Register of Pre- Qualified Suppliers – Trades and Associated Services
Issued by Southern Downs Regional Council · via VendorPanel Public Tenders — Australian councils, agencies & utilities
- Published
- 1 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 3 Nov 2026, 04:00 UTC
- Reference
- VP526665
- Location
- Queensland, Australia
- Sector
- Construction & Infrastructure
At a glance
Southern Downs Regional Council in Australia has published a tender in construction & infrastructure: “Register of Pre- Qualified Suppliers – Trades and Associated Services”. Submissions close on 3 November 2026, 30 days from today. Quote reference VP526665 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 4 notices from this buyer since 2026, 4 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
Dear Valued Suppliers
Southern Downs Regional Council invites tenders from suitably qualified tenderers to establish a Register of Pre-Qualified Supplier Arrangement (ROPS) with suitably qualified and experienced contractors to provide general trade and associated services in the areas of planned maintenance, reactive maintenance and capital work as described in more detail in document package.
Background information / Compatibility requirements
To ensure that Council is meeting the requirements of the Local Government Regulations 2012 and is providing the required level of service to our community, Council is establishing a register of prequalified suppliers for numerous separate trade services.
This will allow Council to access suitable suppliers for these Trades and Technical Services in an efficient and effective manner.
The services provided by the Register of Suppliers will be utilised, at a minimum, in planned maintenance, reactive maintenance and capital works on specified sites.
This contract incorporates different trades, associated skills and necessary qualifications and or licences and Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) Licences required from the prequalified Suppliers as listed in “Attachment A – Licence Classes." This may be amended from time to time to comply with statutory amendments. Where a qualification or licence is repealed and replaced, the replacement qualification will be imported in place of the repealed qualification/licence.
Questions asked by the buyer:
Do you hold appropriate trade qualifications and or licences.
Updates made to this request:
Please note: The following attachments have been recently added.
1. Added: 27_012 Request for Tender v0.1.pdf
2. Added: 27_012 Scope - Trades and Associated Services.pdf
Please consider these attachments when responding.
Buyer: Southern Downs Regional Council
Buyer location: 64 Fitzroy St, Warwick, Queensland 4370, Australia
VendorPanel reference: VP526665
Buyer's reference: 27_012
Opens: Friday 02 October 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)
Closes: Tuesday 03 November 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)
Supplier query cut-off: Monday 02 November 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)
Expected decision: Tuesday 24 November 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)
Categories: Building Trade & Repairs & Maintenance Services; 1: Air Conditioning Maintenance & Services; 2: Brick Laying and Masonary; 3: Building Maintenance & Services; 4: Cabinet Making; 5: Carpentry & Joinery Services; 6: Concreting; 7: Fencing; 8: Glazing Supplies & Services; 9: Handyman Services; 10: Irrigation & Reticulation; 11: Landscaping; 12: Other Maintenance & Services; 13: Painting Supplies & Services; 14: Paving Supplies & Services; 15: Pest Control; 16: Plastering; 17: Plumbing Maintenance Supplies & Services; 18: Roofing Services; 19: Tiling; 20: Underground Services Location; 21: Water Treatment Services; 22: Waterproofing & Sealing; 23: Windows coverings; Electrical Systems, Lighting, Equipment & Services; 1: Distribution Boards; 2: Electrical Services; 3: Lighting & Light Poles; 4: Switchboards & Switchgear; Fire & Safety; 1: Fire Systems; Mechanical Plant & Equipment & Services; 1: Air-Conditioning Maintenance Services; 2: Air-Conditioning Systems; 3: Hydraulic Machinery, Equipment, Parts & Components; 4: Mechanical Services; 5: Pneumatic Machinery, Equipment, Parts & Components; 6: Refrigeration
Regions of service: Queensland; 1: Darling Downs; All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.
Tender documents: 7
Published on VendorPanel Public Tenders. Documents and responses require free VendorPanel supplier registration.
Context for bidders
We hold 4 notices from Southern Downs Regional Council, going back to September 2026 — 4 of them still open. They buy mostly in Transport & Logistics, Construction & Infrastructure and Mining & Metals. There are 204 open Construction & Infrastructure tenders in Australia. This one closes in 30 days.
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