All procurement processes in place within the Directorate are required to comply with the procurement legislative framework including the Government Procurement Act 2001, Government Procurement Regulation 2007 and subordinate guidelines and circulars. Confirmation of the procurement selection and management processes is authorised by the appropriate Delegate within the Directorate.
Under whole of government procurement arrangements, Shared Services Procurement continued to provide advice and support in relation to procurement and contract management issues and undertook higher value procurement activities on behalf of the Directorate.
The Directorate continued to be responsible for the management of contracts. Where obligations were not met, including responsibility to comply with employment and industrial relations conditions, the contractor was required to rectify the non compliance immediately to avoid cancellation of the contract.
Directorate central office expenditure included the acquisition of expert advice regarding curriculum, national assessment testing and other education related matters, human resource issues and capital works activities.
Contract information for schools related mainly to cleaning and grounds maintenance. All contracts were organised through Shared Services Procurement.
Table F5.1: Central office contracts greater than $25,000 or smaller contracts held by one contractor that total more than $25,000 (GST exclusive) in 2013-14
Contractor | Purpose | Branch/Section | Date contract let | Type of contract | 2013-14 expenditure $ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NSW Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards | National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy Testing 2014 | Planning and Performance | 22-May-14 | Service agreement | 648,024 |
Creating Tomorrow | Providers of change management professional development and training service for 15 Directorate managers/leaders | School Performance | 26-Feb-14 | Single selecta | 28,125 |
ACIL Allen Consulting Pty Ltd | Undertake a comprehensive study of the ACT's education and care workforce, working towards meeting the new qualification requirements under the National Quality Framework. | Governance and Assurance | 23-Sep-13 | Open tender - Request for quotation | 123,291 |
Quality Learning Australia | Provide services as lead validators for the ACT validation process | School Performance | 08-Jun-12 | Open tender | 116,727 |
John McCarthy Consulting | Policy advice | School Performance | 25-Jul-13 & 27-Mar-14 | Single selectb | 35,000 |
Victoria University | Applied research on school funding in the ACT | School Performance | 20-May-14 | Single selectb | 90,210 |
Alyssa Ashley Buchardt | Forecasting of Industry Needs and Entitlement (FINE) phase 1 | Training and Tertiary Education | 03-Dec-12 & 16-Aug-13 | Single selectc | 32,810 |
AMR Advisory | Better Linkages Database Development, Skills Reform database enhancement & Forecasting of Industry Needs and Entitlement (FINE) phase 2 | Training and Tertiary Education |
15-May-13, 6-May-13 & 15-Aug-13 | Single selectc | 47,523 |
Ernst and Young | ACT Quality Framework | Training and Tertiary Education | 04-Apr-14 | Open tender | 68,750 |
Millpost Technologies | AVETARS Project manager | Training and Tertiary Education | 26-Aug-13 | Single selectc | 37,455 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Audit scantions methodology | Training and Tertiary Education | 26-Nov-13 | Single selectc | 46,550 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | ACT Qualification Pricing Review | Training and Tertiary Education | 25-Feb-14 | Open tender | 88,569 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | FINE conceptual framework validation | Training and Tertiary Education | 30-Oct-13 | Open tender | 69,408 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Forecasting of Industry Needs and Entitlement (FINE) phase 2 |
Training and Tertiary Education | 30-Oct-13 | Open tender | 224,559 |
Gasten Pty Ltd | Forecasting of Industry Needs and Entitlement (FINE) phase 2 | Training and Tertiary Education | 18-Dec-13 | Open tender | 25,410 |
Gasten Pty Ltd | Skills Needs List model advice | Training and Tertiary Education | 07-Jul-13 | Single selectc | 25,000 |
Australian Council for Educational Research | Provision of the ACT Scaling Test | ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies | 15-Dec-10 | Open tender | 558,699 |
MXA Consulting | Review of the Special Needs Transport Program | Student Engagement | 19-Mar-14 | Open tender | 39,600 |
Oakton Services P/L | Further development of business requirements and market research for Schools Administration System Project | Information and Knowledge Services | 29-Apr-14 | Whole of government internal audit panel | 52,056 |
Dragonfly Consulting | Implementation of Professional Standards | Teacher Quality Institute | Jul-13 | Single selectd | 27,680 |
