Model Request for Tender - Department of Finance and Deregulation

Agency Banking: Market Testing Toolkit - Model Request for Tender
CONTENTS
1 TENDER BASIS .........................................................................................................................................7
1.1 Interpretation of Terms .....................................................................................................................7
1.2 Inconsistency .....................................................................................................................................7
1.3 Variation of RFT .................................................................................................................................7
2 MATTERS CONCERNING TENDER LODGEMENT.................................................................................7
2.1 Part Tenders .......................................................................................................................................7
2.2 Joint Tenders .....................................................................................................................................7
2.3 Alternative Tenders ...........................................................................................................................7
2.4 Alterations, Erasures or Illegibility ..................................................................................................8
2.5 Copies of Tender................................................................................................................................8
2.6 Lodgement of Tenders ......................................................................................................................8
2.7 Extension of Tender Closing Time .................................................................................9
2.8 Tender Delivery ..................................................................................................................................9
3 MATTERS CONCERNING TENDER RESPONSE....................................................................................9
3.1 Period of Tender ................................................................................................................................9
3.2 Language of Tenders ........................................................................................................................9
3.3 Tender Preparation............................................................................................................................9
3.4 Improper Assistance ......................................................................................................................10
3.5 Statement of Compliance................................................................................................................10
3.6 Tenderer's to Inform Themselves ..................................................................................................10
3.7 Ownership of Tender Documents ..................................................................................................11
4 ASSESSMENT OF TENDERS .................................................................................................................11
4.1 Tender Assessment.........................................................................................................................11
4.2 Negotiations .....................................................................................................................................13
4.3 Debriefing .........................................................................................................................................14
5 MATTERS AFFECTING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT .........................................14
6 MATTERS EFFECTING TENDERED FEES AND PRICE BASIS ..........................................................14
7 AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS..................................................................................15
7.1 Australian and New Zealand Supplies Policy...............................................................................15
7.2 Freedom of Information ..................................................................................................................15
7.3 Affirmative Action............................................................................................................................15
7.4 Australian National Audit Office.....................................................................................................15
7.5 Privacy ..............................................................................................................................................16
ANNEXES
A. Declaration by Tenderer
B. Information to be Supplied by Tenderer
C. Description of Transactions and Accounts
D. Statement of Compliance
E. Tenderer’s Privacy Statement
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