The Victorian Government and has adopted a strategic approach for planning, establishing and managing whole-of-government contracts to improve value for money outcomes: State Purchase Contracts (SPC) Policy
In 2010, a request for tender was advertised for a whole of Victorian Government Contract for the provision of Probity Practitioner Services.
The Probity Practitioner Services Panel aims to facilitate the engagement of external specialist probity services to achieve best value for money in terms of price (fees), quality and service delivery.
The types of services available from the Probity Practitioner Services Panel are probity advisory and probity auditing services. The decision regarding the type and scope of the probity services required for a specific project, i.e. probity advisory, probity auditing or both will be based on factors such as:
- the complexity of the Project;
- the inherent process risk; and
- the experience of the Government team for the Project.
Where both a probity adviser and an auditor are appointed on a project different Service Providers must be engaged, which is a requirement of the current Guidelines.
Who can access
The Department of Treasury and Finance has entered into this mandatory Agreement on its own behalf and on behalf of Departments and Budget Sector Agency, namely:
Inner-budget Departments | Administrative Offices |
| Department of Education and Early Childhood Development – DEECD | Office of Police Integrity |
| Department of Health – DOH | Office of Public Prosecutions |
| Department of Human Services - DHS | Office of the Chief Commissioner of Police |
| Department of Business and Innovation - DBI | Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability |
| Department of Justice – DOJ | Office of the Legal Services Commissioner |
| Department of Transport - DOT | Office of the Ombudsman |
| Department of Premier and Cabinet - DPC | Office of the Privacy Commissioner |
| Department of Planning and Community Development – DPCD | Office of the Special Investigations Monitor |
| Department Primary Industries – DPI | Office of the Victorian Electoral Commission |
| Department of Sustainability and Environment – DSE | State Services Authority |
| Department of Treasury and Finance – DTF | Victorian Auditor-General’s office |
| Victoria Police | |
| CenITex |  |
If at any time during the contract term, a Victorian Government Owned Entity wishes to acquire Probity Services from the Probity Practitioners Services Panel, that Entity may, by notice in writing, seek the approval of the Category Manager by completing a Deed of Confidentiality to gain access confidential information of the website.
Contract Summary
| Supplier Contractor | Multiple |
| Number of Contracts | 13 |
| Reference | SS-05-2010 |
| Open or Closed | Open |
| Commencement date | 8 March 2011 |
| End date | 7 March 2014. There are two (2) options to extend, each of two (2) years’ duration. |
| Lead Entity | Department of Treasury and Finance |
| Category Manager | Elena Avrutis Government Services Division Department of Treasury and Finance Phone: (03) 8683 2892 Fax: (03) 8683 2784 Email: probitypanel@dtf.vic.gov.au |
