/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Dec 2019	ECDL IRELAND LTD	CERTIFICATION COSTS	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€45,000
31 Dec 2019	THE IRISH TIMES	EXHIBITION	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€43,050
31 Dec 2019	ACCA	CERTIFICATION COSTS	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€159,900
31 Dec 2019	MICROMAIL LTD	LICENCE ANNUAL	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€312,420
31 Dec 2019	ECDL IRELAND LTD	E-LEARNING COURSEWARE LICENCE	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€100,000
31 Dec 2019	BDO	AUDIT SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€27,921
31 Dec 2019	I-QUBED SOLUTIONS LTD	E-LEARNING COURSEWARE LICENCE	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€48,893
31 Dec 2019	CARROLL FOOD SERVICES LTD	CATERING FACILITIES	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€124,850
31 Dec 2019	ENOVATION SOLUTIONS LTD	MOODLE SUPPORT	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€150,060
31 Dec 2019	SORD DATA SYSTEMS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€40,195
31 Dec 2019	SORD DATA SYSTEMS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€27,388
31 Dec 2019	WEB TOGETHER T/A TOGETHER DIGITAL	ICT SUPPORT	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€30,316
31 Dec 2019	WILLIAM FRY	LEGAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€492,000
31 Dec 2019	HARTLEY PEOPLE LTD	AGENCY SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€36,279
31 Dec 2019	CREDIT CARD SYSTEMS IRELAND LTD	PRINTING	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€68,088
31 Dec 2019	SPARKFOUNDRY	ADVERTISING	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€27,920
31 Dec 2019	SYMMETRY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LTD	FINANCIAL SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€61,346
31 Dec 2019	SAFETY SOLUTIONS SKILLNET LTD	PROCESS MONITORING	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€228,288
31 Dec 2019	INDECON IRELAND	RESEARCH/EVALUATION	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€136,530
31 Dec 2019	SABEO CONTRACTING SERVICES LTD	ICT SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€166,788
31 Dec 2019	DELOITTE IRELAND LLP	AUDIT SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€58,917
31 Dec 2019	TBWA DUBLIN	DESIGN	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€41,647
31 Dec 2019	SORD DATA SYSTEMS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€48,174
31 Dec 2019	SORD DATA SYSTEMS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€32,853
31 Dec 2019	TIPPERARY COUNTY COUNCIL	TRAINING SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€196,000
31 Dec 2019	VERSION 1 SOFTWARE	ICT SUPPORT	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€27,119
31 Dec 2019	IBEC	SUBSCRIPTION ANNUAL	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€28,676
31 Dec 2019	BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LTD	ICT SUPPORT	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€199,103
31 Dec 2019	COMPTIA	EXAMINATION FEES	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€120,000
31 Dec 2019	MICROSOFT IRELAND OPERATIONS LIMITE	ICT SUPPORT	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€59,261
31 Dec 2019	LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIONS LTD	DESIGN	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€27,214
31 Dec 2019	APLEONA HSG LTD	ANNUAL MAINTENANCE	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€30,127
31 Dec 2019	GARTNER IRELAND LIMITED	ICT SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€29,520
31 Dec 2019	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE IRELAND	ICT SUPPORT	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€82,656
31 Dec 2019	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE IRELAND	HARDWARE & SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€64,676
31 Dec 2019	FITZPATRICK ASSOCIATES	RESEARCH/EVALUATION	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€26,876
31 Dec 2019	HAVAS MEDIA IRELAND LIMITED	ADVERTISING	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€62,423
31 Dec 2019	EVENTCO MANAGEMENT LTD	ADVERTISING	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€29,705
31 Dec 2019	CROWE ADVISORY IRELAND LTD	RESEARCH/EVALUATION	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€115,989
31 Dec 2019	HAVAS MEDIA IRELAND LIMITED	ADVERTISING	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€71,335
31 Dec 2019	OKS CONSULTANTS LTD	RESEARCH/EVALUATIONS	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€29,274
31 Dec 2019	TBWA DUBLIN	DESIGN	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€29,329
31 Dec 2019	LIFT IRELAND FOUNDATION	TRAINING SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€30,135
31 Dec 2019	GASLIGHT MEDIA LIMITED	AUDIO/VIDEO PRODUCTION	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€25,415
31 Dec 2019	TECHNOLOGY FIRST LIMITED	HEAD SETS	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€30,292
31 Dec 2019	TBWA DUBLIN	DESIGN	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€38,177
31 Dec 2019	HAVAS MEDIA IRELAND LIMITED	ADVERTISING	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€29,301
31 Dec 2019	PRODIGY LEARNING LIMITED	CERTIFICATION COSTS	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€482,171
31 Dec 2019	DATACONVERSION DIRECT LIMITED	ICT SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€57,492
31 Dec 2019	SKILLSOFT IRELAND LTD	E-LEARNING COURSEWARE LICENCE	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€407,230

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

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