Annual Report 2004-05 - The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Agencies subject to the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 are required by the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines to publish on AusTender contracts and standing offers with a value of $10,000 or more. Details can be accessed at www.contracts.gov.au.

The following tables list only those consultancies engaged for $10,000 or more during 2004–05.

Table 13 Contracts let for policy advice and coordination and support services for government operations
	Consultant	Description	Contract price	Selection process ^a	Justification^b
OUTPUT GROUP 2: Social policy advice and coordination
Output 2.1—Social policy	Griffith University	To provide advice to government on a range of issues relating to welfare reform for Australian people of working age.	$30,000	DS	B
OUTPUT GROUP 4: Support services for government operations
Output 4.3—Machinery of government	Bearcage Productions	To produce an audiovisual presentation of the Australian National Anthem.	$29,168	ST	B
Output 4.4—Government communications	P3 Pty Ltd	To provide industry benchmarking on the production of advertising.	$150,000 (estimated)	ST	B
Output 4.4—Government communications	Corporate Diagnostics	To conduct customer satisfaction research in relation to master media agencies (also reported on in Appendix 3 as it relates to advertising and market research).	$45,360	ST	C

a Explanation of selection process terms:

Select Tender (ST): A procurement procedure in which the procuring agency selects which potential suppliers are invited to submit tenders in accordance with the mandatory procurement procedures.

Direct Sourcing (DS): A procurement process, available only under certain defined circumstances, in which an agency may contact a single potential supplier or suppliers of its choice and for which conditions for direct sourcing apply under the mandatory procurement procedures.

Panel (P): 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.

b Justification for decision to use consultancy:

A skills currently unavailable within agency
B need for specialised or professional skills
C need for independent research or assessment

Table 14 Contracts let for support services for the department
Consultant	Purpose	Contract price	Selection process ^a	Justification ^b
Australian Government Solicitors	To provide legal services.	$33,000	DS	B
Blake Dawson Waldron	To provide legal services.	$50,000	DS	B
WJ Blick	To review records of the royal commission on intelligence and security.	$32,687	DS	B
Clientwise	To undertake an information technology client survey.	$13,750	DS	C
Phillips Fox	To provide legal services.	$11,000	ST	B

a Explanation of selection process terms:

Select Tender (ST): A procurement procedure in which the procuring agency selects which potential suppliers are invited to submit tenders in accordance with the mandatory procurement procedures.

b Justification for decision to use consultancy:

A skills currently unavailable within agency
B need for specialised or professional skills
C need for independent research or assessment

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Appendix 4—Consultancy services

Appendix 4—Consultancy services