Closed ATM View - FINTravel22-RFT
Travel Management Services for the Australian Government
Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart
The Department of Finance (Finance) is issuing this open Request for Tender (RFT) to seek responses from suitably experienced organisations with the capacity and capability to provide Travel Management Services to the Australian Government.
The Whole of Australian Government (WoAG) Travel Arrangements are coordinated procurements established by Finance to service the diverse travel needs of around 100,000 travellers from approximately 150 Government entities.
Due Diligence Information
All documents for this RFT are provided in this AusTender Approach to Market (ATM) FinTravel22-RFT with the exception of the Due Diligence Information which forms Attachment E to the RFT. In accordance with section 1.2 of the RFT, for security and confidentiality reasons the Due Diligence Information will not be made available to potential tenderers until a correctly completed Tender Registration and Deed Poll Form is correctly completed, executed, scanned and sent via email to: traveltender@finance.gov.au.
Finance will provide access to the Due Diligence Information via a separate invitation only ATM on AusTender to organisations that have submitted the completed Tender Registration and Deed Poll Form to Finance’s satisfaction within two business days after Finance has received these documents.
Industry Briefing
Finance intends to hold the industry briefing in-person in Canberra during the week commencing 28 November 2022. Further details about the industry briefing will be through an addendum on AusTender.
In accordance with Part B – Conditions of Tender paragraph 7.1 in the RFT document:
The Conditions for Participation that apply to this RFT are at the Closing Time, the Tenderer must:
a) be a legal entity recognised under Australian law (noting that for the purposes of this RFT, a partner of a partnership who submits a Tender on behalf of a partnership, where that partnership is in existence at the Closing Time is considered to meet this requirement);
b) not be bankrupt or insolvent;
c) either directly or indirectly, be a Travel Agent accredited under the Australian Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS) administered by the Australian Federation of Travel Agents; and
d) either:
i. hold a Valid and Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record for the Tenderer; or
ii. have a receipt demonstrating that a Statement of Tax Record has been requested from the Australian Taxation Office.
New services commence in May 2023.