Senate Order on Government Contracts for the Financial Year 1 July 2002 – 30 June 2003
On 20 June 2001, the Senate agreed to an order requiring each Minister to table a letter of advice that a list of contracts, in respect of each agency administered by that Minister, has been placed on the Internet, with access to the list through the departments home page. This letter must be tabled no later than two months after the last day of the financial and calendar year.
With the inclusion of recent amendments to the order, the agency is required to list details of each contract including:
- Each contract entered into by the agency which has not been fully performed or which has been entered into the previous 12 months, and which provides for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more;
- The contractor, consideration, commencement and expected completion dates, and the subject matter of each contract;
- Whether each such contract contains provisions requiring the parties to maintain confidentiality of any of its provisions, or whether any provisions of the contract are regarded by the parties as confidential, and a statement of reasons for confidentiality; and
- An estimate of the cost of complying with this order.
| Contractor | Project | Commencement and expected completion dates. | Does the contract contain provisions requiring the parties to maintain the confidentiality of the provisions of the contract Yes/No | Are any provisions of the contract regarded by the parties as confidential Yes/No | Reasons for confidentiality | Consideration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFACT Consulting Pty Ltd | Advice in relation to the acquisition of a Treasury system. | 05 November 2001 to 30 June 2003 | No | No | No | $220,000 |
| Ernst & Young | Consultancy services for IT and Strategic Advisor Panel. | 01 February 2002 to 30 June 2003 | No | No | No | $506,000 |
| Spherion Outsourcing Solutions Pty Limited | Provision of payroll processing and HR administrative services. | 28 September 2001 to 28 September 2004 | No | No | No | $100,000 |
| PriceWaterhouse Coopers | Appointment of an internal auditor to the AOFM. | 01 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 |
No | No | No | $300,000 |
| Corporate Express Australia Limited | Supply of information technology hardware and associated maintenance services. | 02 October 2001 to 02 October 2004 | No | No | No | $600,000 |
| Sungard Treasury Systems Inc. | Provision of a software licence and ongoing support for a term of 5 years and implementation services. | 26 April 2002 to 26 April 2007 | Yes | Yes | Protection of trade secrets, business and commercial affairs of Sungard Treasury Systems | $1,641,900 |
| Reuters | Provision of Market Data | 20 December 2001 to 20 December 2004 | No | No | No | $700,000 |
The cost of complying with the order is estimated at $591 based on direct employee labour cost only.
Note 1. All AOFM contracts contain clauses requiring the contractor to maintain confidentiality of confidential AOFM material and protection of personal information.
Note 2. For the purpose of this report the previous 12-month period has been determined as the 12-month period from 01 July 2002 to 30 June 2003.
Note 3. The estimates for all contracts listed above have been determined by the project officers based on current information.
Note 4. This list does not include details of contracts the disclosure of which would be in breach of the Privacy Act 1988.
Last updated: 19 March 2014