❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding a contract for business cards awarded to an interstate company, raising concerns about cost, efficiency, and local sourcing. The Treasurer's response addresses these concerns, stating savings are possible with standard cards and the printing is done locally.
AnsweredQoN 770Legislative Assembly
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I refer the Treasurer to the response given to Question on Notice No. 414, question (5), confirming that regional agencies can buy locally and can therefore presumably access regional printing companies, and ask -
(1) Can the Treasurer confirm that the contract to provide business cards to Perth based agencies has been awarded on a sole-source basis to an interstate-based company and that the time taken by agency purchasing officers to obtain business cards has blown out considerably?
(2) Can the Treasurer confirm that in some instances agencies are paying considerably more for business cards than they were under the previous arrangement?
(3) Can the Treasurer confirm that the volume-usage of agencies was not taken into account when arriving at the unit price?
(4) Can the Treasurer please provide a list showing the overall cost of business cards on a year-by-year basis for the previous five financial years for all Government agencies, including Health, Main Roads, Public Transport Authority and WA Police Service?
(5) Can the Treasurer please advise, after the order is sent to Sydney, which companies are actually printing the business cards, including -
(a) their location; and
(b) the company name?
(6) Can the Treasurer advise why the business cards are delivered to agencies in unmarked/unbranded boxes?
(1) Can the Treasurer confirm that the contract to provide business cards to Perth based agencies has been awarded on a sole-source basis to an interstate-based company and that the time taken by agency purchasing officers to obtain business cards has blown out considerably?
(2) Can the Treasurer confirm that in some instances agencies are paying considerably more for business cards than they were under the previous arrangement?
(3) Can the Treasurer confirm that the volume-usage of agencies was not taken into account when arriving at the unit price?
(4) Can the Treasurer please provide a list showing the overall cost of business cards on a year-by-year basis for the previous five financial years for all Government agencies, including Health, Main Roads, Public Transport Authority and WA Police Service?
(5) Can the Treasurer please advise, after the order is sent to Sydney, which companies are actually printing the business cards, including -
(a) their location; and
(b) the company name?
(6) Can the Treasurer advise why the business cards are delivered to agencies in unmarked/unbranded boxes?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 April 2006
Response time
14 days
(b) the company name?
In the large majority of cases since the contract became operational, the service quality and timeliness has been quite satisfactory. However, there have been some timeliness issues largely with non-standard business cards, which are being addressed by DTF. (2) No. The CUA establishes a standard business card with prices that deliver significant savings to Government agencies. If agencies buy the standard, then they will all make savings, some up to 60%. (3) An estimate of the likely volume usage was provided in tender documentation as indicative volumes on which tenderers could base their offers. (4) No. This detailed information is not readily available and would require significant resources to try and obtain. (5) The CUA supplier, Corporate Express, has advised that all printing of business cards under the CUA is performed in Western Australia by Abbot and Company Pty Ltd, 21 Glassford Road, Kewdale. (6) This is the supplier's choice. It is not a condition of contract that business cards are delivered in branded boxes.
(2) No. The CUA establishes a standard business card with prices that deliver significant savings to Government agencies. If agencies buy the standard, then they will all make savings, some up to 60%. (3) An estimate of the likely volume usage was provided in tender documentation as indicative volumes on which tenderers could base their offers. (4) No. This detailed information is not readily available and would require significant resources to try and obtain. (5) The CUA supplier, Corporate Express, has advised that all printing of business cards under the CUA is performed in Western Australia by Abbot and Company Pty Ltd, 21 Glassford Road, Kewdale. (6) This is the supplier's choice. It is not a condition of contract that business cards are delivered in branded boxes.
(3) An estimate of the likely volume usage was provided in tender documentation as indicative volumes on which tenderers could base their offers. (4) No. This detailed information is not readily available and would require significant resources to try and obtain. (5) The CUA supplier, Corporate Express, has advised that all printing of business cards under the CUA is performed in Western Australia by Abbot and Company Pty Ltd, 21 Glassford Road, Kewdale. (6) This is the supplier's choice. It is not a condition of contract that business cards are delivered in branded boxes.
(4) No. This detailed information is not readily available and would require significant resources to try and obtain. (5) The CUA supplier, Corporate Express, has advised that all printing of business cards under the CUA is performed in Western Australia by Abbot and Company Pty Ltd, 21 Glassford Road, Kewdale. (6) This is the supplier's choice. It is not a condition of contract that business cards are delivered in branded boxes.
(5) The CUA supplier, Corporate Express, has advised that all printing of business cards under the CUA is performed in Western Australia by Abbot and Company Pty Ltd, 21 Glassford Road, Kewdale. (6) This is the supplier's choice. It is not a condition of contract that business cards are delivered in branded boxes.
(6) This is the supplier's choice. It is not a condition of contract that business cards are delivered in branded boxes.
In the large majority of cases since the contract became operational, the service quality and timeliness has been quite satisfactory. However, there have been some timeliness issues largely with non-standard business cards, which are being addressed by DTF. (2) No. The CUA establishes a standard business card with prices that deliver significant savings to Government agencies. If agencies buy the standard, then they will all make savings, some up to 60%. (3) An estimate of the likely volume usage was provided in tender documentation as indicative volumes on which tenderers could base their offers. (4) No. This detailed information is not readily available and would require significant resources to try and obtain. (5) The CUA supplier, Corporate Express, has advised that all printing of business cards under the CUA is performed in Western Australia by Abbot and Company Pty Ltd, 21 Glassford Road, Kewdale. (6) This is the supplier's choice. It is not a condition of contract that business cards are delivered in branded boxes.
(2) No. The CUA establishes a standard business card with prices that deliver significant savings to Government agencies. If agencies buy the standard, then they will all make savings, some up to 60%. (3) An estimate of the likely volume usage was provided in tender documentation as indicative volumes on which tenderers could base their offers. (4) No. This detailed information is not readily available and would require significant resources to try and obtain. (5) The CUA supplier, Corporate Express, has advised that all printing of business cards under the CUA is performed in Western Australia by Abbot and Company Pty Ltd, 21 Glassford Road, Kewdale. (6) This is the supplier's choice. It is not a condition of contract that business cards are delivered in branded boxes.
(3) An estimate of the likely volume usage was provided in tender documentation as indicative volumes on which tenderers could base their offers. (4) No. This detailed information is not readily available and would require significant resources to try and obtain. (5) The CUA supplier, Corporate Express, has advised that all printing of business cards under the CUA is performed in Western Australia by Abbot and Company Pty Ltd, 21 Glassford Road, Kewdale. (6) This is the supplier's choice. It is not a condition of contract that business cards are delivered in branded boxes.
(4) No. This detailed information is not readily available and would require significant resources to try and obtain. (5) The CUA supplier, Corporate Express, has advised that all printing of business cards under the CUA is performed in Western Australia by Abbot and Company Pty Ltd, 21 Glassford Road, Kewdale. (6) This is the supplier's choice. It is not a condition of contract that business cards are delivered in branded boxes.
(5) The CUA supplier, Corporate Express, has advised that all printing of business cards under the CUA is performed in Western Australia by Abbot and Company Pty Ltd, 21 Glassford Road, Kewdale. (6) This is the supplier's choice. It is not a condition of contract that business cards are delivered in branded boxes.
(6) This is the supplier's choice. It is not a condition of contract that business cards are delivered in branded boxes.
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