Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Wellbeing Stage 4 FNQ Cape York

This Request for Quote (RFQ) is to procure new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Wellbeing services in the following locations/sub-catchments in the catchment of Cape York.

• East Cape York (including Cooktown (and surrounds), Hope Vale, Wujal Wujal, Laura and Coen)
• North West Cape York (including Weipa, Napranum, Mapoon and Aurukun)
• Northern Peninsula Area Cluster (including Bamaga, Injinoo, New Mapoon, Seisia and Umagico)
• Kowanyama

Through this RFQ, the department is seeking contemporary and innovative service delivery to reduce the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the child protection system in local areas. Services contracted under the Families Investment Specification (Version 6.1, dated April 2017) will be designed and delivered by engaging with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, valuing their knowledge, and by applying healing frameworks to the development of practical support options for people and communities. Children and families and their participation in the decisions that shape their future are at the centre of all service responses.

It is a mandatory requirement that only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisations are eligible to make an offer as the lead organisation for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Wellbeing program. Accordingly, suppliers will be required to provide evidence supporting their eligibility as outlined in Part C Mandatory Requirements in their response to this request for quote.

Where a Quote involving sub-contracting is chosen as the preferred Quote, the department will contract only with the lead supplier for those services in that catchment, and the lead Supplier will be responsible for managing the activities of the sub-contractors.