Wilson Parking | Public schools security patrols | Infrastructure and Capital Works | 01-Jul-11 | Open tender | 251,272 |
SNP Security | Public schools security patrols | Infrastructure and Capital Works | 01-Jul-11 | Open tender | 180,386 |
Noetic Solutions | Develop a detailed empowerment implementation plan | Deputy Director- General's Office | 23-Oct-13 | Single selecte | 27,650 |
Noetic Solutions | Progress implementation of empowerment across public schools. | Office for Schools | Apr-13 | Single selectf | 46,550 |
Anglicare Canberra and Goulburn | Youth Education Program | Student Wellbeing / Student Engagement | 30-Nov-11 | Single selectg | 160,998 |
Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT Incorporated | Provision of sexual health services for students with a disability in public schools | Disability Education/ Student Engagement | 01-Jan-11 | Open tender | 150,000 |
House with No Steps | Work experience and social placement for students with a disability in years 9 and 10 in public schools | Disability Education/ Student Engagement | 01-Jan-11 | Open tender | 163,636 |
The Shepherd Centre | Provision of therapy services for students with a disability in ACT public schools | Disability Education/ Student Engagement | 01-Jan-11 | Open tender | 163,636 |
The Shepherd Centre | Provision of therapy services for students with a disability in ACT public schools | Disability Education/ Student Engagement | 01-Jan-11 | Open tender | 163,636 |
ACT Property Group | Building rent, parking and operating costs for 220 Northbourne Avenue | Property Management & Maintenance/ Infrastructure and Capital Works | Jun-07 | Lease agreement | 1,390,208 |
The Social Research Centre | School Leaver Survey | Performance and Systems | 13-Mar-12 | Select tender | 71,420 |
Knowquestion | Intranet review | Media and Communications | 04-Dec-13 | Open tender | 35,200 |
Randstad Pty Limited | Review of Internet | Media and Communications | 19-Nov-12 | Open tender | 32,009 |
Randstad Pty Limited | Review of Internet | Media and Communications | 19-Nov-12 | Open tender | 32,009 |
Axiom Associates | Internal audits | Audit and Assurance/ Governance and Assurance | 02-Oct-13 | Whole of government internal audit panel | 43,400 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Internal audits | Audit and Assurance/ Governance and Assurance | 27-Sep-13 | Whole of government internal audit panel | 26,114 |
ARACY Pty Ltd - Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth | Project establishment for Progressing Parent Engagement Project | Early Childhood Education/ Learning and Teaching | 27-Apr-14 | Single selectb | 74,800 |
Volunteering ACT Inc | SPICE - Student Participating in Community Enterprise | Transitions and Careers/ Student Engagement | 2008 | Open tender | 106,500 |
SQUIZ - Supported Open Source Solutions | Support pack Career and Transitions (CAT) database | Transitions and Careers/ Student Engagement | 19-Jun-13 | Shared Services IT Panel | 100,000 |
SQUIZ - Supported Open Source Solutions | Completion of CAT database | Transitions and Careers/ Student Engagement | 19-Jun-13 | Shared Services IT Panel | 204,660 |
Australian Council for Educational Research | Greater Teachers by Design Project | Learning and Teaching | 22-Jun-14 | Open tender | 25,581 |
Colliers International | Revaluation of Directorate land and building assets | Strategic Finance | 14-Mar-14 | Whole of government valuation services panel | 140,000 |
Universal Express Group | Directorate courier service | Property Management & Maintenance/ Infrastructure Capital Works | 29-Jun-11 | Open tender | 133,604 |
Phillips Cleaning Services Pty Ltd | Central office cleaning contract at the Hedley Beare Centre for Teaching and Learning | Property Management & Maintenance/ Infrastructure Capital Works | 22-Apr-10 & 2-Apr-14 | Cleaning Contract Panel | 121,481 |
National Cleaning Services Australia | Central office cleaning contract at the Lyons Education Centre | Property Management & Maintenance/ Infrastructure Capital Works | Contract commenced in 2006. Cleaning arrangements are on a monthly basis since the contract expired in 2009 | Select tender | 30,295 |
Shared Services, Record Services | Provision of mail room services and external postage charges for the Directorate | Property Management & Maintenance/Infrastructure Capital Works | Ongoing arrangement between Record Services and ETD. | Service level agreement | 29,765 |
Davidson and Trahaire Corpsych | Employee Assistance Program | People and Performance | 29-Feb-12 | Open tender | 111,435 |
Notes:
a. The contractor had already trained Directorate staff using this model in the previous year meaning consistency/sustainability, as well as the contractor being recommended via AITSL, as well as having a proven record via her significant change to education in the UK.
