Labware and Chemicals Panel

Closes in 22 daysSubmission deadline: 14 October 2026, 02:00 PM Australia/Sydney

About this tender

Overview CSIRO (ACT) is seeking tenders for the establishment of a Labware and Chemicals Panel. Scope Establishment of a panel for the supply of labware and chemicals to CSIRO Eligibility Subject to clause 5.7 of CSIRORFT2026022 Head Document, Unintentional Errors of Form, CSIRO will exclude a Tenderer from further consideration and evaluation if CSIRO considers, in its absolute discretion, that the conditions for participation set out below have not been met by the Tenderer. Only the requirements listed in this clause are deemed conditions for participation. The Tenderer must exist as a legal entity at the RFT Closing Time and Date At the time of lodgement of their Tender, Tenderers must not have been precluded from tendering for Australian Government funded work At the time of lodgement of their Tender, Tenderers must not have been subject to a judicial decision against them relating to employee entitlements (not including decisions under appeal), where the claim has not been paid Where the Tenderer is a Relevant Employer, the Tenderer must be compliant with its obligations under the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Cth) (the WGE Act). Further information may be found at http://www.wgea.gov.au/ The Tenderer must comply with all Mandatory Requirements identified in Attachment A, Statement of Requirements (SOR) The Tenderer will be required to hold all Valid and Satisfactory Statements of Tax Record required for its entity type, and required for the entity type of any first-tier subcontractor it proposes to engage to deliver goods or services as part of a contract resulting from a procurement with an estimated value of $4 million or more (GST inclusive) Enquiries Procurement Officer: CSIRORFT2026022@csiro.au

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