Arts Council chose the most expensive tender for still undelivered IT project 

Former arts minister Catherine Martin and Director of the Arts Council director Maureen Kennelly with performer Sophia Bikova. When seeking expressions of interest, the Arts Council said it receives over 3,000 applications each year and the new high-quality system would need to be able to process these applications while ensuring the security of the sensitive data provided. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

The Arts Council opted for the most expensive tender when awarding the contract for its failed €6.7m IT system.

There were a total of eight tenders received for the contract, with the lowest offer coming in at €678,125 while Codec's offer was €942,663.