The current Professional Advisory Services State Purchase Contract (PAS SPC) was established on 1 September 2020 as a closed panel. The current PAS Master Supply Agreement reserves the right at any time during the Term of the Agreement to call for competitive tenders from, or to enter into agreements with, alternative suppliers for the supply of Services.

Following a review of the PAS SPC, the State has made the decision to open the PAS panel through a competitive public tender and provide an opportunity to suppliers to submit a tender to join the PAS SPC subject to a successful tender evaluation outcome.

This contract covers these main areas of professional advisory services:

Commercial and Financial Advisory Services (CAFAS)

• CAFAS CA-1: strategic policy review, reform, and project development (including service need analysis, service planning, feasibility studies and strategic assessments)
• CAFAS CA-2: business case preparation and deployment
• CAFAS CA-3: market engagement and implementation
• CAFAS CA-4: commercial contract management
• CAFAS CA-5: project, program and business review, evaluation and assurance (including business re-organisation reviews)
• CAFAS CA-6: economic advisory services
• CAFAS CA-7: auditing and investigation (non-mandatory)
• CAFAS CA-8: general commercial advice including commercial negotiations

Tax Advisory Services (TAS)

• TAS TA-1: GST and luxury car tax
• TAS TA-2: employment taxes including fringe benefits tax (FBT) and pay as you go (PAYG)
• TAS TA-3: state taxes including payroll tax, stamp duty, land tax, and congestion levy
• TAS TA-4: superannuation guarantee
• TAS TA-5: national tax equivalents regime (NTER), income and corporate tax
• TAS TA-6: excise including fuel tax credits scheme (FTCS) and customs duty
• TAS TA-7: international taxes
• TAS TA-8: other advice including petroleum resources rental tax and film concessions

Financial Assessment Services (FAS)

• FAS FA-1: pre-qualification assessment
• FAS FA-2: tender assessment
• FAS FA-3: monitoring specific contracts in progress
• FAS FA-4: ad hoc - specialised assessment

Probity Services (PS)

• Probity PR-1: probity advisory services
• Probity PR-2: probity auditing services

If suppliers have any questions, please contact pas.tender@dtf.vic.gov.au. For any questions raised, the Department will issue responses to all suppliers via the Buying for Victoria - Tenders website, except in instances where questions relate to commercially sensitive information. Closing date for questions - Thursday, 17 March 2022 at 2pm AEDT.