Bus Service Tenders

Offers must be received by 2:00 PM AEST on Wednesday, 10 June 2026.

Offers will be assessed based on government priorities, conformance to requirements, capability and experience, and value for money.

Offerors must be small to medium enterprises employing up to 199 full-time equivalent people and comply with mandatory requirements including Queensland Government Supplier Code of Conduct and relevant insurances.

The customer may disqualify an offeror if any information in the application is incomplete, inaccurate, out of date, or misleading.

The closing date for tenders is 17 June 2026 at 04:00 am E. South America Standard Time.

In submitting a tender, the tenderer warrants that it has all necessary experience, skill and resources to perform its obligations under the draft contract, has not obtained any improper assistance, its tender does not contain any false or misleading claims or statements, complies with all applicable laws, has examined and acquainted itself with the tender documents, has considered all relevant information concerning risks and contingencies, and is satisfied as to the accuracy, completeness and sufficiency of its tender.

The port is not evaluating offers on the sole criterion of price. The criteria against which the tenderer's offer will be evaluated includes mandatory criteria (insurance compliance, modern day slavery, previous performance and/or referee reports verified) and qualitative criteria (local content within 125km of goods/services being delivered, capability and capacity, methodology, program of works including berth 1 girder works access scaffolding, berth 1 fire system staging of works, health, safety, environment).

Mandatory criteria include insurance compliance, modern day slavery, and previous performance and/or referee reports verified.

A tender briefing is recommended between **** May at the Port of Townsville, with a maximum of 2 personnel to attend. RSVP to tenderlodgements@townsvilleport. com. au.

Any tenderer who directly or indirectly canvasses support from an employee, contractor or agent of the port will be disqualified and any tender submitted will not be considered.

Tenders close at 12 noon on Thursday, 4th June 2026. Tenders shall close at the specified closing date time being 12 noon on thursday, 4th june 2026.

Payment will be made monthly following submission of an invoice by the appointed contractor. Payment will be made monthly following submission of an invoice by the appointed contractor.

Tenders shall be evaluated using the following criteria and weighting: Level of service capability 40%, Local supplier 10%, Financial benefit 50%. Tenders shall be evaluated using the following criteria and weighting: level of service capability 40% ability to provide the necessary cleaning service to meet the requirements of the contract. local supplier 10% council strongly supports those suppliers who reside within the regional area and is prepared to give due consideration where supply is offered, quality is commensurate with other suppliers and price is realistic after delivery is accounted for per councils procurement policy **** benefit 50% overall value for money.

Tenderers are required to provide details of two referees who may be contacted to confirm the organisation's capacity to deliver the proposed service. Tenderers are required to provide details of two 2 referees who may be contacted by the tender evaluation panel to provide confirmation of the claims made in the tender in respect to the capacity of your organisation to deliver the proposed service.

If the council considers the standard of works to be unsatisfactory, council may ask the cleaner to show cause as to why the contract should not be terminated. Should council consider the standard of works to be unsatisfactory, council may ask the cleaner to show cause as to why the contract should not be terminated.

Inspections of the premises are available by arrangement Monday to Friday between 9am and 12 noon. Inspections of the premises is available by arrangement monday to friday between the hours of 9am and 12noon.

The contract may be cancelled if the contractor breaches any clause of the contract, supplies goods or services not to specification, is unable or unwilling to deliver within the requested timeframe, or breaches any workplace health safety criteria. This contract may be cancelled under the following circumstances if the contractor: i. breaches any clause of the contract or ii. supplies goods or services not to specification or iii. is unable or unwilling to deliver the goods or services within the requested timeframe or iv. breaches any workplace health safety criteria.