Request for tender and vendor briefing

07 Dec 2015

Seeking qualified and experienced parties to establish, deliver and manage a National health support service for nurses and midwives.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) on behalf of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) is seeking suitably qualified and experienced parties to develop, deliver and manage a National health support service for nurses and midwives (the Service).

The successful parties will develop, deliver and manage the core services independently of the NMBA and AHPRA.

The core service and primary goal is to provide a national telehealth¹ service, during business hours, that provides information about health impairment² and available services.

The Service will facilitate timely access to services for nurses and midwives to assist in the management of health impairment. This includes a focus on education and awareness raising about health impairment for nurses, midwives, students, education providers and employers. Read more in the related news item. 

Request for Tender

The Request for Tender (RFT) document and contract of agreement are now available and are published on the Requests for Tender page.

Vendor briefing

AHPRA will hold a vendor briefing for parties intending to tender in Melbourne on Tuesday 15 December 2015 between 14:30 to 15:30 AEDT.

To send an expression of interest in registering for the vendor briefing please contact Petrina Halloran, Policy Manager, Nursing and Midwifery by email on nmbafeedback@ahpra.gov.au by 09:00 AEDT on Monday 14 December 2015.

¹The use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long distance clinical healthcare, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health.

²As defined in the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law as in force in each state and territory (the National Law).