Expression of Interest: Network Infrastructure Deployment and Related Services
Issued by Department of Education · via VendorPanel Public Tenders — Australian councils, agencies & utilities
- Published
- 13 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 12 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC
- Reference
- VP525295
- Location
- Queensland, Australia
- Sector
- Construction & Infrastructure
At a glance
Department of Education in Australia has published a call for expressions of interest in construction & infrastructure: “Expression of Interest: Network Infrastructure Deployment and Related Services”. Submissions close on 12 October 2026, 8 days from today. Quote reference VP525295 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 15 notices from this buyer since 2026, 10 of them currently open. There are 204 open construction & infrastructure notices in Australia on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through VendorPanel Public Tenders — Australian councils, agencies & utilities, not through FreeTender.
Details
This Expression of Interest (EOI) is a market engagement activity led by the Queensland Department of Education on behalf of Queensland Government agencies to assess market capability and capacity for the delivery of network infrastructure deployment (including passive infrastructure and cabling and active network equipment installation) and related services across Queensland. The outcomes of this EOI may inform future procurement activities and arrangements that support the requirements of multiple Queensland Government agencies.
Suppliers should refer to the enclosed EOI documentation for the full scope, requirements and response instructions for this opportunity.
Updates made to this request:
Please note: The following attachment has recently been added to remediate a cell formatting issue in the Response Schedule at Tab B, cells B26:B43 and D26:D43. No other changes have been made:
1. New version added, replacing the former version: Network Infrastructure Deployment and related services - QG-DoE327-EOI - Attachment 1 - EOI Response Schedule.xlsx
2.When completing Table 2 in Tab B, respondents should provide evidence of one or more relevant engagements and include quantitative data that clearly demonstrates the scale and complexity of the work undertaken (for example, site numbers, device volumes, technologies deployed or geographic coverage), together with the outcomes achieved. Responses should be concise, targeted and relevant; a few sentences will generally be sufficient.
Please consider the updated attachment and this guidance when preparing your response.
Buyer: Department of Education
Buyer location: Mary St, Brisbane City, Queensland 4000, Australia
VendorPanel reference: VP525295
Buyer's reference: QG-DoE327-EOI
Opens: Monday 14 September 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)
Closes: Monday 12 October 2026 04:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)
Supplier query cut-off: Tuesday 06 October 2026 04:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)
Expected decision: Sunday 10 January 2027 (E. Australia Standard Time)
Categories: Building Trade & Repairs & Maintenance Services; 1: Data Cabling Services; 2: Electrical & Lighting Maintenance Supplies & Servi; IT & Telecomms; 1: Hardware - Infrastructure; 2: Hardware - Networking Products; 3: IT Services; 4: Services - Data Cabling Services; 5: Services - Maintenance Agreements; 6: Services - Networks; 7: Services - Wifi Regions of service: Queensland; 1: Brisbane; 2: Central West; 3: Darling Downs; 4: Far North; 5: Fitzroy; 6: Gold Coast; 7: Mackay; 8: North West; 9: Northern; 10: South West; 11: Sunshine Coast; 12: West Moreton; 13: Wide Bay-Burnett; All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.
Tender documents: 6
Published on VendorPanel Public Tenders. Documents and responses require free VendorPanel supplier registration.
Context for bidders
We hold 15 notices from Department of Education, going back to August 2026 — 10 of them still open. They buy mostly in Education & Training, Construction & Infrastructure and Agriculture & Food. There are 204 open Construction & Infrastructure tenders in Australia. This one closes in 8 days.
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