Delivery of Biodiversity Offsets Scheme training for Accredited Assessors and Local Government - SR3289085513

RFT ID SR3289085513

RFT Type Open Tenders

Published 24-Jan-2022

Closes 23-Feb-2022 2:00pm

Category Environmental vocational training services

Agency Dept of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

Contact Person

Strategic Procurement team
Phone: 0
BAM_accreditation@environment.nsw.gov.au

Tender Details

The Biodiversity Offsets Scheme (BOS) Branch within the NSW Department of Planning and Environment is seeking proposals from Registered Training Organisations to deliver the BOS and Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) Training Programs for accredited assessors and local government. The successful Service Provider will deliver the Training Program for a three-year period, with the possibility of two 12-month extensions, but no more than five years in total.

The BOS is the NSW Government’s framework for offsetting unavoidable impacts on biodiversity from development with biodiversity gains through landholder stewardship agreements. When the BOS applies to a proposal, the proponent must engage an accredited assessor to apply the BAM to assess the impacts of the proposal on biodiversity.

The Training Program delivers the training that applicants must successfully complete to be eligible for accreditation to apply the BAM under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. The Training Program also delivers educational training for local government that is designed to support the role of local government in implementation of the BOS.

Location

NSW Regions: Far North Coast, Mid North Coast, New England, Central Coast, Hunter, Cumberland/Prospect, Nepean, Northern Sydney, Inner West, South East Sydney, South West Sydney, Central West, Orana/Far West, Riverina/Murray, Illawarra, Southern Highlands

RFT Type

Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.

Additional Details / Instructions

Please register for the non-mandatory briefing session by 4th February 2022. Refer to Part A Section 5.3

Address for Lodgement

https://www.tenders.nsw.gov.au/

Conditions for Participation

Please refer to the mandatory evaluation criteria Part A Section 5.20

Estimated Timeframe for Delivery

3 years + 2 x 1 year extention (optional)