Government purchasing policy requires that agencies publish open
business opportunities, and gazette all contracts and standing
offers with a value of $2,000 or more, in the Commonwealth Purchasing
and Disposals Gazette. Details can be accessed at <www.contracts.gov.au>.
The following tables list only those consultancies engaged for
$10,000 or more.
In these tables, unless otherwise indicated, the reason for engaging
the consultancy service was a requirement for specialist expertise
not available within the department.
The symbols PT, ST and DE stand for public tender, selective tender
and direct engagement respectively. The symbol AMR means the consultancy
also appears in Appendix 3 - Advertising and Market Research.
Table 14 Policy advice and
coordination and support services for government operations
|
|
Nature and purpose
of consultancy |
Contract price |
Selection process
and remarks |
| OUTPUT GROUP
2: Social Policy Group |
| Output 2.1 Social
Policy |
| Open Mind Research Group |
To undertake qualitative research
into work and family issues |
$110,000 |
ST |
| Output 2.2 Women’s
Policy |
| Women’s Health Australia - University
of Newcastle |
To provide a report and presentation
on the analysis of survey data from the Australian Longitudinal
Study on Women’s Health |
$170,672 |
DE - sole provider |
| Solution 6 IS Pty Ltd |
To design, build and test the women’s
internet portal |
$250,880 |
PT |
| Access Online Pty Ltd T/A Access Training
Centre |
To provide accessibility and usability
testing for the women’s data warehouse |
$19,810 |
ST |
| Dr Wendy Gunthorpe |
As the first of four fellowship
recipients, engaged to analyse ABS time use data from a
gender perspective |
$55,000 |
PT |
| Minter Ellison Consulting |
To undertake an independent review
of Partnerships Against Domestic Violence (PADV) |
$30,510 |
ST |
| NATSEM |
To undertake a study of effective
marginal tax rates potentially affecting work and family |
$25,850 |
DE - sole provider |
| Elliott and Shanahan Research Pty Ltd |
To develop and implement research
activities relating to the National Initiative to Combat
Sexual Assault |
$267,850 |
ST |
| Reamont Pty Ltd |
To undertake a number of media based
and online projects to gain an understanding of sexual assault
issues for young women and men |
$1,424,500 |
DE - specialist knowledge |
| VIBE Australia Pty Ltd |
To undertake a number of media based
and online projects to gain an understanding of sexual assault
issues for young indigenous women and men |
$425,480 |
DE - specialist knowledge |
| Roar Creative |
To design, print and deliver the
Focus on Women publication |
$21,000 |
ST |
| Australian Institute of Family Studies |
To establish an Australian centre
for the study of sexual assault |
$1,318,020 |
DE - sole provider |
| Space-Time Research Pty Ltd |
To provide ongoing maintenance and
development of the women’s data warehouse |
$50,000 |
DE - extension of existing
contract |
| Green Words and Images Pty Ltd |
To design and print Australian WomenSpeak
2003 conference publications |
$21,526 |
ST |
| Spherion Technology Solutions Pty Ltd |
To provide ongoing maintenance and
training for the AppointWomen database |
$12,000 |
DE - specialist knowledge
- creator of the database |
| Lorraine Wheeler and Associates |
To provide training and mentoring
activities for national secretariats |
$34,595 |
ST |
| WESNET (Women’s Services Network Inc) |
To provide accommodation and outreach
options for women affected by domestic violence |
$131,989 |
PT |
| Roar Creative |
To design and print a publication
titled Women in Trade |
$16,575 |
PT |
| Office Productivity Centre Pty Ltd |
To redevelop the PADV website |
$11,242 |
DE - department’s contractor
for website services |
| Swell Graphic Design Group |
To produce a capacity building information
kit for non-government organisations |
$23,800 |
PT |
| Office Productivity Centre Pty Ltd |
To develop a customised front-end
web interface for the AppointWomen database |
$13,563 |
DE - department’s contractor
for website services |
| Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
To provide health data for the women’s
data warehouse |
$65,793 |
DE - exclusive custodians
of the data |
| Australian Federal Police |
As the second of four fellowship
recipients, engaged to analyse ABS time use data from a
gender perspective |
$55,000 |
PT |
| Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) |
To provide ABS data and services
for the Women in Australia 2003 edition |
$41,540 |
DE - sole provider of the
data and services |
| Swell Design Group |
To develop and design the branding
of promotional material for the women’s internet portal |
$48,000 |
PT |
| Quay Connection |
To provide public relations services
for the Breaking Point National Business Conference and
related events |
$33,286 |
ST |
| Fastrack Pty Ltd |
To provide enhancements to the AppointWomen
database to allow online registration |
$17,248 |
DE - specialist knowledge
- creator of the database |
| Kandream Digital Studios |
To provide concept and design services
for the Centenary of Women’s Suffrage in Australia
publications |
$55,812 |
PT |
| Roar Creative |
To provide design and layout concepts
for two research monographs |
$31,803 |
PT |
| OUTPUT GROUP
4: Government and Corporate Group |
| Output 4.2 Machinery
of Government |
| Effective People |
To provide professional services related to
the selection of recipients of the Centenary Medal |
$10,321 |
DE - previously undertook similar work
for the department |
| Office Productivity Centre Pty Ltd |
To produce a CD‑ROM for software management
of the nominations for Australian honours |
$24,500 |
DE - previously undertook similar work
for the department |
| Morrison and Wall |
To produce a promotional CD‑ROM on the
Australian Honours Network |
$18,595 |
DE - previously undertook similar work
for the department |
| Worthington Di Marzio |
See details in Appendix 3 - Advertising
and Market Research |
$444,447 |
ST AMR |
| Cultural Partners |
See details in Appendix 3 - Advertising
and Market Research |
$1,512,653 |
ST AMR |
| Brown Melhuish Fishlock Pty Ltd |
See details in Appendix 3 - Advertising
and Market Research |
$1,981,229 |
ST AMR |
| Output 4.3 Government
Communications |
| Phillips Fox Lawyers |
To provide probity audit services
for the master media agency tender process |
$22,600 |
ST |
| Conference Coordinators Pty Ltd |
To provide services related to the
organisation of seminars/forums |
$20,000 |
ST |
| Output 4.4 Support
to Official Establishments |
| Mary Durack Interior Designs |
To prepare interior designs for
the refurbishment of reception rooms |
$30,000 |
DE - recognised and prominent expertise
in the area (a)(b) |
| Output 4.6 Ceremonial
and Hospitality |
| Naidu Consulting Services |
To provide consultancy services
for the provision of government gifts for official presentation,
and to provide evaluation support |
$16,550 |
DE - previously undertook closely related
work for the department |
(a) This contract included an hourly rate for
the duration of the project; the figure given is the estimated
total project cost.
(b) This contract was signed by the consultant
on 20 June 2002, was received in the department on 24 June 2002,
and was inadvertently not listed in Appendix 4 of the 2001-02
annual report. All expenditure was incurred in 2002-03.
