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DIMIA Annual Report 2004-05

Appendix 12-Consultancies

Consultancy services let during 2004-05, of $10 000 or more

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* The meaning of 'Selection Process' and 'Justification' in the above table is further explained below:

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.

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

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

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 arrangement.
Justification for decision to use consultancy:
1. Involves specialist professional knowledge and/or expertise that may not be maintained in-house
2. Involves development of an intellectual output-example research, evaluation, advice and recommendations-to assist with agency decision
3. Involves a one-off task, a set of tasks or irregular tasks (making employment of permanent staff impractical or undesirable).