93127: Mortuary and Bereavement Support Standing Offer for Services - Request for Tender
Issued by Australian Government · via AusTender — Australian Government ATMs
- Published
- 14 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 2 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC
- Reference
- e21be4d8-88ea-4e4a-a3c8-d5cf7c4ccd41
- Location
- Australia
Details
Current ATM View - 93127 Mortuary and Bereavement Support Standing Offer for Services - Request for Tender ** ...... Pre-Market Notice****** The Commonwealth of Australia, represented by the Department of Defence, intends to establish a Panel to provide additional and surge capacity across a range of mortuary and bereavement support services. The services may be required in response to incidents involving the death of Australian Defence Force (ADF) members or other persons, as directed by the Commonwealth. The scope includes Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) services, repatriation of human remains, provision of specialised equipment, deployment of incident response teams within Australia and internationally, and bereavement support services for individuals, families and groups. A Request for Tender (RFT) for the Mortuary and Bereavement Support Standing Offer for Services is anticipated to be released on AusTender in early to mid-October 2026, or shortly thereafter. Prospective tenderers are encouraged to review their AusTender notification settings to ensure they receive updates and notifications relating to the RFT N/A Not Applicable - this is only a notification for an upcoming RFT. N/A No response required to this notice. Instruction will be provided in the request for tender release regarding lodgement.
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