Insurance Service Tenders

The contract will terminate on Friday, 30 June 2028, with options for two periods of 6 months each.

The customer must pay the amount of a correctly rendered invoice to the supplier within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving it, or if this day is not a business day, on the next business day.

The customer will evaluate all valid responses received by the ATM closing time that meet the minimum content and format requirements and the conditions for participation to determine which potential supplier has proposed the best value for money outcome for the customer.

The supplier's response must demonstrate experience and excellence in a minimum of three areas: project insurance expertise, collaboration in an integrated project team and government stakeholder environment, and expertise in engaging with major contractors on insurance requirements.

Unless otherwise notified by an addendum, there are no site inspections for this ATM.

Questions will be permitted up until 5:00 PM Tuesday, 16 June 2026, ACT local time.

The customer will exclude from participation any potential supplier that does not demonstrate compliance with the essential requirements and mandatory criteria as outlined below. Responses must meet all mandatory criteria to be eligible for evaluation stage; submissions that fail to meet these requirements will not be accepted.

The bid notice states that the tender closes on Tuesday 23 June 2026 at 04:00 am E. South America Standard Time.

The tenderer confirms it has downloaded, reviewed and allowed for all RFT documents, including all addenda issued through vendorpanel. The tenderer confirms it has completed and uploaded the tender form and all return schedules marked submit with tender form. The tenderer confirms it has completed and uploaded **** RFT02. 2 Price Schedule Lump Sum with Rates in excel format. The tenderer confirms that its submitted tender includes a conforming tender. Any alternative tender, optional additional work, qualification, exclusion, assumption or departure has been clearly identified in the relevant return schedule. The tenderer confirms that it accepts the tendered GC21 contract documents, including the conditions of contract, special conditions, preliminaries and works brief, except for any departures expressly disclosed in the schedule of qualifications and departures information. The tenderer confirms that it has attended, or will attend, the mandatory site briefing, or has obtained written approval from the principal for nonattendance. The tenderer confirms that it has not accessed the site except as authorised by the principal and has not undertaken intrusive investigations, sampling, testing, excavation, potholing or disturbance of material without written approval. The tenderer confirms it can provide the required insurances, including public liability, workers compensation, professional indemnity, and motor vehicle plant insurance, in accordance with the RFT documents. The tenderer confirms it has provided evidence of its quality, WHS and environmental management systems, or equivalent evidence where certification is not held. The tenderer confirms that all actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest have been disclosed, or that no conflicts exist. The tenderer confirms that all WHS prosecutions, WHS fines, environmental prosecutions, environmental fines, penalty notices, regulatory notices or enforceable undertakings required by the return schedules have been disclosed, or that none exist. The tenderer confirms that it has completed the schedule of compliance for dealing with modern slavery. The tenderer confirms that all uploaded files are complete, accessible, readable and in the required formats.

There will be two sessions held for the mandatory site briefing on Thursday, 28 May 2026. No additional sessions will be created, and no alternate dates are possible. The sessions are at 9 am and 12 pm midday at **** Muldoon Street, Taree NSW **** is required to one session.

The supplier query cutoff is Tuesday 16 June 2026 04:00 am E. South America Standard Time.

The bid notice states that offers must be lodged by 2pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on Friday 19 June 2026.

The bid notice states that suppliers warrant that neither it, nor its personnel have engaged in, or will engage in, any collusive, anti-competitive or similar conduct in connection with the invitation process, or any actual or potential contract with any entity for goods and services similar to the goods and services.

The bid notice states that the customer is not evaluating offers on the sole criterion of price. The criteria against which the suppliers offer will be evaluated includes mandatory criteria such as insurance requirements, security firm licenses, unarmed security officer licenses, membership of an approved security industry association, criminal history checks, valid blue card, attendance at mandatory briefing sessions, and a specific quoting structure. Desirable criteria include service delivery, organisational capacity, business systems and processes, and purposeful public procurement outcomes.

The bid notice states that to be a conforming offer, the offer must satisfy all mandatory requirements, which include holding a current Queensland security firm licence class 1, all security personnel provided holding a current Queensland unarmed security officer licence, being a current member of an approved security industry association, all personnel having completed a criminal history check, and all proposed security personnel holding a valid blue card positive notice under the working with children check act **** qld.

The bid notice states that it is mandatory for suppliers to attend the briefing sessions in order to submit an offer. These briefing sessions are held at the various venues and are considered a preliminary visit.

The bid notice states that the closing date for questions is Friday 12 June 2026, 2pm.

The bid notice states that any supplier offer that has demonstrated a failure in capability or capacity to meet the customers requirements for any evaluation criterion, may be set aside from further evaluation. The customer may also, in its absolute discretion, immediately disqualify a supplier from the invitation process, or terminate the contract with the supplier if it believes the supplier has breached any warranty.

The bid notice does not specify a delivery deadline for the services.

The bid notice does not specify payment terms.

The bid notice does not specify warranty terms.

The bid notice does not specify the award criterion.

The bid notice states that contractors must be capable of meeting and/or exceeding the expectations of council as listed in the specifications and requirements outlined as per the attached documents.

The bid notice does not specify penalties.

The bid notice does not mention the possibility of a site visit.

The bid notice does not require sample submission.

The bid notice does not specify a deadline for challenges.

The bid notice does not explicitly mention disqualification risks.

The bid notice does not specify an estimated value.