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Contracts over $100,000 or more
Senate Order on Entity Contracts – listing for the period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017
The Senate Order on Entity Contracts requires the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to list contracts with an estimated value of $100,000 or more and which were;
- not fully performed as at 1 January 2017; or
- entered into during the 12 months prior to 31 December 2017
Procurement Contracts – a list is available through the Senate Order Report located on AusTender. Most of the contracts listed contain confidentiality provisions of a general nature that are designed to protect the confidential information of the parties that may be obtained or generated in carrying out the contract.
The reasons for including such clauses include:
- ordinary commercial prudence that requires protection of trade secrets, proprietary information and the like; and/or
- protection of other Commonwealth material and personal information
Grant Contracts – Nil
Contracts for supply of goods/services – the accountable authority of Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority has assured that the listed contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions.
| Contractor | Subject matter | Amount of consideration | Start date | Anticipated end date | Whether contract contains provisions requiring the parties to maintain confidentiality of any of its provisions (Y/N) | Reason | Whether contract contains other requirements of confidentiality (Y/N) | Reason(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UXC Connect Pty Ltd | Telephony | $260,337 | 11 May 2012 | 10 May 2017 | No | N/A | No | N/A |
| Nikias Diamond Property Developments Pty Ltd | Lease of building | $17,506,768 | 19 December 2006 | 26 October 2020 | No | N/A | No | N/A |
| Macquarie Telecom Pty Ltd | Internet Gateway | $797,030 | 23 September 2013 | 30 September 2018 | No | N/A | Yes |
N/A |
| Bull n Bear Special Assignments Pty Ltd | Strategic & Operational transition services | $354,545 | 20 January 2017 | 31 January 2018 | Yes | N/A | Yes | Other: Business Advice Public Interest |
| Pegasus Economics | Development of a business model to support APVMA's operations in Armidale | $140,700 | 7 February 2017 | 30 June 2017 | No | N/A | Yes |
Other: Business Advice Public Interest |
| Veritec Pty Ltd | IT Support and Maintenance Services | $198,000 | 8 March 2017 | 5 April 2017 | Yes | Intellectual property | Yes | Other: IT System security requirements |
| Objective Corporation Limited | Provision for managed services | $185,925 | 24 May 2017 | 1 June 2020 | Yes | Privacy Act 1988, Other: Trade Secrets | Yes | Intellectual property |
| Bull n Bear Special Assignments Pty Ltd | Provision for Accelerated Regulatory Scientist Training program | $376,091 | 27 June 2017 | 30 June 2019 | No | N/A | Yes | Other: Trade Secrets |
| Seftons | Provision for strategic and tactical communication support | $114,940.92 | 15 November 2016 | 30 June 2017 | No | N/A | No | N/A |
| Reason Group | Provision to undertake the independent review of Operational Performance | $176,620 | 4 September 2017 | 31 November 2017 | Yes | No | Yes | Other: Business Advice Public Interest |
| APIS Group | Business Intelligence initiative and draft investment framework | $920,000 | 4 July 2017 | 29 June 2018 | No | N/A | Yes | Other: Business Advice Public Interest |
| Arrow Projects | Project management services for procurement delivery of Armidale premises | $275,000 | 31 July 2017 | 30 June 2019 | Yes | Intellectual property | Yes | Other: Business Advice Public Interest |
| Synergy Group Australia Pty Ltd | Provision to provide project managment for digital transformation strategy | $185,200 | 19 April 2017 | 29 December 2017 | Yes | Intellectual property | Yes | Other: Business Advice Public Interest IT System security requirements |
| Synergy Group Australia Pty Ltd | Provision to develop the APVMA Digital Strategy 2nd pass business case | $136,000 | 1 November 2017 | 15 December 2017 | Yes | Intellectual property | Yes | Other: Business Advice Public Interest IT System security requirements |
The estimated cost of complying – with the Senate Order is $2500 and is calculated based on time taken by hourly rate.