❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the contract awarded to Huntly Consulting Group by the Defence Industry Skills Task Force. The question seeks details on the contract's value, terms, tender process, assessment criteria, and personnel involved in the awarding of the contract.
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DEFENCE INDUSTRY SKILLS TASK FORCE - HUNTLY CONSULTING GROUP
I refer to the minister’s joint press release with the Premier of 3 February this year regarding the establishment of the Defence Industry Skills Task Force and to the subsequent commissioning of the Huntly Consulting Group to conduct a skills audit of the industry. (1) What was the value of the contract awarded to the Huntly Consulting Group for this work? (2) What were the terms of the contract? (3) Was there a public tender process for the contract, how many submissions were received and were these submissions public? (4) What were the assessment criteria for the awarding of the contract? (5) Who from the task force was involved in the evaluation and awarding of the contract? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
I refer to the minister’s joint press release with the Premier of 3 February this year regarding the establishment of the Defence Industry Skills Task Force and to the subsequent commissioning of the Huntly Consulting Group to conduct a skills audit of the industry. (1) What was the value of the contract awarded to the Huntly Consulting Group for this work? (2) What were the terms of the contract? (3) Was there a public tender process for the contract, how many submissions were received and were these submissions public? (4) What were the assessment criteria for the awarding of the contract? (5) Who from the task force was involved in the evaluation and awarding of the contract? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(1) What was the value of the contract awarded to the Huntly Consulting Group for this work? (2) What were the terms of the contract? (3) Was there a public tender process for the contract, how many submissions were received and were these submissions public? (4) What were the assessment criteria for the awarding of the contract? (5) Who from the task force was involved in the evaluation and awarding of the contract? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(2) What were the terms of the contract? (3) Was there a public tender process for the contract, how many submissions were received and were these submissions public? (4) What were the assessment criteria for the awarding of the contract? (5) Who from the task force was involved in the evaluation and awarding of the contract? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(3) Was there a public tender process for the contract, how many submissions were received and were these submissions public? (4) What were the assessment criteria for the awarding of the contract? (5) Who from the task force was involved in the evaluation and awarding of the contract? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(4) What were the assessment criteria for the awarding of the contract? (5) Who from the task force was involved in the evaluation and awarding of the contract? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(5) Who from the task force was involved in the evaluation and awarding of the contract? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(1) What was the value of the contract awarded to the Huntly Consulting Group for this work? (2) What were the terms of the contract? (3) Was there a public tender process for the contract, how many submissions were received and were these submissions public? (4) What were the assessment criteria for the awarding of the contract? (5) Who from the task force was involved in the evaluation and awarding of the contract? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(2) What were the terms of the contract? (3) Was there a public tender process for the contract, how many submissions were received and were these submissions public? (4) What were the assessment criteria for the awarding of the contract? (5) Who from the task force was involved in the evaluation and awarding of the contract? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(3) Was there a public tender process for the contract, how many submissions were received and were these submissions public? (4) What were the assessment criteria for the awarding of the contract? (5) Who from the task force was involved in the evaluation and awarding of the contract? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(4) What were the assessment criteria for the awarding of the contract? (5) Who from the task force was involved in the evaluation and awarding of the contract? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(5) Who from the task force was involved in the evaluation and awarding of the contract? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(1) The value of the contract was $95 700. (2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(2) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s general conditions of contract for the supply of goods and services, July 2005, V1. (3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(3) The Department of Treasury and Finance issued a request for quotation to Synovate Pty Ltd, BDO Chartered Accountants and Huntly Consulting Group. Only one quotation was received, from HCG. (4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(4) Four criteria were used. These were suitability of proposed services, specified personnel, organisational capacity and demonstrated experience. (5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
(5) Retired Commodore Mike Deeks, defence strategist, Department of Industry and Resources; Mr James Mackaway, acting director, industry and community policy, Department of Education and Training; Mr Graham Priestnall, business development manager, ADI Ltd; and Mr Geoff Davis, alliance general manager, ANZAC Alliance.
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