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Provision of a Needs Assessment Tool and Independent Assessments for Disability Support for Older Australians Program

Issued by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing · via AusTender — Australian Government ATMs

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Published
1 Oct 2026
Closes
30 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC
Reference
Health/E26-149966
Location
ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS, Australia
Sector
Research, Studies & Evaluation

At a glance

Department of Health, Disability and Ageing in Australia has published a tender in research, studies & evaluation: “Provision of a Needs Assessment Tool and Independent Assessments for Disability Support for Older Australians Program”. Submissions close on 30 October 2026, 26 days from today. Quote reference Health/E26-149966 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 2 notices from this buyer since 2026, 2 of them currently open. Bids are submitted to the buyer through AusTender — Australian Government ATMs, not through FreeTender.

Details

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing requires the services of an organisation that has a Needs Assessment Tool for conducting Independent Assessments for the Disability Support for Older Australians (DSOA) Program.The DSOA Program supports older people with disability who receive specialist disability services from the Continuity of Support (CoS) Programme, but who are ineligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and the outputs calculated by the Needs Assessment Tool will be used to work out DSOA clients’ support package. Using the Needs Assessment Tool, the successful organisation will also be required to provide Independent Assessments. Independent Assessments must be conducted by an allied health professional.The outcomes of the Independent Assessment will be detailed in an assessment report, a copy of which is provided to the Disability Support for Older Australians client. The successful organisation must have a multiskilled needs assessor workforce and ensure assessors have the relevant accreditation.The successful organisation will also be required to train assessors on the Needs Assessment Tool and knowledge of Disability Support for Older Australianspolicies and services.

Conditions for Participation

The Tenderer must not have had any judicial decisions against it (excluding decisions under appeal) relating to employee entitlements and have not satisfied any resulting order.

Timeframe for Delivery:

January 2027 until June 2030 with option for an additional 12 month extension

Other Instructions:

Refer to Part 1, Section 3 of RFT

Agency: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

ATM ID: Health/E26-149966

ATM type: Request for Tender

Category (UNSPSC): 85122200 - Individual health screening and assessment services

Panel arrangement: No

Multi-stage: No

Multi-agency access: No

Closes: 30 Oct 2026 14:00 (Canberra time)

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

Context for bidders

We hold 2 notices from Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, going back to August 2026 — 2 of them still open. They buy mostly in Healthcare & Pharma and Research, Studies & Evaluation. There is 1 open Research, Studies & Evaluation tender in Australia. This one closes in 26 days.

Before you bid on this tender

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