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Contract notice CN3907053 · Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General

Catering services

$120k whole-of-life value, after 1 amendment

+$100k (+500.0%) since first published at $20k

Supplier
Express Employment Solutions AU Pty Ltd ABN 19644323277
Agency
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General
Procurement method
limited tender
Reason given
10.3.e. Additional deliveries by original supplier intended as replacement parts, extensions, or continuation for existing goods or services for compatibility.
Term
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Published
2022-08-22
Category (UNSPSC)
90101600
Agency reference
WO2023/06, CON000658

Worth a closer look

Grew past the open-tender threshold: first published at $20k. The Commonwealth Procurement Rules require an agency to estimate a procurement’s maximum value, including options and extensions, before choosing how to buy. Open tender is generally required at or above the threshold.

Common explanations: Extra work that could not have been foreseen at award. A nominal value published at award and updated once the actual amount was known. A construction contract outside AusTender category 72, which we cannot tell apart from other services.

Value by financial year

The total value spread evenly from start to end date. estimate: annualised

Financial yearEstimated amount
2022-23$120k

Published versions

Every version of this notice we have loaded. Source: AusTender OCDS API.

DateVersionValue
2022-08-22original notice$20k
2023-04-27amendment$50k
2023-04-27amendment$80k
2023-04-27amendment$120k