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Consultancy contracts let during 2007–08 of $10,000 or more (inclusive of GST)
The Commission engages consultancy services in circumstances where it requires particular expertise that is not available internally.
| Number of new consultancies let 1st July 2007 to 30th June 2008 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consultant name | Description | Contract price | Selection process(1) | Justification (2) | Start date | End date | Actual expenditure |
| (1) Explanation of selection process terms drawn from the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines (January 2005):
Open Tender: A procurement procedure in which a request for tender is published inviting all businesses that satisfy the conditions for participation to submit tenders. Public tenders are listed on the Australian Government AusTender internet site. Select Tender: A procurement procedure in which the procuring agency selects which potential suppliers are invited to submit tenders. Tenders are invited from a short list of competent suppliers. Direct Sourcing: A form of restricted tendering, available only under certain defined circumstances, with a single potential supplier or suppliers being invited to bid because of their unique expertise and/or their special ability to supply the goods and/or services sought. Panel: An arrangement under which a number of suppliers, usually selected through a single procurement process, may each supply property or services to an agency as specified in the panel arrangements. (2) Justification for decision to use consultancy:
**No fixed price exists for these consultancy agreements, fees will be charged on a daily or hourly basis |
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| Australian Government Actuary | Preparation of age projection data for the APS | 31,000 | Direct Sourcing | B | 25/03/2008 | 30/09/2008 | 0 |
| Cameron Chisholm and Nicol | Architects for Perth | 55,682 | Select Tender | B | 12/09/2007 | 31/12/2008 | 33,102 |
| Centre for Public Management | Investigation of a code of conduct complaint | **See Note | Direct Sourcing | A | 30/06/2008 | 31/03/2009 | 0 |
| Dominic Downie & Associates | Evaluation of the APS employment and capability strategy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees | 31,020 | Panel | A | 31/01/2008 | 8/02/2008 | 31,020 |
| Dominic Downie & Associates | Development of an overarching framework for a series of half day modules for line managers to enhance their people management capabilities. | 15,112 | Panel | A | 30/05/2007 | 30/06/2007 | 15,112 |
| Dominic Downie & Associates | Development of national marketing strategy for PSM | 10,200 | Panel | A | 28/08/2007 | 28/08/2007 | 10,200 |
| I & J Anderson | ICT consultancy services for office fit out at Sydney and Perth | 22,187 | Direct Sourcing | A | 2/08/2007 | 30/03/2008 | 13,507 |
| ITC Group WA | Engineer for Perth | 13,304 | Select Tender | B | 11/09/2007 | 31/12/2008 | 5,720 |
| LECG Limited | Provision of advice to small agencies | 44,000 | Direct Sourcing | B | 6/06/2008 | 30/09/2008 | 0 |
| LECG Limited | Review of APS accountability & performance framework | 60,500 | Direct Sourcing | B | 19/03/2008 | 31/10/2008 | 29,700 |
| Performance First Pty Ltd | Establishing a RTO within the APSC | 103,862 | Direct Sourcing | B | 11/07/2007 | 11/06/2008 | 99,004 |
| Performance First Pty Ltd | Preparation documentation for ACTARC RTO audit | 11,886 | Direct Sourcing | B | 6/06/2008 | 6/06/2008 | 11,886 |
| PSI Consulting Pty Ltd | Provide advice on probity and auditing of procurement processes: Career Development Assessment Centre and E-learning Support Services and Solutions Panel | 17,995 | Select Tender | B | 3/03/2008 | 30/06/2008 | 9,070 |
| Total contracts 13 | Total | 416,748 | 258,321 | ||||
