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This document outlines the Conditions of Tendering for the Northern Territory Government. It details the requirements for preparing and submitting a tender response, including general requirements, tender costs, and compliance with the NT Procurement Code. The document also covers tender response validity, site inspections, industry briefings, and industry accreditation. Pricing, conflict of interest, and various contract types like panel period contracts and commonuse contracts are explained. Local content, including apprentices, trainees, and indigenous development plans, is emphasized. Procedures for signing documents, lodging tender responses, and admissibility criteria are provided. The tender assessment criteria include past performance, timeliness, capacity, local content, innovation, scope-specific criteria, and price. The conduct of the assessment, including clarification, additional information, and security, probity, and financial checks, is detailed. Negotiations, notification of acceptance, and procedures for unsuccessful tender responses are outlined. Finally, site-specific conditions for various locations such as hospitals, national parks, correctional centres, schools, and other government facilities are described.
The bid notice states that tender responses are to be received, in full, by the time and date for closing of the RFT. Failure to lodge a tender response, or part thereof, before the time and date for closing of the RFT may result in the tender response being declared inadmissible for assessment.
The bid notice states that selection of the successful tenderer will be based on a best value for territory assessment of tender responses against the tender assessment criteria specified in the annexure.
The bid notice states that tenderers must comply with the Northern Territory Procurement Code. It also mentions that if the annexure specifies industry accreditation, the tenderer is required to be accredited or recognised by Contractor Accreditation Limited (CAL) to a specified rating.
The bid notice states that the principal may provide tenderers with an opportunity to inspect a site or sites relevant to the provisions of the supplies. If a site inspection is arranged, the details of the inspection, including location, time and date, are as stated in the annexure. If the annexure specifies that attendance at a site inspection is required, then tenderers are required to attend at the time, date and location specified.
