**** - Provision of Specialist Statutory, Strategic, Social Policy and Community Planning - Consul - Contract No. **** - Provision of Specialist Statutory, Strategic, Social Policy and Community Planning - Consulting, Advocacy and Temporary Staffing Services Tenders are invited for the establishment of a panel to provide specialist services in statutory and strategic planning, social policy, and community planning. This panel will support the delivery of high- quality statutory planning, strategic plann
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This is a public tender for the establishment of a panel to provide specialist statutory, strategic, social policy, and community planning consulting, advocacy, and temporary staffing services. The City of Stonnington Council invites interested parties to submit tenders. Services will be engaged on an as-needed basis to supplement internal capacity and provide specialist expertise. The tender covers various categories including report writing, VCAT representation, urban design, heritage, acoustics, temporary planning staffing, ESD consulting, public notice signage, social policy, and social/economic impact assessment. Tenderers must hold required qualifications and demonstrate experience, preferably in a local government environment. The successful suppliers will be engaged under a precedent contract. Council may engage one or more suppliers, and no minimum or maximum hours are guaranteed. Tenderers can tender for any one, any combination, or all categories. The tender process involves submission via VendorPanel, evaluation, and potential interviews. The indicative timeline includes a tender closing date of 12 noon, Monday, 15 June 2026. Evaluation criteria include relevant experience (35%), price (30%), methodology (25%), and sustainability (10%). All documents must be submitted in PDF or Microsoft Office format. Mandatory requirements include financial information, public liability insurance ($20,000,000), professional indemnity insurance ($10,000,000), and completion of the tender form. If shortlisted, suppliers must register with Rapid Global within 3 working days. Communication during the tender period will be via the online forum on VendorPanel. After the closing time and prior to contract award, communication will be via the council's procurement unit email.
The closing date and time for tender submissions is Monday, 15 June 2026 at 12:00 PM noon.
This is a schedule of rates contract with payments to be made upon presentation of a detailed invoice with an appropriate purchase order number in accordance with council's normal accounts payable conditions.
Tenderers will be evaluated against the weighted and non-weighted evaluation criteria: relevant experience, capability, and capacity to deliver (35%), price (30%), methodology, approach and initiatives (25%), and sustainability and social initiatives (10%).
Tenderers must hold the required qualifications and demonstrate experience in the provision of the requested services, preferably in a local government environment.
The supplier query cutoff is Sunday, 07 June 2026 at 11:00 PM.
Failure to comply with mandatory requirements, including providing incomplete information or not registering with Rapid Global within 3 working days if shortlisted, may result in the tender being considered non-conforming or the supplier risking their shortlisted status.