This is a Request for Tender (RFT) for Facilities Maintenance Services issued by the Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (SMCT). The tender closes on 14th April 2026 at 2:00 PM and submissions must be made via the Buying for Victoria Tenders VIC website. Mandatory site visits are scheduled for March 2026, and failure to attend will void tender submissions. All questions must be submitted by 1st April 2026, with responses provided by 9th April 2026. The RFT includes detailed specifications, appendices covering tenderer details, contractor evaluation, social procurement, supplier code of conduct, and proposed contract. Key evaluation criteria include price, specification, program delivery, technical aspects, operational aspects, environmental considerations, local jobs first policy, and fair jobs code compliance. Tenderers must also comply with the Victorian Government Supplier Code of Conduct and the Fair Jobs Code, which requires a pre-assessment certificate for threshold procurement contracts. Social procurement commitments and local industry development plans are significant components of the evaluation.
The tender closes at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, 14th April 2026.
Any applicable warranty period must be advised to SMCT as part of this RFT.
Assessment criteria for this RFT cover price (30%), specification, program delivery, technical (25%), operational (10%), environmental (5%), local jobs first (10%), social procurement (5%), company and commercial background (5%), based on a value for money basis.
The preferred tenderer shall provide services to the standard required by SMCT and any applicable law with the ability to meet any applicable Australian Standard/ISO.
Mandatory site visits are scheduled for Bunurong Memorial Park on Monday, 23rd March 2026 at 8 AM, Springvale Botanical Cemetery on Tuesday, 24th March 2026 at 8 AM, and Melbourne General Cemetery on Thursday, 26th March 2026 at 9 AM. Failure to attend mandatory site visits will deem any tender submissions void.
All questions must be submitted by 2:00 PM Wednesday, 1st April 2026.