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Consultants
In line with the Australian Government Procurement Guidelines, Chief Executive Instructions and government policies, we engage consultants and contractors based on:
- value for money
- open and effective competition, and
- accountability and reporting.
Typically, consultants are engaged to:
- investigate or diagnose a defined issue or problem
- carry out defined research, reviews or evaluations
- provide independent advice, or
- provide information or creative solutions to help us manage our decision-making.
The most common reasons for engagement of consultancy services are:
- unavailability of specialist in-house resources in the short timeframe allowed
- the need for an independent review, and
- specialist skills and knowledge not available in-house.
Consultancies list
Table 9 shows expenditure on new and existing consultancy contracts in 2006-07.
| A | New contracts during period | 11 |
| B | Total expenditure on new contracts (GST-inclusive) | 96,827 |
| C | Number of ongoing (that is, pre-existing) contracts active during the period | 1 |
| D | Total expenditure on ongoing contracts during the period (GST-inclusive) | 19,355 |
A list of consultancy services of $10,000 or greater, let between 1 July
2006
and 30 June 2007, is available on the ASADA website www.asada.gov.au.
Information on expenditure on contracts and consultancies is also available
on the AusTender website www.tenders.gov.au.
Competitive tendering and contracting
With the move to being governed by the FMA Act, we undertook a review of our tendering procedures in 2006-07.
Our objectives in outsourcing services are to obtain value for money, encourage
innovation, and improve accountability and performance in the service delivery
process,
in line with the Australian Government Procurement Guidelines.
Current contracts with service providers to a value of $100,000 or more are listed below.
| Contractor | Nature of services | Contract Period |
|---|---|---|
| United Services Group | Human resource management services | November 2005 to November 2007 |
| Macquarie Telecom | Data hosting management services | June 2006 to June 2009 |
| Quantum Multimedia Communications | Provision of call centre services | January 2007 to January 2010 |
Auditor-General access
ASADA has not entered into any contracts that exclude the Auditor-General from having access to its contractors.
Exempt contracts
There are no current contracts or standing offers that have been exempted from being published in AusTender on the basis that they would disclose exempt matters under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Advertising and market research
The following information is provided in accordance with section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
ASADA did not make any payments to the value of $10,300 or more to advertising agencies, market research organisations, polling organisations, direct mail organisations or media advertising organisations during the 2006-2007 financial year.