Australian Electoral Commission - Agency Tenders

The AEC is required to provide five (5) day payment terms where Peppol compliant e-invoicing capability exists or 20 calendar days for all other invoices. the aecs payment terms for all suppliers, including smes, accord with the australian governments supplier payontime or payinterest policy

The evaluation criteria include fitness for purpose, track record, experience and qualifications, understanding of requirements, pricing, and risk. the aec will determine which of the tenderers if any are likely to be able to provide the services to the aec at the best value for money overall

Tenders must be lodged electronically via AusTender before the closing time. late tenders will be excluded from consideration unless the tender is a late tender as a consequence of mishandling by the aec.

The AEC is required to provide five (5) day payment terms where Peppol compliant e-invoicing capability exists or 20 calendar days for all other invoices. the aecs payment terms for all suppliers, including smes, accord with the australian governments supplier payontime or payinterest policy

The tender will be assessed on a best value for money overall basis. the aec expects to identify service providers to deliver the services on a best value for money overall basis

Tenders must be lodged before the RFT closing time via AusTender. late tenders will be excluded from consideration unless the tender is a late tender as a consequence of mishandling by the aec

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.