The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission is seeking services for embedded psychological support services for staff within high risk roles. The program will be scalable to the needs of the commission and its staff. The primary requirement is to deliver regular, prearranged psychological support to staff on an agreed frequency, including the use of industry recognised tools. The closing date for the tender is February 16, 2026, at 2:00 PM ACT local time. The contract term will be for 12 months with two extension options of one year each. Questions are permitted until February 10, 2026, at 5:00 PM ACT local time. The proposed start date is March 23, 2026. The Commonwealth expects its suppliers to conduct themselves with high standards of ethics such that they consistently act with integrity and accountability. The customer will evaluate the responses in four stages: screening, technical evaluation, pricing evaluation, and value for money and risk assessment.
The bid notice states that the services are expected to commence in March 2026. proposed start date: monday, 23 march 2026
The bid notice states that the customer will pay the amount of a correctly rendered invoice to the supplier within five 5 calendar days after receiving it, or if this day is not a business day, on the next business day, if both have agreed to use einvoicing. In all other circumstances following receipt of a correctly rendered invoice, including acceptance of the goods andor services by the customer, the customer will pay the amount of a correctly rendered invoice to the supplier within twenty 20 calendar days after receiving it, or if this day is not a business day, on the next business day. where the customer and the supplier both have the capability to deliver and receive einvoices through the peppol framework and have agreed to use einvoicing, following receipt of a correctly rendered invoice, including acceptance of the goods andor services by the customer, the customer will pay the amount of a correctly rendered invoice to the supplier within five 5 calendar days after receiving it, or if this day is not a business day, on the next business day. in all other circumstances following receipt of a correctly rendered invoice, including acceptance of the goods andor services by the customer, the customer will pay the amount of a correctly rendered invoice to the supplier within twenty 20 calendar days after receiving it, or if this day is not a business day, on the next business day.
The customer will evaluate the responses in four stages: screening, technical evaluation, pricing evaluation, and value for money and risk assessment. he customer will evaluate the responses in four stages: stage onescreening against the minimum content and format requirements and conditions for participation, and initial due diligence reviewstage twotechnical evaluation evaluation of ability to meet the technical requirements ie not including the price criterionstage threepricing evaluation financial analysisstage fourvalue for money and risk assessment
The supplier is required to ensure its personnel, including subcontractors, who are providing any services hold appropriate professional affiliations and registrations, undergo continuous professional development and meet the following minimum standards: psychologists must be fully registered in the relevant australian states and territories in which they are practicing and maintain membership of their respective professional bodies, including with the australian health practitioner regulation agency ahpra andpsychologists providing professional services must have had ahpra registration for at least 5 years, including throughout the 24 months leading up to the day on which their services to the commission are scheduled to commence. psychologists must be fully registered in the relevant australian states and territories in which they are practicing and maintain membership of their respective professional bodies, including with the australian health practitioner regulation agency ahpra andpsychologists providing professional services must have had ahpra registration for at least 5 years, including throughout the 24 months leading up to the day on which their services to the commission are scheduled to commence.
Unless otherwise notified by an addendum, there are no site inspections for this ATM. unless otherwise notified by an addendum, there are no site inspections for this atm.
Questions will be permitted up until 5:00 pm Tuesday, 10 February 2026, ACT local time. question closing date and timequestions will be permitted up until 5: 00 pm tuesday, 10 february 2026, act local time.
