To implement a scheme that gives people with disability greater choice and control over the services they receive, the disability sector needs to expand. This will enable more organisations to provide a diverse range of services.

In December 2015 the Government announced that it would begin identifying which organisations are best placed to provide disability services currently provided by the state government.

This EOI process has been designed to test whether the strict conditions the Government has set for the future of disability services can be met and to measure the interest and ability of the non-government sector to deliver services.

There will be no transition of services if the strict conditions we have set are not met. These include the requirement that potential providers are able to:
* Deliver high quality and safe disability services
* Manage and develop a high quality workforce employed on fair terms.

These conditions reflect our commitment that as the NDIS rolls out no one should be worse off - not people with a disability and not workers.

The EOI will be open for 9 weeks. There will not be any changes to services before the end of the year as a result of this process.

* Applications open - 27 April 2017
* Applications close - 29 June 2017

After the EOI process has concluded, we will assess responses and test whether conditions have been met and make a decision regarding the future delivery of disability services in Victoria.