b. Contractor has specific expertise.
c. Contractor has specialist knowledge and experience.
d. Contractor has specific and unique expertise relating to the needs of Teacher Quality Institute.
e. Contractor has a specialised knowledge of the history and processes developed by the Directorate in implementing empowered business practices.
f. Contractor was engaged off whole of government panel arrangement for the Expenditure and Evaluation Committee.
g. This contract was originally held with the Community and Services Directorate, and was handed over to Education and Training
h. Directorate as part of Administrative Arrangement Orders in November 2012.
Table F5.2: Contracts held in individual public schools exceeding $25,000 or smaller contracts held by one contractor that totalled more than $25,000 (GST exclusive) in 2013-14
Cleaning Contracts
24/7 Facilities Management
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Evatt Primary | 1-Sep-11 | 67,824 |
Total 67,824 |
Abdos Cleaning Contractor
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Fadden Primary | 1-Jun-11 | 64,978 |
Wanniassa Hills Primary | 2-Apr-12 | 74,861 |
Total 139,839 |
ACT Commercial Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Bonython Primary | 5-Mar-12 | 66,011 |
Franklin Early Childhood | 1-Feb-13 | 66,612 |
Latham Primary | 23-Jan-12 | 75,913 |
Lyneham Primary | 3-Sep-12 | 105,861 |
Total 314,397 |
Alpha Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Red Hill | 14-Nov-11 | 116,086 |
Total 116,086 |
Celeski Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Isabella Plains Early Childhood | 1-Sep-11 | 46,778 |
Lyons Early Childhood | 5-Mar-12 | 46,658 |
Total 93,436 |
City and Town Civil Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Charnwood Dunlop | 1-Apr-09 | 81,475 |
Total 81,475 |
Dynuse Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Arawang Primary | 16-Apr-12 | 92,544 |
Campbell Primary | 1-Sep-11 | 77,198 |
Forrest Primary | 31-Oct-11 | 90,006 |
Hughes Primary | 1-Feb-14 | 83,358 |
Total 343,106 |
Faraj Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Aranda Primary | 1-Sep-11 | 79,500 |
UC High Kaleen | 1-Jun-11 | 93,819 |
Total 173,319 |
Freds Express Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Ainslie | 19-Dec-11 | 88,349 |
Gowrie Primary | 19-Dec-11 | 64,411 |
Malkara | 5-Dec-11 | 68,327 |
Richardson Primary | 1-Feb-12 | 46,320 |
The Woden School | 1-Jun-11 | 58,877 |
Total 326,284 |
GJK Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Chapman Primary | 1-Jun-11 | 81,464 |
Curtin Primary | 7-May-12 | 89,161 |
Duffy Primary | 1-Jun-11 | 48,717 |
Gold Creek | 30-Jan-12 | 236,418 |
Mount Rogers Primary | 5-Mar-12 | 93,583 |
Mount Stromlo High | 1-Jun-11 | 72,427 |
Total 621,770 |
Lingard Cleaners
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Jervis Bay | 31-May-12 | 22,563 |
Total 22,563 |
M&V Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Garran Primary | 1-Jun-11 | 96,181 |
Torrens Primary | 1-Apr-12 | 69,712 |
Total 165,893 |
Menzies Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Black Mountain | 1-Jun-11 | 74,880 |
Cranleigh | 1-Jun-11 | 60,370 |
Turner | 1-Jun-11 | 107,535 |
UC College Lake Ginninderra | 7-Nov-11 | 137,218 |
Total 380,003 |
Mirrors Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Farrer Primary | 31-Oct-11 | 74,563 |
Kingsford Smith | 1-Feb-14 | 180,897 |
