Event description

The Department of Social Services will provide a public briefing to outline key elements of the National Panel of Assessors (NPA) Request for Tender (RFT), provide an overview of key changes from the Exposure Draft and provide an overview of the procurement process. The presenters are Pene Futcher, Branch Manager, Disability Employment Programs and Sonya McCarthy, Acting Branch Manager, Disability Employment Implementations.

The RFT is open from Wednesday 16 October 2024 until 12pm (AEDT) on Monday 11 November 2024. The NPA program will commence from 1 July 2025.

Questions and comments will not be open for this event. This is an accessible live streamed event.

When: Monday, 21 October 2024, 1pm to 2pm (AEDT)

Where: Online

Duration: The event will run for approximately 1 hour.

Accessibility: Auslan interpreters and closed captioning.

If you are unable to attend the briefing, it will be recorded and made available on DSS Engage and dss.gov.au.

Find out more about the NPA program.

For questions about the briefing registration process, please contact DESCommunications@dss.gov.au.

All questions in relation to the RFT must be submitted to the Contact Officer at DE2025Purchasing@dss.gov.au. Publication of responses to questions will be managed in accordance with the process outlined in the RFT.