Governance Tenders

The evaluation process involves assessment against mandatory and technical criteria, and council intends to select tenderers that represent the best value for money to council.

Mandatory requirements include demonstrated relevant experience in public sector internal audit outsourcing or cosourcing and lead partners must have at least 10 years of relevant experience.

Failure to lodge the tender in accordance with the tender conditions may result in a non conforming offer. Tenderers not satisfying mandatory questions will be eliminated from the process.

Submissions must be lodged by the closing date, 30 October 2026 at 2pm, via the GoToMarket platform. quotation closing date30 october 2026quotation closing time2pm

Quotations will be assessed against criteria including price, experience and capability, local content, timeframe, value added services, WHS, and modern slavery mitigation. quotations will be assessed in accordance with the following criteria:priceexperience and capabilitylocal content

Respondents must be appropriately qualified and experienced in providing probity advice. seeking submissions from appropriately qualified and experienced respondents for the provision of probity advice

The tender process will include a tenderer briefing and site visit to the current proposed site in Muswellbrook NSW 2333. the tender process will include a tenderer briefing and site visit to the current proposed site

Supplier query cutoff is Thursday 29 October 2026. supplier query cutoff thursday 29 october 2026

Submissions must be lodged electronically only via the GoToMarket platform; no hard copies accepted. submissions in response to this request for quotation are to be lodged electronically only

The project is estimated at 30 million dollars. the project is estimated at 30 million dollars

Submissions must be uploaded by Thursday 29 October at 2:00 PM October 2026. tenders close at thursday 29 october at 2: 00pm october 2026.

Responses will be evaluated on a value-for-money basis. responses will be evaluated on a valueformoney basis, having regard to the following criteria: relevant experience and capability, proposed approach, independence and conflict management, price.

Respondents must demonstrate proven experience providing probity advisory services for local government andor complex design and construct procurements and ability to provide practical, proportionate and defensible probity advice.

Submissions by mail, facsimile, or email will not be accepted. quotations submitted by mail, facsimile, or email will not be accepted.

Offers must be submitted by 2:00pm AEST, Friday, 4 December 2026. close date and time for submission of offers: 2:00pm aest, friday, 4 december 2026.

The customer will evaluate offers by applying weighted evaluation criteria, considering value for money and best fit for purpose and value for money.

Suppliers must comply with the queensland government supplier code of conduct and complete the conflict of interest and collusion disclosure.

Offers may be set aside for major failure in capability or capacity to meet the requirements or for non-compliance with mandatory criteria.

The evaluation criteria include mandatory criteria and non-price criteria, with solution requirements 40, capability and experience 20, methodology 20, social and economic factors 20 and price value for money proposition.

Mandatory criteria include health and safety, cyber security, compliance as part of the evaluation criteria.

Direct contact with any elected member or local government employee regarding the tender is prohibited, and any prohibited contact. . . may result in the respondent. . . being disqualified from the tender process.