Macquarie Primary | 1-Oct-09 | 74,532 |
Mawson Primary | 1-Sep-11 | 56,738 |
Ngunnawal Primary | 1-Oct-13 | 107,424 |
Weetangera Primary | 1-Sep-11 | 83,848 |
Total 578,002 |
National Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
The Canberra College | 1-Sep-11 | 182,472 |
Total 182,472 |
Phillips Cleaning Service
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Alfred Deakin High | 19-Dec-11 | 171,712 |
Neville Bonner Primary | 1-Feb-13 | 79,495 |
Calwell High | 20-Aug-12 | 147,186 |
Gungahlin College | 1-Dec-11 | 212,241 |
Harrison | 1-Jun-11 | 236,074 |
Lake Tuggeranong College | 14-Nov-11 | 172,079 |
Lyneham High | 19-Dec-11 | 203,755 |
Melba Copland Secondary | 1-Feb-14 | 240,866 |
Telopea Park | 28-Apr-14 | 47,603 |
Total 1,511,011 |
Riteway Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Palmerston District Primary | 19-Dec-11 | 94,244 |
Total 94,244 |
Rose Cleaning Group
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Charles Conder Primary | 1-Feb-12 | 100,902 |
Gordon Primary | 1-Jun-11 | 106,994 |
Monash Primary | 29-Aug-11 | 93,244 |
Total 301,140 |
Rose Cleaning Services
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Caroline Chisholm High | 1-Jun-11 | 188,928 |
Dickson College | 1-Jul-11 | 98,744 |
Erindale College | 1-Feb-14 | 133,485 |
Melrose High | 5-Jun-13 | 187,152 |
Namadgi | 5-Dec-11 | 229,973 |
Narrabundah College | 7-Nov-11 | 188,818 |
Total 1,027,100 |
S&M Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Giralang Primary | 28-Jan-14 | 25,734 |
Macgregor Primary | 1-Jan-12 | 73,787 |
Maribyrnong Primary | 1-Sep-11 | 62,316 |
Southern Cross Early Childhood | 1-Dec-13 | 46,788 |
Total 208,625 |
Salloum Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Florey Primary | 23-Jan-12 | 74,785 |
Yarralumla Primary | 1-Sep-11 | 63,425 |
Total 138,210 |
Stefan Sparks Cleaning
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Calwell Primary | 20-Aug-12 | 70,140 |
Taylor Primary | 3-Feb-14 | 24,534 |
Torrens Primary | 5-Mar-12 | 20,709 |
Total 115,383 |
Storm International
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Theodore Primary | 1-Jun-11 | 67,836 |
Total 67,836 |
Universal Cleaners
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Hawker College | 1-Feb-14 | 140,133 |
Kaleen Primary | 29-Aug-11 | 102,834 |
Total 242,967 |
VIP Cleaners
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Fraser Primary | 17-Oct-11 | 65,503 |
Total 65,503 |
VNT Services Pty Ltd
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Amaroo | 1-Jan-13 | 222,261 |
Belconnen High | 14-Nov-11 | 123,575 |
Campbell High | 1-Jul-11 | 137,854 |
Canberra High | 31-Aug-09 | 173,517 |
O'Connor Cooperative | 1-Jan-12 | 26,183 |
Gilmore Primary | 1-Sep-11 | 54,571 |
Hawker Primary | 14-Nov-11 | 60,828 |
Lanyon High | 5-Dec-11 | 136,172 |
Majura Primary | 1-Jul-09 | 97,483 |
Miles Franklin Primary | 5-Dec-11 | 65,655 |
Narrabundah Early Childhood | 1-Dec-13 | 23,448 |
North Ainslie Primary | 19-Dec-11 | 93,432 |
Wanniassa | 2-Feb-09 | 205,768 |
Total 1,420,747 |
Total Cleaning Contracts: $8,799,234
Maintenance Contracts
Burgess Horticultural
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Narrabundah College | 1-Jan-10 | 16,849 |
Total 16,849 |
Programmed Maintenance Service
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Campbell High | 1-Jan-14 | 15,784 |
Hawker College | 29-Mar-13 | 15,624 |
