This Invitation to Offer (ITO) seeks proposals for a Standing Offer Arrangement (SOA) for accreditation service providers for Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS) in Queensland, Australia. MNHHS requires services to meet mandatory accreditation standards in accordance with relevant national frameworks, including NSQHS Standards, NCTGF, NDIS Practice Standards, and Rainbow Health Australia Framework. Offers must be submitted electronically via the vendorpanel website by 12:00 PM Queensland time on 20 May 2026. The offer validity period is a minimum of twelve months. MNHHS is committed to supporting Queensland suppliers and advancing government economic, environmental, and social objectives.
The closing date and time for offers is 12:00 PM Queensland time on 20 May 2026. Offers must be lodged by the closing date and time to be considered as a conforming offer.
The evaluation criteria include mandatory requirements such as evidence of required licenses, compliance with laws and standards, insurance documentation, compliance with the Queensland Government Supplier Code of Conduct, and responding to all applicable sections of the ITO response schedules. Desirable criteria include capability and capacity, previous experience, key personnel, compliance to specification/methodology, and cost and value for money.
To be a conforming offer, the offer must be received by the closing date and time, be in the specified format and method, be open for the minimum offer validity period, satisfy all mandatory evaluation criteria, and respond to all applicable sections of the ITO response schedules and addenda in full, providing relevant attachments.
MNHHS will not be holding site visits for this opportunity.
The closing date for information clarification questions is 3 business days prior to the closing date and time of this invitation to offer, which is 12:00 PM Queensland time on 20 May 2026. Supplier query cutoff is Saturday 16 May 2026 11:00 PM E. South America Standard Time.
Any suppliers response that has demonstrated a failure in capability or capacity to meet the customers requirements for any evaluation criterion, may be considered a nonconforming offer. Nonconforming offers may not be accepted at the discretion of MNHHS.
