Current ATM View - FIN/PP03/23Phase3
People Panel Professional Contractor Services (Phase 3)
Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart
The Department of Finance is establishing the People Panel Professional Contractor Services (Phase 3) arrangement. The attached Industry Consultation Paper (Attachment A) provides more information about this procurement. The draft Head Agreement for Phase 3 (Attachment B) and the Draft Work Level Standards and Service Categories (Attachment C) are provided to support this industry consultation process.
Interested parties are invited to provide feedback through the digital form accessible in Attachment A no later than 5pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) on Wednesday 29 May 2024.
By participating in this industry consultation process and/or submitting feedback, participants acknowledge and agree to the following conditions:
(a) all information contained in the Industry Consultation Paper, Response to Industry Consultation Paper, or otherwise provided by the Department of Finance (Finance) may not be accurate and may change;
(b) the Industry Consultation Paper and Response to Industry Consultation Paper are designed to reflect and summarise information concerning Finance’s requirements only and are not comprehensive descriptions;
(c) participants should seek their own professional advice as appropriate;
(d) all intellectual property rights in respect of the Industry Consultation Paper, Response to Industry Consultation Paper and any other information provided by Finance are vested in the Commonwealth of Australia (unless Finance indicates otherwise to participants);
(e) all feedback and other information submitted by a participant to Finance becomes the property of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Finance may use, copy, disclose and publish such information for the purposes of the Commonwealth, including for developing or informing the development of the People Panel. However, intellectual property rights in respect of the information contained in any information submitted to Finance will not pass to the Commonwealth simply by virtue of submission of that information;
(f) the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) gives members of the public rights of access to certain documents in the possession of the Commonwealth, its agencies and entities. Participants should obtain, and will be deemed to have obtained, their own advice on the impact of the FOI Act and all other relevant legislation on their participation in this industry consultation process. Participants should take into account the operation of the FOI Act and other legislation before providing confidential or sensitive information to Finance as part of this industry consultation process.
(g) in no circumstances will Finance be responsible for any cost or expense incurred by participants providing feedback on the Industry Consultation Paper, or participating in industry consultation, and any such participation is at participants’ sole cost and expense.
(h) this industry consultation process:
(i) is solely for the purposes of obtaining feedback on the Industry Consultation Paper with the aim of informing any eventual approach to market by Finance; and
(ii) is not a request for tender, and must not be construed, interpreted, or relied upon, whether by expression or implication, as an offer capable of acceptance by any person, or as creating any form of contractual (including a process contract), quasi?contractual, restitutionary or promissory estoppel rights, or rights based upon similar legal or equitable grounds;
(i) Finance and the Commonwealth (in its other capacities) is not liable to any participant as a consequence of any matter relating or incidental to this industry consultation process or a participant’s participation in this industry consultation process;
(j) Finance reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to:
(i) amend or delete the Industry Consultation Paper and Response to Industry Consultation Paper, or the structure, requirements or processes referred to in these documents;
(ii) vary the timing referred to in this industry consultation process;
(iii) cease, suspend or vary this industry consultation process, or any approach to market for the People Panel; or
(iv) provide additional information at any time.
Questions related to the Industry Consultation Paper and Response to Industry Consultation Paper should be directed in writing to: PeoplePanel@finance.gov.au
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Interested parties are invited to provide feedback through the digital form accessible in Attachment A no later than 5pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) on Wednesday 29 May 2024.