This new RMG has been published to support officials in meeting their obligations under the Senate Order for Consulting Services. For any queries, please contact Procurement Agency Advice.
RMGs are guidance documents. The purpose of an RMG is to support PGPA Act entities and companies in meeting the requirements of the PGPA framework. As guides, RMGs explain the legislation and policy requirements in plain English. RMGs support accountable authorities and officials to apply the intent of the framework. It is an official’s responsibility to ensure that Finance guidance is monitored regularly for updates, including changes in policy/requirements.
Audience
This guide is relevant to:
- officials in non-corporate Commonwealth entities (NCEs), and
- officials in prescribed corporate Commonwealth entities (CCEs) listed in section 30 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (prescribed CCEs).
Key points
This guide:
- assists entities subject to the Commonwealth Procurement Rules satisfy obligations under the Senate Order for Consulting Services (the Senate Order)
- outlines the use of AusTender by the Department of Finance to satisfy the Senate Order as it relates to procurement contracts for consultancy.
Resources
Related resources including other guidance, tools, links, glossary terms and relevant sections of the PGPA Act and Rule are located under Related Resources in the right-hand menu.
This guide supports Senate Order 23F Consulting Services.
- Further information on the identification and treatment of confidential contract information is available in RMG-403 Meeting the Senate Order for Entity Contracts.
- Guidance on confidentiality considerations and the identification process for procuring consultancy services is available in RMG-423 Procurement Publishing and Reporting Obligations.
Additional information on the process for tabling documents in Parliament is provided in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's Tabling Guidelines.
