Ballina Shire Council is seeking tenders from qualified Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners for a 3-year period. The objective is to obtain competitive CSP pricing, assess respondent capability for Microsoft licensing supply, administration, and advisory services, and confirm subscription terms, billing options, and product eligibility under the CSP New Commerce model. The contract will be a Ballina Shire Council purchase order. Tenders must be submitted electronically through the VendorPanel portal by Tuesday, 02 June 2026, 01:00 AM. Evaluation criteria include commercial aspects, capability, service, risk compliance, and value-add. Mandatory requirements include public liability insurance and financial assessment.
Tenders must be submitted electronically through the council etendering portal VendorPanel before time aedtaest day date month year. The closing date is Tuesday 02 June 2026 01:00 am E. South America Standard Time.
Proposals will be evaluated on a best value basis, considering commercial total cost, transparency, pricing flexibility, competitiveness, demonstrated CSP licensing knowledge, operational capability, account management, responsiveness, support arrangements, relevant value-add services, risk compliance, and social impact on the local economy.
Tenderers must be suitably qualified and authorised Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners. They must confirm their current Microsoft CSP authorisation status and ability to provision, bill, and support Ballina Shire Council under the CSP model. Mandatory criteria include holding current and valid public liability insurance and passing a financial assessment.
Substantiated reports of unsatisfactory performance may result in contract suspension or termination.
Supplier query cutoff is Tuesday 02 June 2026 01:00 am E. South America Standard Time.
Tenderers may be disqualified for collusive tendering, unauthorised communication with council staff or councillors, or failure to comply with probity requirements.
