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Request for Tender for The Provision of Ancillary Supplies Related to Vaccine Administration
Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart
The proposed panel will establish a pre-negotiated set of terms and pricing enabling the Australian Department of Health to respond dynamically to future vaccine consumables needs and supply conditions.
The term of the proposed panel is three years from the planned commencement date of 30 September 2021 with two options to extend the arrangement by a further 12 months, up to a maximum of 5 years.
The proposed panel will comprise the following categories:
a.Category 1 – Biohazard and sharps disposal products;
b.Category 2 – Diluent;
c.Category 3 – Dilution needles;
d.Category 4 – Filler needles;
e.Category 5 – Hypodermic needles;
f.Category 6 – Miscellaneous vaccine consumables;
g.Category 7 – Syringes (no needle supplied);
h.Category 8 – Syringes with accompanying needles (fixed or as combination with needle and syringe packed separately).
Successful tenderers will enter into a standing offer arrangement with the Department which will be in the form of a Head Agreement. Other Commonwealth or State or Territory Agencies may also participate through a Notice of Inclusion provision within the Head Agreement.
Vaccine Consumables offered by Tenderers must, as a minimum be supported by approval by the TGA for the intended purpose. The Tenderer must provide the ARTG listing identification (ID) for each item with its offer. Alternatively, if the Tenderer’s Vaccine Consumables are subject to a current application for the ARTG registration, the Tenderer must provide evidence of the current application details.
1)The Tenderer must not have had any judicial decisions against it (excluding decisions under appeal) relating to employee entitlements and have not satisfied any resulting order.
2)The Tenderer, its personnel, and any Subcontractors proposed in the Tender must not, at the Closing Time, be listed as terrorists under section 15 of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 (Cth).
3)The Tenderer (and any Subcontractor proposed in its Tender) must not be named in the Consolidated list referred to in Regulation 40 the Charter of United Nations (Dealing with Assets) Regulations 2008 (Cth).
4)The Tenderer either:
(a)holds a Valid and Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record by the Closing Time; or
(b)has a receipt demonstrating that a Statement of Tax Record has been requested from the Australian Taxation Office by the closing time, and holds a Valid and Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record no later than 4 business days from the Closing Time.
[Note to Tenderers: Tenderers should apply for a Statement of Tax Record and should ensure that their Subcontractors apply for a Statement of Tax Record within sufficient time to meet this Condition for Participation.]
Vaccine products may be required for the duration of the initial term of the Panel (three years) or as extended up to a total of five years.