The provision of The Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)
Tender ID: 566623
Tender Details
Tender Description
The Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) is the Australian Government’s longest running and largest settlement program. It provides English language tuition to eligible migrants and humanitarian entrants to help them learn English language and settlement skills to increase their social and economic participation in Australia. Participation in the AMEP is voluntary. The AMEP is administered and funded by the Department and legislated under the Immigration (Education) Act 1971 (the Act). The Act provides access to free English language tuition to eligible visa holders if they do not have Vocational English and are not otherwise excluded by legislation or policy settings from being provided with English tuition. The AMEP is for migrants and humanitarian entrants aged 18 and over, however those aged between 15 and 17 years, who do not have Vocational English and whose needs are not met through mainstream schooling, may also be eligible to participate in the AMEP.
The AMEP is delivered flexibly by contractors to respond to the individual learning goals and circumstances of Clients, including Clients who have limited or no history of formal classroom tuition, have no or low literacy in their home language/s, have experienced pre-migration trauma, and those who live in remote and regional Australia.
The required delivery arrangements for AMEP Contractors, including program delivery guidance, are further detailed in this Request for Tender.
Other Instructions:
Industry Briefings will be provided online on 19 September 2024. Please register before 4pm on 16 September 2024. See Conditions of Tender Document for more information.
Closing time for Tender enquiries: 2.00 pm on 8 November 2024 (local time in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory).
Conditions for Participation:
a) The Tenderer, at Closing Time, must be an Australian Registered Training Organisation (RTO) registered with at least one of the following regulatory bodies:
i) Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), see http://www.asqa.gov.au
ii) Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA), see http://www.vrqa.vic.gov.au or
iii) Training Accreditation Council (TAC), Western Australia, see http://www.tac.wa.gov.au
b) the Tenderer must either:
i) hold all required Valid and Satisfactory Statements of Tax Record by the Closing Time (see https://www.ato.gov.au/business/bus/statement-of-tax-record/ for further information); or
ii) have a receipt demonstrating that all Statements of Tax Record required for its entity type have been requested from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) by the Closing Time, and hold all Valid and Satisfactory Statements of Tax Record no later than four (4) Business Days from the Closing Time; and
c) the Tenderer must hold a Valid and Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record from any first-tier subcontractor that it proposes, as part of its response, to engage to deliver goods and/or services with an estimated value of over $4 million (GST inclusive).
Timeframe for Delivery:
Initial term: Four (4) years from the Service Delivery Date.
Option 1: Three (3) years
Option 2: Three (3) years
Address for Lodgement: Electronic lodgement via AusTender at www.tenders.gov.au
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania