Project goals

In March 2024 the NSW Government approved the delivery of six new Aboriginal Childand Family Centres (ACFC). The need to expand the ACFC Program was identified asone of six foundation initiatives as part of Brighter Beginnings – the First 2,000 Days of Life, which acknowledges the role culturally centred services delivered through ACFCs play in giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children the best start in life.

The ACFC program delivers a single point of access to a range of culturally safe services and supports to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families with children aged 0 – 8years.

The overall goal of this procurement is to select two Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) to operate an ACFC in two of the following Local Government Areas (LGAs):

• Moree Plains
• Tamworth
• Kempsey
• MidCoast
• Maitland
• Penrith.

The ACFC Expansion Program Round 2, includes capital and recurrent service funding to:

Build two new ACFC centres by June 2027; and

Fund service operations for the two new ACFC centres from June 2027 for aperiod of 5 years up to June 2032.

Please note only two ACFCs will be awarded via the Round 2 Request for Proposal process.

Infrastructure & Assets (I&A) within DCJ will manage the build in partnership withsuccessful ACCOs and will retain the capital budget to cover the capital build costs.

Scope

The ACFC Program Specifications set out the broad parameters of the ACFC Program,including program outcomes.

The provision of a regulated Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Service is amandatory component of the ACFC service model. ACFCs should provide either long daycare or preschool, which is targeted to address gaps in existing service systems. The ECEC service needs to be a new service, that creates new ECEC places and must beoperated from the ACFC asset.

The ACFC must also:

• support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in accessing a range ofother integrated services such as immunisations, health checks, disability screening and medical assessment checks such as speech pathology and paediatric services.

It may also:

• provide support services for families and parents, including parenting programs, adult and child counselling, literacy programs, occupational therapy, and other allied health services.

Additional details/instructions

This tender opportunity can only be accessed and responded via the Department’s end to end procurement system, Procurement Central. Any submission lodged outside of Procurement Central will not be considered by the Department.

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Requirements

Mandatory requirements

A. Social procurement (Aboriginal Procurement Policy) *

Community and social services

Category and estimated value is subject to social procurement.

If you are successful in winning this opportuntity you will be required to submit quarterly reporting, do you agree?

Response type

Radio button (Yes/No)

B. Social procurement (Shorter Payment Terms Policy) *

Community and social services

Category and estimated value is subject to social procurement.

If you are successful in winning this opportuntity you will be required to submit quarterly reporting, do you agree?

Response type

Radio button (Yes/No)

C. `Social procurement (SME Policy) *

Community and social services

Category and estimated value is subject to social procurement.

If you are successful in winning this opportuntity you will be required to submit quarterly reporting, do you agree?

Response type

Radio button (Yes/No)

Opportunity requirements

1. Acknowledgement to Respond to Opportunity via procurement Central

I will access the tender documentation via Procurement central and submit my response through that platform.

Response type

Checkbox (Agree)

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