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Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services (ACCESS)
Australia has implemented two separate five-year programs: Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) (2012-2017; AUD13.5M) and Disabilities Rights Initiative Cambodia (DRIC) (2014-2018; AUD10.4M). Australia wishes to consolidate these two programs through a new five-year program—Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services (ACCESS), building on the achievements of the past EVAW and DRIC investments and supporting Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) progress on social protection and public financial management (PFM) reform.
This consolidation is expected to meet ongoing needs for service delivery, provide activity management efficiencies, facilitate intersectionality between the two sectors, and provide value for money.
The overall goal of ACCESS is to improve sustainability of quality, inclusive services for people with a disability and women affected by Gender-Based Violence (GBV). ACCESS will pursue two outcomes: 1)- Improved budget processes supporting services for persons with disabilities and for women affected by GBV; and 2) - Increased accessibility of quality services for persons with disabilities and for women affected by GBV.
The ACCESS program will be an AUD 15 million investment, commencing mid-2018 through to 30 June 2021, with the possibility to extend for a further two years. The program will provide technical assistance, and fund activities.
Mandatory Minimum Form and Content Requirements
The mandatory minimum form and content requirements are:
(a) Tenders must be written in English and all measurements must be expressed in Australian legal units of measurement;
(b) Tenders must contain substantially completed Tender Schedules 1 – 4 in accordance with the instructions in Part 1 of the RFT.
Mandatory Conditions for Participation
The mandatory conditions for Tenderer participation in this RFT are:
(a) The Tenderer and any subcontractors proposed must not be named as not complying with the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012(Cth) (‘WGE Act’).
(b) For the purposes of the WGE Act, the Tenderer must identify whether it is a Relevant Employer under the WGE Act and if it is the Tenderer must provide DFAT with a copy of its current letter of compliance with the WGE Act.
(c) Tenderers must acknowledge and agree to contract as a single legal entity in accordance with the requirement at Clause 3 (Threshold Conditions)in this Part 2 of the RFT.
(d) the Tenderer (and any of its proposed subcontractors) must not be subject to an adverse Court or Tribunal decision or Order (not including decisions under appeal) for a breach of workplace relations law, work health and safety law, or workers’ compensation law, or if the Tenderer is so subject, that the Tenderer has fully complied, or is fully complying with the Court or Tribunal decision or Order.
(e) The Tenderer (and any of its proposed subcontractors) must not be listed on the World Bank List or a Relevant List or be the subject of an informal investigation or temporary suspension which could lead to the Tenderer becoming so listed. A Tenderer must immediately notify DFAT if it becomes listed, investigated or suspended by the World Bank or any development donor prior to the award of contract.
Subject to Clause 12 (Non-Conformity - Unintentional Errors of Form) in this Part 2, any failure by a Tenderer to meet the mandatory requirements of the RFT may result in that Tender being excluded from further evaluation.
2018-2021