Council seeks a qualified provider for after hours ranger services across Swan Hill Rural City Council municipality. Services include responding to urgent animal management incidents, wandering livestock, dog attacks, and animal welfare concerns. Contract term: initial 3 years with option for 2 more years. Offers due 17 November 2026 at 2:00 pm AEDT via VendorPanel. Mandatory requirements include OHS and risk management systems, public liability insurance of $20 million, professional indemnity insurance of $5 million, and workers compensation. Evaluation criteria: price 30%, capability 20%, methodology 20%, customer service 20%, social economic benefit 5%, environmental benefit 5%. No briefing sessions planned. Invoices paid within 30 days. Council provides a ranger vehicle with k9 kube.
Offers must be submitted electronically by 2:00 pm AEDT, 17 November 2026. The contract is expected to commence on 1 February 2027. As stated: request closing time 2. 00 pm aedt, 17 november 2026.
Council will pay invoices within 30 days of receipt or 30 days after completion of the service, whichever is later. As stated: council will pay the amount of each invoice within 30 days of its receipt or 30 days after completion of the service whichever is the later.
The contractor warrants that materials and services are free from defects for 12 months and will rectify any defects at their own cost. As stated: where within 12 months of the completion of the service, any defect arises. . . the contractor shall promptly. . . rectify the defect.
Offers are evaluated based on price (30%), capability and capacity (20%), methodology (20%), customer service and support (20%), social economic benefit (5%), and environmental benefit (5%). As stated: criteria weighting price 30 capability and capacity 20 methodology 20 customer service and support 20 social economic benefit 5 environmental benefit 5.
Suppliers must meet mandatory criteria including OHS and risk management systems, public liability insurance of $20 million, professional indemnity insurance of $5 million, and workers compensation. As stated: public liability insurance: 20 million per occurrenceevent.
Complaints about the invitation must be submitted in writing immediately upon the cause arising. As stated: any complaint about this invitation or the invitation process must be submitted in writing to ***@***. *. * immediately upon the cause of the complaint arising.
Offers may be disqualified for non-compliance, late submission, unauthorised communication, collusive conduct, or failure to meet mandatory requirements. As stated: any failure to comply with the requirements. . . will, in the absolute discretion of the council, entitle the council to disqualify an invitee.