Paramedical Service Support HMAS Stirling

The Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) invites tenders from suitably qualified providers for the provision of a 24-hour per day, 7-day per week paramedical capability at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, in support of the Submarine Rotational Force-West (SRF-West) Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) function. The services include the provision of Advanced Life Support (ALS) qualified paramedics, emergency medical response, casualty assessment and treatment, incident medical command capability, emergency patient transfer coordination, integration with Defence and Western Australian emergency services, and participation in emergency exercises and training activities. The successful Tenderer will be required to maintain continuous operational readiness, appropriate clinical governance arrangements, required licences and approvals, medical consumables and equipment, hazardous environment response capability, and compliance with all applicable Commonwealth and Western Australian legislative requirements. Services are to be delivered in support of Defence operational requirements at HMAS Stirling, including support to submarines berthed within Fleet Base West.

Conditions for Participation

- The Tenderer must be a legal entity capable of entering into a contract with the Commonwealth. - The Tenderer must demonstrate the ability to provide suitably qualified and AHPRA-registered paramedics to deliver the Services. - The Tenderer must maintain an appropriate clinical governance framework for the provision of emergency paramedical services. - The Tenderer must hold, or be able to obtain prior to contract commencement, all licences, permits, insurances and authorisations required to perform the Services. - The Tenderer must demonstrate the ability to achieve Initial Operating Capability by 1 January 2027 and Full Operational Capability by 1 September 2027.

Timeframe for Delivery:

The Commonwealth requires the Services to commence as soon as practicable following contract execution. Tenderers must demonstrate their ability to mobilise personnel, equipment, clinical governance arrangements and supporting systems to achieve Initial Operating Capability (IOC) by 1 January 2027. IOC will consist of the provision of a daytime paramedical response capability at HMAS Stirling. Tenderers must further demonstrate their ability to transition from IOC to Full Operational Capability (FOC) by 1 September 2027. FOC will consist of a continuous 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year paramedical capability in accordance with the Statement of Work. Tenderers are to provide a mobilisation and implementation plan detailing key activities, milestones, recruitment strategy, risks, dependencies and the proposed approach to achieving both IOC and FOC within the required timeframes.

Other Instructions:

Tenderers must not direct enquiries to individual Defence personnel. Responses to enquiries may be communicated to all tenderers where the information is relevant to the procurement process.

Agency: Australian Submarine Agency

ATM ID: 102223

ATM type: Request for Tender

Category (UNSPSC): 85101600 - Healthcare provider support persons

Perth

Panel arrangement: No

Multi-stage: No

Multi-agency access: No

Closes: 23 Nov 2026 14:00 (Canberra time)

Published on AusTender, the Australian Government procurement portal. Responses are lodged through tenders.gov.au (free supplier registration).