PART A: What are the services to be purchased? 5
1.1Background 5
1.2Service Requirement 5
1.2.1Community Outcome 5
1.2.2Service Level Outcome(s) 5
1.2.3Individual Outcome(s) 5
1.2.4Statement of Requirements 5
1.2.5Quality Standards 6
PART B: Where can you get more information? 7
2.1[Mandatory/Non-Mandatory] Briefing 7
2.2State Party Contact Details 7
2.2.1General Enquiries: 7
2.2.2Technical Procurement Enquiries: 8
2.2.3Other contacts 8
2.2.4Advice on Submitting Offers 8
2.3Other Useful Resources 8
PART C: How will this Procurement Process work? 9
3.1Purpose of this Request 9
3.2Terms and Conditions of this Procurement Process 9
3.3Service Agreement Framework 9
PART D: How can you lodge an Offer? 11
4.1Lodgement Details 11
4.2Closing Time 12
4.3Late Lodgement 12
4.4Offer Validity Period 12
PART E: How will your Offer be assessed? 13
5.1.State Government Policies 13
5.2.Evaluation Criteria 13
PART F: Key Service Agreement Details 15
PART G: Guide to the Response Form 21
7.1Respondent Details 23
7.2Mandatory Requirements 24
7.3Disclosure Requirements 25
7.3.1Insurance 25
7.3.2Contractual Compliance 27
7.3.3Criminal Convictions 27
7.3.4Conflict of Interest 28
7.3.5Respondent Capacity, Association and Subcontracting 28
7.3.6Professional Standards Scheme 28
7.3.7Referee Details 29
7.3.8Financial Viability 29
7.3.9Competitive Neutrality 30
7.4Qualitative Criteria 30
7.5Price Schedule 33
Appendix 1: Order Form 36
ORDER FORM 36
Further important details about this procurement process can be found in Part F: Key Service Agreement Details.
The State Party will look to establish a panel of service providers who agree to supply services in accordance with the specifications outlined, in response to any orders submitted by the State Party from time to time. Please refer to clause 3.3 of the General Provisions for the Purchase of Community Services by Public Authorities [October 2018] Edition (the General Provisions), for more information about a panel arrangement.