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Visitor Accommodation Centre 24 Unit Refurbishment

Issued by Mornington Shire Council · via VendorPanel Public Tenders — Australian councils, agencies & utilities

Published: 8 Sept 2026
Closes: 6 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC
Reference: VP524730
Location: Queensland, Australia
Sector: Sports, Recreation & Events

At a glance

Mornington Shire Council in Australia has published a tender in sports, recreation & events: “Visitor Accommodation Centre 24 Unit Refurbishment”. Submissions close on 6 October 2026, 2 days from today. Quote reference VP524730 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 2 notices from this buyer since 2026, 2 of them currently open. There are 56 open sports, recreation & events notices in Australia on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through VendorPanel Public Tenders — Australian councils, agencies & utilities, not through FreeTender.

Details

Mornington Shire Council is seeking Tenders from suitably qualified suppliers for the refurbishment of 6 Demountable building containing 24 single rooms at the Visitors Accommodation Centre on Mornington Island as described in the attached document MSC-26-C-0031 Scope.

A mandatory site visit is required between 14 and 17 September 2026.

Background information / Compatibility requirements

Gununa (Mornington Island) is located in the Gulf of Carpentaria and accessible by air with Rex Airlines. Freight is delivered to Mornington Island via barge services provided by Carpentaria Freight which has a depot in Cairns.

Accommodation is available on the Island and can be booked via Council's website.

Gununa has a supermarket, butcher shop, and a gym. There is a jetty for recreational fishing. There is an overview of these facilities on Council's website.

The Island has an alcohol management plan in place, and visitors are expected to familiarise themselves with it before coming to the Island, as penalties apply.

Any questions can be posted here on VendorPanel in the questions section.

Updates made to this request:

Please note: The following addendum has been recently added.

1. Added: (Addendum) MSC-26-C-0031 Request for Tender.pdf

Updated Evaluation Criteria

Please consider this addendum when responding.

Please note: The following addendum has been recently added.

1. Added: (Addendum) VAC1 Shelf Dimensions.pdf

Please consider this addendum when responding.

Buyer: Mornington Shire Council

Buyer location: Lardil St, Wellesley Islands, Queensland 4892, Australia

VendorPanel reference: VP524730

Opens: Tuesday 08 September 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Closes: Tuesday 06 October 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Supplier query cut-off: Saturday 03 October 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Expected decision: Tuesday 27 October 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Categories: Building Trade & Repairs & Maintenance Services; 1: Building Maintenance & Services

Regions of service: Queensland; 1: Offshore (QLD); 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 2 notices from Mornington Shire Council, going back to September 2026 — 2 of them still open. They buy mostly in Sports, Recreation & Events and Water & Environment. There are 56 open Sports, Recreation & Events tenders in Australia. This one closes in 2 days.

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Before you bid on this tender

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Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
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Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
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