IPEA Single Touch Payroll (STP) Requirement Analysis

Closes in 17 daysSubmission deadline: 29 November 2026, 11:59 PM Australia/Sydney

Tender Overview

ReferencePCS-04830
Issued byIndependent Parliamentary Expenses Authority

About this tender

This Tender is invited by the Issuer. Overview The Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) is seeking to engage a service provider to identify, analyse and assess practical options for meeting its Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting obligations in relation to the payment of travel related payments currently made outside of a payroll system. Purpose This engagement is for assessment and advice only. It does not include purchasing a reporting service or implementing a solution, and no technology or service provider has been selected for any future solution. Scope The scope includes: Identifying, analysing and assessing practical options for meeting IPEA's STP reporting obligations for travel related payments made outside of a payroll system Recommending sustainable options supported by evidence, including detailing the data fields required to meet STP reporting obligations Providing realistic cost estimates and staffing needs associated with the recommended options Assessing the end-to-end process and data requirements, not only the transmission of information to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Enquiries Buyer contact: finance@ipea.gov.au

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