| Treasurer’s Instruction No | 1124 |
| Title | Confidentiality: goods and services |
| Effective date | 22 December 2006 |
| Objective and Background | Provides instructions on the procedures to be adopted to comply with the Government's Policy on Confidentiality |
| Version Number | 1 |
| Last Reviewed Date | December 2006 |
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Black letter (or bold) items within these Instructions are mandatory and other plain font items are instructional or for the purpose of providing guidance only.
| (1) | This instruction applies only to the procurement of goods and services and is to be read in conjunction with Instructions 1101 to 1123 and Instruction 1401.
Refer to Instructions 1201 to 1229 for information about procurement for building and construction, including roads and bridges. |
| (2) | Information provided by a supplier submitting a tender or quotation response is to be treated as confidential until the preferred supplier is selected and a contract is awarded.
This restriction does not apply to information that is already publicly available. |
| (3) | After the awarding of a contract, information provided during the procurement process by each unsuccessful supplier, is to continue to be treated as confidential. |
| (4) | For all procurements commenced on or after 15 February 2007, Request for Quotation and Request for Tender documents must contain, in the conditions of tender/quotation, information on the Government's policy position on confidentiality.
The commencement of a procurement is the date that a Request for Tender/Quotation, Expression of Interest or Request for Proposal is issued.
For appropriate wording, see the Conditions of Tender, Crown Solicitor's pro-forma RFT (Goods and Services). |
| (5) | For all procurements commenced on or after 15 February 2007, if a formal tender or quotation process is not undertaken (e.g: a supplier is engaged by way of an exemption), then during negotiations with the preferred supplier, the supplier must be advised in writing, of the Government's policy position on confidentiality. |
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