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THE PROVISION OF ADULT MIGRANT ENGLISH PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES
The Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Quality Assurance Services will monitor and assess contract and financial assurance, quality of program delivery and service provider performance against contractual requirements.
The AMEP is the Australian Government’s longest running and largest settlement program. It provides English language tuition to eligible migrants and humanitarian entrants to help them learn English language and settlement skills to increase their social and economic participation in Australia. The activities are client-centred, evidence-based and inform a cycle of continuous improvement.
The Department seeks to engage a suitably qualified Supplier to design and deliver a Quality Assurance Program for the AMEP in accordance with the AMEP Performance Management Framework.
Note to Tenderers:
Whilst successful Tenderers are not permitted to also deliver services under the AMEP General Services agreement, they are able to submit a Tender Response in relation to all three AMEP procurements. If a Tenderer is deemed a preferred Tenderer under this AMEP Tender (i.e. for the provision of the AMEP Quality Assurance services) and also deemed a preferred Tenderer for the AMEP General Services Tender the Department will liaise with the Tenderer with regard to which service it would prefer to deliver.
Please note that AMEP Quality Assurance Services and AMEP Academy Services are able to be delivered by the same provider where the Department considers that no perceived, potential or actual conflict of interest arises.
Tenderers will be excluded from consideration if they fail to meet the following Conditions for Participation:
a) the Tenderer holds all Valid and Satisfactory Statements of Tax Record required for its entity type; and
b) the Tenderer holds all Valid and Satisfactory Statements of Tax Record required for the entity type of any first tier subcontractor that it proposes, as part of its response, to engage to deliver goods or services as part of a contract resulting from a procurement with an estimated value of $4 million or more (GST inclusive).
Note to Tenderers: Tenderers should apply for a Statement of Tax Record and should ensure that their subcontractors apply for a Statement of Tax Record within sufficient time to meet these conditions for participation.
Depending on their entity type, some Tenderers may need to apply for multiple Statements of Tax Record. Further information about this is available at https://www.ato.gov.au/business/bus/statement-of-tax-record/.
Notes: This clause addresses Parts 6.a.i, 6.a.ii, 6.d, 6.e, 9.a, 13.a.i and 13.a.iv. of the Shadow Economy Procurement Connected Policy.
Initial contract term: Four and a half (4.5) years from Commencement Date.
Option 1: Three (3) years
Option 2: Three (3) years
Electronic lodgement via AusTender at www.tenders.gov.au