The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is seeking tenders from accredited Australian university medical schools for a pilot project to codesign, develop, deliver, and evaluate foundational Medicare education resources for medical students. The project aims to address identified gaps in Medicare education for healthcare providers. Resources will be delivered via various methods, and their effectiveness will be evaluated. The contract term is 24 months with an option to extend for 6 months. Tenders must be lodged electronically via Austender by 2:00 PM, Thursday, 9 July 2026.
Tenders must be lodged electronically via Austender by 2:00 PM, Thursday, 9 July 2026 Australian Eastern Standard Time. Tenders must be lodged electronically via austender see clause 9Tenders should be lodged in the format described in clause 11. The department adheres strictly to commonwealth policy on late tenders.
Tenders will be evaluated based on technical criteria including capability, capacity, and experience, as well as non-technical criteria such as ethical conduct, financial viability, and compliance. The aim is to determine the best overall value for money. Tenders will be evaluated against the evaluation criteria to determine up to 5 tenders that represent the best overall value for money on a whole-of-life basis.
Tenderers must be accredited Australian university medical schools. They must not have had any judicial decisions against them relating to employee entitlements that remain unsatisfied. The tenderer must be an accredited australian university medical school located in australia.
Complaints in relation to this RFT process should be made in writing and directed to the complaints officer at ***@***. *. * in relation to this rft process should be made in writing and directed to the complaints officer at procurement. advice@health. gov. au.
Tenders may be excluded if they are incomplete, contain insufficient information, have unclear pricing, do not comply with the RFT, are not fully capable of undertaking the contract, are uncompetitive, are rated unsuitable against evaluation criteria, contain false declarations or misleading information, or if the tenderer is insolvent or bankrupt. The department may at any time exclude a tender from further consideration if: the tender is incomplete or contains insufficient information to allow evaluation of the tenderprices are not clearly and legibly statedthe tenderer or tender does not comply with this rft
