Request for Tender (RFT) for the Establishment of a Job Roles Assessment and Services (JRAS) Panel

The Department of Home Affairs is seeking to re-establish the Job Roles Assessment and Services (JRAS) Panel through an open tender process. The new panel will replace the existing JRAS Panel arrangement, which is due to expire in 2027. The Department requires access to suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver a range of health-related assessment and associated services that support the health, wellbeing and fitness of the Home Affairs Portfolio workforce. These services assist the Department in assessing the suitability of candidates for particular roles and in ensuring existing workers continue to meet the health, fitness and wellbeing requirements of their roles. The procurement will seek providers capable of delivering services across one or more of the following Service Capabilities: - Medical and Fitness Assessments, including medical assessments and fitness testing. - Psychological and Psychometric Assessments. - Exposure to Abhorrent, Violent or Objectionable Materials Services, including wellbeing check programs, general monitoring services and specialist monitoring services. - Vaccinations and Communicable Disease Testing, including services to mitigate occupational infectious disease risks. The resulting panel will be established under a Deed of Standing Offer and is intended to provide the Department with a flexible arrangement through which services can be procured as required. Individual requirements will be engaged through Work Orders established under the panel arrangement. The procurement is being led by the Department of Home Affairs and will support the broader Home Affairs Portfolio, including the Australian Border Force (ABF). The resulting panel will also be available for use by other Commonwealth agencies.

Conditions for Participation

Conditions for Participation

a) a tenderer holds all Valid and Satisfactory Statements of Tax Record required for its entity type.

Minimum Content and Format Requirements:

a) The Tenderer must attach to their Tender a completed and signed copy of the Deed of Undertaking and Statutory Declaration substantially in the form set out in Attachment B. b) The customer will exclude a response from further consideration if the response does not include all Valid and Satisfactory Statements of Tax Record relevant to the tenderer’s entity type. c) The Tenderer must ensure that its Tender meets the following requirements: i. Tenders must include a Pricing Schedule substantially in the form of Section 2 of Attachment C; ii. all language, including in all attachments and supporting information, must be written in English; and iii. unless otherwise specified in the Statement of Requirement, all measurements must be expressed in Australian legal units of measurement. d) The Tenderer must provide details of how they identify, assess and address risks of Modern Slavery practices in the operations and supply chains used in the provision of the Goods and/or Services.

Timeframe for Delivery:

The proposed initial term of the Deed of Standing Offer is for a period of three (3) years from the Deed Commencement Date, with the option for the Department, at its sole and absolute discretion, to extend the initial term of the Deed for two (2) periods of up to one (1) year each.

Other Instructions:

Potential suppliers may tender for one or more of the Service Capabilities and are not required to tender for all Service Capabilities. The resulting JRAS Panel will be established under a Deed of Standing Offer, with services engaged as required through individual Work Orders. Tenderers should review all Approach to Market documentation and ensure their response addresses the applicable requirements and is submitted by the specified closing date and time.

Agency: Department of Home Affairs

ATM ID: HOMEAFFAIRS/2195/RFT

ATM type: Request for Tender

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

Panel arrangement: Yes

Multi-stage: No

Multi-agency access: Yes

Closes: 17 Nov 2026 14:00 (Canberra time)

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