Provision of Surveillance Audits and Certification for Integrated Management System

The Port of Townsville Limited (the Port) is seeking a suitably qualified supplier to assess and certify the Port’s Integrated Management Systems against published standards (The Standards).

The intention is to enter into a three-year contract with two twelve-month extensions at the port’s discretion.

The Port has mature systems and achieved certification to the standards as recent as 2020. Further the Port is undertaking a review with the view to further integrate systems and intend purchasing new software to support this progression.

In broad terms the objective of the engagement is to:

• Evaluate the level of conformance with the Port’s Integrated Management System against the applicable standard(s).
• Determine the ability of the ports management system to ensure it meets the applicable statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the management system to ensure the Port is meeting its objectives.
• Identify areas of improvement / non-conformance within the management system.

The standards are:

• ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management Systems
• ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental Management Systems
• ISO 45001:2018 – Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
• ISO 27001:2013 – Information Technology Management Systems
• ISO 31000:2018 – Risk Management Standard

The Risk Management Standard is a recent addition and will need initial certification and then ongoing surveillance audits.

This RFQ will close at 3pm EST, Monday 19 April 2021. Please Note – only one (1) request for information will be accommodated and must be lodged no later than Monday 5 April 2021