This page provides information about the purchasing arrangements for Job Services Australia.
Be advised: This tender has now closed. Outcomes of the tender have been released.
The historical information on these pages is provided for information only, and may no longer be relevant.
Disclaimer: The information provided on this page and connected pages is provided only for your information and as a guide. The Information provided may no longer be relevant to current Employment Services Purchasing. While DEEWR has exercised reasonable care in publishing this information, DEEWR makes no representation, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information or the applicability to you or your circumstances. DEEWR accepts no liability for any use of this information or any reliance placed on it.
Employment Services Deed 2009-2012 (Job Services Australia)
The Employment Services Deed 2009-2012 commenced on 1 July 2009. Job Services Australia (JSA) providers were awarded employment services business under the Deed across the following four services including Stream Services (SS), Harvest Labour Services (HLS), National Harbour Labour Information Services (NHLIS), and New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS).
Different versions of the Deed were prepared to reflect the different combination of services, and DEEWR gave each JSA provider only the version of the Deed which was applicable to the combination of services that it was contracted to provide.
A copy of the Deed can be requested through DEEWR’s Freedom of Information website.
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) provides opportunities for organisations – large and small – to become part of the contracted employment and related services market.
This section provides information on current and future purchasing processes for employment and related services.
All DEEWR tenders are managed through the AusTender website at www.tenders.gov.au.
Request for Tender for Employment Services 2009–12
Please Note: this tender closed at 7:00pm on Friday, 14 November 2008
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) is undertaking a competitive tender process to purchase employment services for 2009–12.
The Minister for Employment Participation, the Hon Brendan O’Connor MP, released the Request for Tender (RFT) for Employment Services 2009–12 following extensive consultation with job seekers, employers and employment service providers on the framework for employment services and how best to implement it. The Australian Government is confident the services tendered will prove more flexible, easier and more effective for employment service providers to deliver and produce better results for employers and job seekers.
The services purchased will commence on 1 July 2009.
A copy of the RFT and associated addenda is provided here for historical purposes only.
Information Sessions
A series of public Information sessions were held nationally from 3 - 10 October 2008 including two online LiveMeet sessions. The powerpoint presentation Employment Services in Australia, National Information Sessions October 2008 (PDF 786KB) was shown at each information session.
- Employment Services in Australia, National Information Sessions October 2008 (
PDF 786KB)
Questions asked at these sessions will have answers published on the Questions and Answers page.
- Recording of LiveMeet online information session, 10 October 2008 (
WMV 8.5MB)
Information sheets
As part of the RFT a series of information sheets are available on the new employment services:
Instruction videos
Instruction videos containing hints and tips for tenderers are available below.
Hints and tips relating to:
Labour Market Data
As part of the RFT for Employment Services 2009-12 there are changes to the Employment Service Areas. Early advice of what is to be released in the RFT can be found at the following links;
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers relating to Request for Tender Employment Services 2009–12 are documented and posted here to ensure they are accessible by all potential tenderers.
Background
Background information about the Employment services review.
Increasing Indigenous Employment Opportunity
The Minister for Employment Participation, the Hon. Brendan O’Connor MP, and the Minister for Housing, Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, the Hon. Jenny Macklin MP, released a discussion paper on proposed reforms to the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) program and Indigenous Employment Program on Monday 6 October 2008. The paper is titled Increasing Indigenous Employment Opportunity.
A series of national consultations sessions seeking feedback on the proposed Indigenous employment model will commence on 20 October.
The Increasing Indigenous Employment Opportunity discussion paper and details of sessions can be obtained at www.indigenous.gov.au or by calling 1802 102.