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Medical and Health Advisory Services Panel
DVA is seeking to select and enter into an agreement with suitable service providers for the provision of the Medical and Health Advisory Services (MHAS) Panel.
The aim of the MHAS Panel is to provide DVA with timely, high quality independent professional advisory services on a range of activities and medical issues consistent with best practice in the relevant industry or profession.
The areas of expertise that DVA wishes to contract under the proposed panel arrangements are:
A. Alcohol and other drugs
B. Audiology
C. Chiropractic
D. Community Nursing
E. Dental
F. Dietetics
G. Epidemiology
H. Exercise Physiology
I. Medical
J. Occupational Therapy
K. Optometry
L. Pharmacy
M. Physiotherapy
N. Podiatry
O. Psychiatric
P. Psychology
Q. Rehabilitation Counselling
R. Social Worker
S. Speech Pathology
There are five (5) conditions for participation that a tenderer must satisfy to participate in this tender process:
1. The tenderer must be a non-individual legal entity, such as a company, trust, partnership, or association at the time an agreement is signed with the successful tenderer.
2. Each of the specified personnel nominated by the tenderer to provide the services must have at least five years of current, relevant experience in the area of expertise.
3. Each of the specified personnel nominated by the tenderer to provide the services must be currently registered to practice under the relevant Australian State or Territory law, as applicable. Except for specified personnel whose areas of expertise do not require current registration to practice. Specified personnel whose areas of expertise do not require current registration to practice are to provide documentary evidence of their ability to practice.
4. Each of the specified personnel nominated by the tenderer to provide the services must be a current member of, and accredited (where applicable) under the rules of a relevant Australian professional association.
5. Each of the specified personnel nominated by the tenderer to provide the services must be currently registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), except for professions not covered.
2 year period with an option to extend up to a total of 24 months