State and territory training authorities (STAs) often ask registered training organisations (RTOs) to tender for the delivery of publicly funded training in addition to User Choice. These tenders are generally advertised in newspapers and on dedicated government tender websites.
State and territory tender websites include:
All Australian Government agencies post publicly available business opportunities on the Australian Government Tender System, AusTender. This service provides free email notification of tenders.
There are also commercial online services that gather tender information from government and other organisations and send their clients email notification of relevant opportunities. Examples of these online services include:
Responding to tenders
A tender document should be thoroughly read and understood before any response is written. Clarify any unclear points or selection criteria with the issuing agency.
Evaluators will look for the RTO to demonstrate its ability to meet all the selection criteria detailed in the tender, so be sure to address all the criteria in a tender response. Make a plan or a checklist to follow to ensure the response complies with all the tender requirements.
When writing the response, it’s a good idea to follow the sequence and numbering of the tender document itself so that the evaluators can easily match the response to the corresponding section of the tender document.
And finally, know the closing date, time and address for the lodgement of the tender response and make sure it arrives in the required place by the required time.
Posting tenders on this page
If you would like us to post a link to your tenders on this page please email: feedback@training.com.au.
