The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) is seeking tenders for the provision of financial statements audit services for Commonwealth entities for the ****, ****, and **** financial years, with potential for contract extension. The services will be provided in accordance with the draft contract and ANAO auditing standards. Tenderers must exist as a legal entity, be registered company auditors, and not be insolvent or bankrupt. They must also hold valid Statements of Tax Record for themselves and any proposed first-tier subcontractors for procurements valued at $4 million or more. Tenders must be lodged via Austender by 2:00 PM Canberra local time on 30 April 2026. The deadline for tenderer questions is 2:00 PM Canberra local time on 23 April 2026. The ANAO emphasizes value for money, considering audit quality, methodology, experience, expertise, capability, capacity, price, indigenous involvement, environmental sustainability, and risk.
The closing time and date for tender submissions is 2:00 PM Canberra local time on Thursday, 30 April 2026.
The government's supplier pay on-time or pay interest policy applies. Payment will be made within five (5) calendar days for e-invoicing via the PEPPOL framework, or twenty (20) calendar days for all other invoices, after acknowledging satisfactory delivery and receiving a correctly rendered invoice. If the ANAO does not pay within these terms, self-generated interest will be paid for outstanding amounts over $100.
Tenders will be evaluated against weighted criteria including Audit Quality and Methodology (45%), Experience and Expertise (35%), and Capability and Capacity (20%). Unweighted criteria include Price and Hours, Indigenous Involvement, Environmental Sustainability, and Risk.
Tenderers must exist as a legal entity at the closing time and date, be a registered company auditor, not be insolvent or bankrupt, and hold valid Statements of Tax Record for themselves and any proposed first-tier subcontractors for procurements valued at $4 million or more.
The ANAO may, at its discretion, have discussions with or undertake visits to tenderers' sites as part of the evaluation process.
The deadline for submission of tenderer questions is 2:00 PM Canberra local time on Thursday, 23 April 2026.
