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Closed ATM View - RFT 05/1011

Request For Tender (RFT) for the provision of media liaison and issues management services for a period of up to five (5) years from date of acceptance

Contact Details

Head Office of Parliamentary & Stragetic Support

Phone:
02 6232 8579

Email Address:
media.RFT@tga.gov.au

ATM ID:

RFT 05/1011

Agency:

Therapeutic Goods Administration

Category:

80141602 - Public relation services

Close Date & Time:

27-May-2011 2:00 pm (ACT Local Time)
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Publish Date:

9-May-2011

Location:

ACT
Canberra

ATM Type:

Request for Tender

Multi Agency Access:

Description:

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking to test the market, in accordance with the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines, for the services of an organisation to provide media management including management of critical issues (Services) across a range of matters for the TGA.

Conditions for Participation:

In compliance with the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines (CPGs), subject to Part A section 3.5, the Commonwealth will exclude a Tender from further consideration if the Commonwealth considers that the tenderer does not comply with the following condition(s):

(a) Capacity to comply with the draft contract conditions from a commercial, financial or technical perspective (Part A Section 4.7).

(b) Inclusion of a signed declaration with their submission that they have not engaged in collusive tendering or received improper assistance in compiling their Tender.

(c) Inclusion of a signed declaration with their submission that they do not have any adverse Court or Tribunal decision for a breach of workplace law, occupational health and safety law, or workers' compensation law in the past two years preceding the date of this RFT

(d) Tenderers must have, or be prepared to obtain if engaged, the following levels of insurance and indemnity coverage in place for this project assignment (refer attached contract clauses referring to insurance and indemnity):

Workers Compensation to an amount required by law,
$20,000,000 Public Liability, and
$2,000,000 Professional Indemnity.

Timeframe for Delivery:

The contract will be for an initial period of two (2) years with options to extend for further periods of up to a total of five (5) years. Any offer of an extension will be subject to the TGA conducting a full review of the Services and value for money being offered.

The release of this Request for Tender was included in the Department of Health and Ageing's Annual Procurement Plan. All stakeholders were advised on 6 April 2011 that this RFT would be released in the fourth quarter of FY 2010-2011.

The expected timetable for completion of this tender activity is:

Activity	Date
Issue of Request for Tender	9 May 2011
Tender Closes	27 May 2011
Evaluation of Tenders	30 May – 3 June 2011
Contract negotiation/agreement	13 – 30 June 2011
Contract Awarded	No later than 1 July 2011
Contract Commences	1 July 2011

Address for Lodgement:

Tender Box

RFT 05/1011

Therapeutic Goods Administration

136 Narrabundah Lane

SYMONSTON ACT 2609

Contact Details

Head Office of Parliamentary & Stragetic Support

Phone: 02 6232 8579

Email Address: media.RFT@tga.gov.au