• Table of contents
• Letter of transmittal
• About this report
• Message from the CEO
• Organisational overview
• Report on performance
• Management and accountability
• Financial information
• ASADA Advisory Group
• Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel
• Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee
• Appendixes
• Abbreviations
• Glossary
• Compliance Index
• Tables
• Figures

Engagement of consultants and contractors

Consultants

Our policies on the selection and engagement of consultants are in accordance with the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines.

The most common reasons for engaging consultancy services were:

• unavailability of specialist in-house resources in the timeframe
• the need for an independent review
• specialist skills and knowledge not available in-house.

During 2010–11, four new consultancy contracts were entered into involving total actual expenditure of $387,779. In addition, four ongoing consultancy contracts were active during the 2010–11 financial year, involving total expenditure of $162,007.

Table 12: Expenditure on new and existing consultancy contracts 2010–11

A	New contracts during the period	4
B	Total expenditure on new consultancy contracts (GST-inclusive)	$387,779
C	Number of ongoing (that is, pre-existing) consultancy contracts active during the period	4
D	Total expenditure on ongoing consultancy contracts during the period (GST-inclusive)	$162,007

 

Table 13: Consultancy services let during 2010–11 of $10,000 or more

Consultant name	Description	Contract price	Selection process (1)	Justification (2)
Saltbush Consulting Pty Ltd	Update of ASADA threat and risk assessment	$19,800	Direct source	B
Orima Research Pty Ltd	2011 stakeholder research	$11,865	Direct source	B
Bullseye Graphics Pty Ltd	Digital marketing priorities	$21,261	Select Tender	B
Crystal Approach Pty Ltd	Eugene redevelopment project	$478,361	Open tender	B
Total		$531,287

(1) Explanation of selection process terms drawn from the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines (December 2008)

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 generally sought from 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 (this includes tenders submitted through Multi-Use lists). This procurement process may only be used under certain defined circumstances.

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, initially selected through an open tender process, may each supply property or services to an agency as specified in the panel arrangements. Quotes are sought from suppliers that have pre-qualified on the agency panels to supply to the government. This category includes standing offers and supplier panels where the supply of goods and services may be provided for a pre-determined length of time, usually at a pre-arranged price.

(2) Key for 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.

A list of consultancy services valued at $10,000 or more (let in 2010) is available on our website at
www.asada.gov.au.

Annual reports contain information about actual expenditure on contracts for consultancies. Information on the value of contracts and consultancies is available on the AusTender website www.tenders.gov.au.

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Competitive tendering and contracting

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 Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines.

Auditor-General access

ASADA has not entered into any contracts that exclude the Auditor-General from having access to our contractors.

Exempt contracts

There are no current contracts or standing offers that have been exempted from publication in AusTender on the basis that they would disclose exempt matters under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

 

 

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