Open Arms Accrediting Body 2025-2028
Tender ID: 574226
Tender Details
Tender Description
Open Arms — Veterans & Families Counselling service (Open Arms) provides free, confidential, nation-wide counselling and mental health support for current serving members, veterans and their families. The service is a legacy of the Vietnam veterans, now available to all current and ex-service personnel and families.
Currently Open Arms is accredited under the National Standards for Mental Health Services until August 2025.
This RFT seeks to secure an accrediting body to assess and accredit against these same standards for the 2025-2028 accreditation cycle.
Open Arms encourages tenders from suitable organisations that are approved to accredit against these standards and who have the capability to supply the specified services.
Other Instructions:
Conditions for Participation:
Contractors:
- provide confirmation that they are currently authorised by the Department of Health and Aged Care to accredit under the National Standards for Mental Health Services; AND
- ensure that the assessment and final report will be completed and accreditation (if achieved) is finalised on, or before, 1 August 2025
Timeframe for Delivery:
Approximately 3.5 years, ending September 2028
Address for Lodgement:
www.tenders.gov.au
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
