Tax Consulting 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 tender closes on Friday 28 August 2026 at 01:00 am E. South America Standard Time.

To become a Local Buy pre-qualified supplier, you need to be successful in responding to a Local Buy tender for an arrangement. To become a local buy prequalified supplier, you need to be successful in responding to a local buy tender for an arrangement.

The supplier query cutoff is Thursday 27 August 2026 at 01:00 am E. South America Standard Time.

Submissions close on 7th August 2026 at 2pm AWST. Respondents must allow sufficient time to upload documents into VendorPanel before the closing date and time.

Submissions will be assessed against qualitative criteria, with the most suitable respondents shortlisted. The aggregate score of each submission will be used as one of the factors in the final assessment of the qualitative criteria and in the overall assessment of value for money.

Respondents must be suitably qualified and experienced construction contractors. Eligibility to participate in the RFT will be restricted to providers who comply with the EOI provisions and are accepted by the CEO to be placed on a prequalified shortlist. Key criteria include relevant project experience, key personnel, resourcing and capacity, safety, quality and environmental management, project understanding and delivery approach, and commercial and financial capacity.

The most suitable respondents may be required to make a presentation and/or open premises for inspection.

Submissions may be rejected if not submitted before the deadline, not submitted at the specified place (VendorPanel portal), or if they fail to comply with any other requirements of the EOI. Files found to contain viruses may be excluded. Canvassing of officials may lead to omission from consideration.

The closing date for tender submissions is 18 May 2026 at 3:00 PM AEST.

The evaluation criteria include mandatory criteria such as compliance with all applicable NSW procurement policies, compliance with applicable legislation and standards, completed modern slavery tender schedule, full prequalification under Category 7 of Performance and Management Services Scheme ****, submission of a conforming tender, tenderers understanding of the project, and previous experience. General criteria include nominated qualified resources, project plan and governance, quality assurance, customer data security and privacy, financial capability, past performance in relation to aboriginal participation requirements (if applicable), demonstrated capability to address modern slavery, and any other criteria set out in the returnable schedules. The general evaluation criteria for price will account for 30% of the total evaluation score, and criteria not relating to price will account for 70%.

The tenderer must have been accepted to Category 7 of the Performance and Management Services Scheme **** under full prequalification on or before the RFT closing date to be eligible for any evaluation and consideration of their tender.

Any clarification questions regarding this RFT must be submitted to the Principal's contact person via the contact email address no later than 12 PM AEST, Friday 8 May 2026.