Office Support Tenders

Tenders must be fully lodged by 2:00 PM on 31 August 2026 local time in the ACT. closing time: tenders must be fully lodged by 2:00pm on 31 august 2026 local time in the act.

The ATO will only contract a supplier on the basis that payments are made through electronic funds transfer directly into the supplier's bank account, as detailed in part 5 draft contract and resource management guide no. 417. except in exceptional circumstances, the ato will only contract a supplier on the basis that the ato makes payments to the supplier through electronic funds transfer directly into that suppliers bank account.

Tenders will be assessed for value for money based on weighted criteria: quality of goods/services offered (70%), delivery and management (20%), and capability (10%). Non-weighted criteria include financial and commercial considerations, and contract terms. tenders will be evaluated by the tender evaluation team as detailed in the evaluation criteria attached to part 2 statement of requirements.

Suppliers must comply with the conditions for participation as defined in the request documentation. the conditions for participation are set out in part 3 tender response form general.

Tenders may be excluded if they fail to comply with conditions for participation, are materially incomplete, do not clearly satisfy requirements, or are non-competitive. Providing false or misleading information is an offence. the ato may exclude a tender if the tenderer or any subcontractor it identifies in its tender does not comply with the conditions for participation see part 1 conditions of tender paragraph 27

The RFT closing time is 24 July 2026, 2:00 PM ACT local time. rft closing time: 24 july 2026 2. 00pm act local time

Tenders will be assessed against scored evaluation criteria including understanding of and approach to the services, experience and track record, management of changed requirements at short notice, and value added services. Non-scored criteria include price and risk. evaluation criteria: no. evaluation criteria information to be supplied weighting criteria scored evaluation criteria 1. understanding of and approach to the services tenderers approach, clearly demonstrating their capacity and capability to deliver the services outlined in the statement of requirements and invoice those services. annexure g to schedule 3 55 important

Tenderers must meet conditions for participation and minimum content and format requirements. The AEC may exclude tenders that do not comply. conditions for participation: notwithstanding the use of must, shall, will or other mandatory language, no other requirement in this rft is to be treated as a condition for participation.

Tenders may be excluded if they are late, incomplete, do not meet mandatory requirements, contain harmful code, or if the tenderer fails to provide assistance with security, probity, and financial checks. late tenders, incomplete tenders and corrupted files any attempt to lodge a tender after the rft closing time will not be permitted by austender.