❓ Question regarding the sole-source procurement of the Live Works Program for Aboriginal young people in Perth, including justification and approval processes. The response confirms the sole-source procurement and provides reasons and approvals.
AnsweredQoN 902Legislative Council
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PROVISION OF THE LIVE WORKS PROGRAM TO ABORIGINAL YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE
PERTH METROPOLITAN AREA
902. Hon ALANNA CLOHESY to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I do not suppose the Minister for Transport has had the
opportunity to run the answers to those questions up here.
Hon Jim Chown : No, not at this stage.
Hon Col Holt : Is that a question?
Hon ALANNA CLOHESY : Is that a question? I just thought
he might have put it on a train up the corridor or something! No, that is
right; we do not talk about trains!
I refer to contract DCS0082012SAB—''Provision
of the Live Works Program to Aboriginal Young People in the Perth Metropolitan
Area''—estimated at $6.417 million.
(1) Can the minister confirm the procurement method for the
contract was sole source?
(2) If yes to (1) —
(a) on what basis was the decision
made to proceed with a sole-source procurement method;
(b) who made the decision to
proceed with a sole-source procurement method; and
(c) was
permission sought from the Department of Finance for a sole-source procurement
method; and, if not, why not?
(3) Were
discussions undertaken with any other organisation for the provision of the
program; if so, which organisations; and, if not, why not?
PERTH METROPOLITAN AREA
902. Hon ALANNA CLOHESY to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I do not suppose the Minister for Transport has had the
opportunity to run the answers to those questions up here.
Hon Jim Chown : No, not at this stage.
Hon Col Holt : Is that a question?
Hon ALANNA CLOHESY : Is that a question? I just thought
he might have put it on a train up the corridor or something! No, that is
right; we do not talk about trains!
I refer to contract DCS0082012SAB—''Provision
of the Live Works Program to Aboriginal Young People in the Perth Metropolitan
Area''—estimated at $6.417 million.
(1) Can the minister confirm the procurement method for the
contract was sole source?
(2) If yes to (1) —
(a) on what basis was the decision
made to proceed with a sole-source procurement method;
(b) who made the decision to
proceed with a sole-source procurement method; and
(c) was
permission sought from the Department of Finance for a sole-source procurement
method; and, if not, why not?
(3) Were
discussions undertaken with any other organisation for the provision of the
program; if so, which organisations; and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for notice of the question. On behalf of
the Attorney General representing the Minister for Corrective Services, I
provide the following response —
(1) Yes.
(2) (a) An
exemption from the minimum competitive requirements of the State Supply
Commission's open and effective competition policy was approved due to
the following: Outcare is a specialist not-for-profit organisation that has
delivered successful intervention and reform programs in Western Australia
since 1960; it was the successful service provider of the Live Works program
for two years and has the intellectual property for the Live Works program; and
the Live Works program was identified by Justice Reynolds, the President of the
WA Children's Court, as a successful model in addressing recidivism in
young Aboriginal people.
(b) In
accordance with government procurement and State Supply Commission policies,
the exemption and the procurement plan were approved by the deputy commissioner
of community and youth justice on behalf of the Department of Corrective
Services and endorsed by the Department of Finance's Community Services
Procurement Review Committee. The committee noted that the procurement met the
requirements of the government procurement and SSC policies.
(c) No. The ''Delivering
Community Services in Partnership Policy'', which applies to all
not-for-profit community services procurement, does not require permission to
be sought from the Department of Finance. Under the heading ''Use of Preferred
Service Providers'', the policy states —
Public Authorities may, at their
discretion, exercise the option of retaining an existing service provider
through a restricted process. The existing service provider will then be known
as a Preferred Service Provider.
(3) No. The
Live Works program has been recognised as an effective program rehabilitating
young Aboriginal people. It has the support of the Departments of Housing;
Training and Workforce Development; Treasury; Finance; Education; the Attorney
General; and Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
the Attorney General representing the Minister for Corrective Services, I
provide the following response —
(1) Yes.
(2) (a) An
exemption from the minimum competitive requirements of the State Supply
Commission's open and effective competition policy was approved due to
the following: Outcare is a specialist not-for-profit organisation that has
delivered successful intervention and reform programs in Western Australia
since 1960; it was the successful service provider of the Live Works program
for two years and has the intellectual property for the Live Works program; and
the Live Works program was identified by Justice Reynolds, the President of the
WA Children's Court, as a successful model in addressing recidivism in
young Aboriginal people.
(b) In
accordance with government procurement and State Supply Commission policies,
the exemption and the procurement plan were approved by the deputy commissioner
of community and youth justice on behalf of the Department of Corrective
Services and endorsed by the Department of Finance's Community Services
Procurement Review Committee. The committee noted that the procurement met the
requirements of the government procurement and SSC policies.
(c) No. The ''Delivering
Community Services in Partnership Policy'', which applies to all
not-for-profit community services procurement, does not require permission to
be sought from the Department of Finance. Under the heading ''Use of Preferred
Service Providers'', the policy states —
Public Authorities may, at their
discretion, exercise the option of retaining an existing service provider
through a restricted process. The existing service provider will then be known
as a Preferred Service Provider.
(3) No. The
Live Works program has been recognised as an effective program rehabilitating
young Aboriginal people. It has the support of the Departments of Housing;
Training and Workforce Development; Treasury; Finance; Education; the Attorney
General; and Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
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