Procurement Reform Resources
Summary of Evaluations of Outcomes Based Contracting Workshops
Over 100 people attended the six Outcomes Based Contracting workshops hosted by NDS and WAIS. This report summarises the evaluations by participants and identifies next steps. Click here to download.
Strategic Pricing Discussions
NDS WA in partnership with the Curtin University Not-for-Profit Initiative hosted a free Strategic Pricing Discussion Forum for disability sector organisations, facilitated by Professor David Gilchrist. The forum provided an opportunity for finance representatives and senior management from the disability sector to have a facilitated discussion and reach agreement on the sector's approach to pricing. Brian Chapman from Therapy Focus contributed to the discussion by providing an overview of his organisation’s approach to responding to the recent Professional Services tender. This event was followed by a teleconference for disability services providers in regional areas. Presentations from the sessions and brief notes are available for download.
Presentations: download here
Notes: download here.
Questions & Answers
Disability Services Commission has provided responses to questions asked at the NDS & WAIS Outcomes Based Contracting workshops. These are available for download here.
Factsheets
Disability Services Commission has developed factsheets to address some of the frequently asked questions emerging from the sector. These are available for download here.
Report on the Disability Sector's Capacity Building Needs for Procurement Reform
This report is based on a survey carried out at the Disability Sector Forum on 20 November 2012 and on consultations with sector finance representatives. Thank you to those who provided your input on this, it will help to inform NDS’ work over the coming months. It is available here for download.
Presentations from Sector Forum 20 November 2012
A Disability Sector forum was organised by the Disability Services Commission in partnership with NDS on 20th November 2012. Presentations from the forum are avalable here for download:
Presentation from Partnership Event 19th November 2012
As part of the Nature of the Relationship Series 2012, at an event on the topic “Living the Delivering Community Services in Partnership Policy - The new Breed of Contract”, Marion Hailes-MacDonald, from Disability Services Commission and Sue Shapland – Multiple Sclerosis Society (WA), described their experience of the recent Neurodegenerative Conditions Coordinated Care Program (NCCCP) tender. This was the first disability service tender under the new policy. The presentation is available here for download.
NDS Costing & Pricing Tool and User Manual
This is part of the disability sector's response to the whole-of-government procurement reforms that involve a shift from 'price-taking' to 'price-setting'. Post the reform, organisations will be required to demonstrate greater knowledge and transparency around costs when undertaking negotiations with funding bodies. Furthermore, organisations will be operating in a more competitive environment whereby the pricing of services will be key to ensuring sustainability. The NDS Pricing and Costing Tool will assist not-for-profit disability organisations in identifying the cost of service delivery and developing a sustainable price for services. It strikes a balance between objectivity and subjectivity in arriving at a final price of service delivery.
The NDS Pricing and Costing Tool and the User Manual were developed by Professor David Gilchrist from School of Accounting, Curtin University and are available for download here.
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