Closed

Postage Meters and Folding and Inserting Machines for Electorate Offices

Tender ID: 587966


Tender Details

Organisation:
Tender #:
FIN-2024-25-01151  
Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
19 June 2025
Closing Date:
23 March 2026
Closing Time:
12:00 PM (Australia/ACT)

Tender Description

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The Commonwealth of Australia, as represented by the Department of Finance (Finance) is approaching the market via this Request for Tender (RFT) to procure folding and inserting machines and postage meters (which support electorate offices with mail preparation).

The required managed services include the provision of the Machines, the provision and replenishment of relevant consumables, maintenance and support of the Machines, annual online training, collection of usage data and repair and replacement of Machines for 287 locations across Australia on an as-needed basis.
Finance is seeking innovative, value for money proposals from suitable and experienced Tenderers with the necessary experience and capacity to provide the Services to the Australian Government.

Other Instructions:

Finance is seeking to enter into one or more agreement(s) for a period of 3 years (with extension options of one or more periods of up to an additional 4 years in total to be exercised at the sole discretion of Finance) on the terms and conditions set out in the Draft Deed of Standing Offer.

Finance reserves the right to enter into:
  • separate contractual agreements with individual suppliers for the provision of folding and inserting machines, and postage meters, respectively; or
  • one agreement with one supplier for the provision of both folding and inserting machines and postage meters.
Conditions for Participation:
Please refer to Clause 7.1 within the RFT document.

Timeframe for Delivery:

Finance is intending to offer the successful supplier(s) an initial term of three (3) years.
Finance expects the Deed of Standing Offer to commence on or around 1 June 2026, with an operative date of 1 July 2026, by which date the Successful Tenderer must be ready to accept Orders from Recipients.

Address for Lodgement:
Electronic lodgement of tender responses via AusTender, www.tenders.gov.au