UC College Lake Ginninderra | 1-Apr-14 | 6,105 |
Total 37,513 |
Total Maintenance Contracts: $54,362
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Dalkia Technical Services
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Erindale College | 1-Jul-11 | 51,904 |
Total 51,904 |
Hydro Pool Maintenance
In the Swim
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Black Mountain | 9-Oct-07 | 24,360 |
Cranleigh | 22-Oct-07 | 21,100 |
Turner | 22-Oct-07 | 20,619 |
Total 66,079 |
Hygiene
Flick Washroom Services
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Black Mountain | 19-Jun-13 | 13,254 |
Cranleigh | 1-Jul-12 | 8,813 |
Macgregor Primary | Monthly | 2,160 |
Malkara | Monthly | 8,424 |
Total 32,651 |
Waste Management
SITA
School | Date contract let | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|
Belconnen High | 17-Jun-10 | 13,200 |
Curtin Primary | 17-Jun-14 | 8,358 |
Gold Creek | 11-Jun-14 | 9,436 |
Gordon Primary | 8,594 | |
Weetangera Primary | 1-Jul-13 | 4,498 |
Amaroo | 19,666 | |
Total 63,752 |
Grand Total in Table F5.2: $9,067,982
Table F5.3: Smaller Works by suppliers in public schools exceeding $25,000 (GST Exclusive) in 2013-14
Electrical Services
Contractor | School | Purpose | Amount($) |
---|---|---|---|
A&K Electrics | The Canberra College | Electrical services | 25,151 |
Network Electrical Solutions | Melrose High | Electrical services | 86,042 |
School Electrical Services | UC High Kaleen | Electrical services | 36,400 |
Twin City Electricals | Wanniassa | Electrical services | 56,646 |
Total 204,239 |
Interior Services
Contractor | School | Purpose | Amount($) |
---|---|---|---|
Cityscape Interiors | Mount Stromlo High | Interior services | 28,410 |
Fitout Factory | Macquarie Primary | Interior services | 30,595 |
Fitout Factory | Melrose High | Interior services | 34,823 |
Infinite Joinery | Canberra High | Interior services | 28,460 |
Total 122,288 |
Maintenance
Contractor | School | Purpose | Amount($) |
---|---|---|---|
ARIS Building Services | Chapman Primary | Maintenance | 26,983 |
J &B Home Maintenance | UC High Kaleen | Maintenance | 40,128 |
MR Building Pty Ltd | Canberra High | Maintenance | 28,681 |
Pauls Vinyl Laying | Melrose High | Maintenance | 39,328 |
Programmed Maintenance Services | Gold Creek | Maintenance | 50,954 |
TFC | Mount Rogers Primary | Maintenance | 30,243 |
total 216,317 |
Plumbing Services
Contractor | School | Purpose | Amount($) |
---|---|---|---|
Don't Panic Plumbing | UC College Lake Ginninderra | Plumbing services | 31,363 |
G&G Plumbing | Ainslie | Plumbing services | 38,324 |
Harry Black Plumbing | Narrabundah College | Plumbing services | 27,606 |
Raiders Plumbing | Melrose High | Plumbing services | 27,245 |
Total 124,538 |
Other Services
Contractor | School | Purpose | Amount($) |
---|---|---|---|
Jane Farrall - Literacy consultants | Malkara | Educational services | 27,330 |
Summers Glass | Wanniassa | Glazing | 25,760 |
PJ Nott | Amaroo | Ground maintenance | 25,320 |
Grand Designs Landscaping | Narrabundah Early Childhood | Landscaping services | 30,580 |
Glendening Painting | UC College Lake Ginninderra | Painting services | 27,840 |
Playground People | Mount Rogers Primary | Playground equipment | 44,673 |
Total 181,503 |
Grand Total in Table F5.3: $848,885
For further information contact:
Director
Strategic Finance
(02) 6205 5338