ANCP ACCREDITATION SERVICES PANEL

·The ANCP Accreditation (AA) Services Panel will provide DFAT NGO accreditation area with a streamlined means to procure services for accreditation of Australian NGOs in an efficient and cost effective way.

·The objectives of the Panel are to:

(a)Strengthen risk management processes through identification and assessment of delivery partner risks and what controls may be needed to mitigate those risks, prior to agreement finalisation;

(b)Support sound funding decisions to be transparent, robust and defensible; and

(c)Undertake accreditation assessments in a consistent and pragmatic manner.

·Panel members will provide services in the following category.

(a)Category 1 – Accreditation of Australian NGOs

i)Sub-category 1A – International Development Specialists; and

ii)Sub-category 1B – International Financial Specialists.

·The Panel will be open to Individual suppliers based in Australia only. There is no limit on the number of panel members in each sub-category.

·A more detailed description of the requirements can be found in the Statement of Requirements in Schedule 1 in Part 3: Draft Deed.