❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice seeks details about a contract awarded to Dreamtime Consultancy for Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Training within the Department of Corrective Services. The response provides some information but withholds commercially sensitive tender details.
AnsweredQoN 3144Legislative Assembly
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(a) who were the other six tenders from;
(b) how much was each tender;
(c) what does the Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Training entail;
(d) where will the training take place;
(e) how many people will participate in the training;
(f) how many indigenous people will participate in the training;
(g) what percentage of the contract is allocated to administration and travel;
(h) what other contracts were allocated to the Dreamtime Consultancy; and
(i) how much were the contracts for?
(b) how much was each tender;
(c) what does the Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Training entail;
(d) where will the training take place;
(e) how many people will participate in the training;
(f) how many indigenous people will participate in the training;
(g) what percentage of the contract is allocated to administration and travel;
(h) what other contracts were allocated to the Dreamtime Consultancy; and
(i) how much were the contracts for?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 April 2008
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
29 days
(a) The State Supply Commission has advised that "Normal practice is not to release this information as unsuccessful tenderers object on the basis that it gives their competitors information that negatively impacts on them commercially for future work. The information that must be released in accordance with the State Supply Commission on Open and Effective Competition is the name and total contract price or total estimated contract price of the successful bidder."
This is the only information that is publicly available, and the Department has complied with thepolicy above by this response.
(b) See (a) above.
(c) To enable Departmental staff to effectively engage with Aboriginal offenders to assist in reducing the level of participation of Aboriginal people in the justice system.
(d) Principally the course will be conducted at the Corrective Services Academy.
(e) It is estimated that up to 5000 participants could attend the training courses. This has been calculated as roughly 250 courses of up to 20 persons per course over a 5 year period.
(f) Although the Department is unable to estimate the participation at this time, it is hoped that there will be some participation from the Indigenous community.
(g) There is no allocation for administration and travel. The contract value is solely for the provision of the training courses.
(h) Nil.
(i) Nil.
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This is the only information that is publicly available, and the Department has complied with thepolicy above by this response.
(b) See (a) above.
(c) To enable Departmental staff to effectively engage with Aboriginal offenders to assist in reducing the level of participation of Aboriginal people in the justice system.
(d) Principally the course will be conducted at the Corrective Services Academy.
(e) It is estimated that up to 5000 participants could attend the training courses. This has been calculated as roughly 250 courses of up to 20 persons per course over a 5 year period.
(f) Although the Department is unable to estimate the participation at this time, it is hoped that there will be some participation from the Indigenous community.
(g) There is no allocation for administration and travel. The contract value is solely for the provision of the training courses.
(h) Nil.
(i) Nil.
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