❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details about Synergy's contract with McKinsey & Company, including tendering process, cost, and hospitality provided. The government provides some information but withholds the contract value citing commercial confidentiality.
AnsweredQoN 4697Legislative Assembly
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I refer to Question
on Notice 4546 in relation to Synergy’s engagement of McKinsey and Company, and
ask: (a) what
are the beginning and end dates of the current contract; (b) was
the contract publically tendered; (c) if
no to (b), why not; (d) what
is the cost of the current contract; and (e) on
what dates since 1 July 2014 were McKinsey personnel entertained in the Synergy
West Coast or Fremantle AFL Corporate Season suites?
on Notice 4546 in relation to Synergy’s engagement of McKinsey and Company, and
ask: (a) what
are the beginning and end dates of the current contract; (b) was
the contract publically tendered; (c) if
no to (b), why not; (d) what
is the cost of the current contract; and (e) on
what dates since 1 July 2014 were McKinsey personnel entertained in the Synergy
West Coast or Fremantle AFL Corporate Season suites?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
16 February 2016
Responded by
Minister for Energy
Response time
98 days
(a) 9 March 2015 to 15 June 2016.
(b) No.
(c) Due to the specific nature of Synergy’s transformation project and the limited number of consultancies and companies acknowledged in the marketplace able to provide specialist services, McKinsey were engaged following a managed tender process where nine high quality firms were invited to submit tenders.
(d) Individual contract values are commercial in confidence. Public disclosure of these values would adversely affect the commercial interests of Synergy specifically its capacity to negotiate contracts and fee for service arrangements with consulting firms in the future, that deliver the best commercial outcome for the business.
(e) 16 May 2015 and 26 July 2015.
(b) No.
(c) Due to the specific nature of Synergy’s transformation project and the limited number of consultancies and companies acknowledged in the marketplace able to provide specialist services, McKinsey were engaged following a managed tender process where nine high quality firms were invited to submit tenders.
(d) Individual contract values are commercial in confidence. Public disclosure of these values would adversely affect the commercial interests of Synergy specifically its capacity to negotiate contracts and fee for service arrangements with consulting firms in the future, that deliver the best commercial outcome for the business.
(e) 16 May 2015 and 26 July 2015.
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