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Benefits of becoming an AusTender Registered User
Set up and manage your notifications

Benefits of becoming an AusTender Registered User

AusTender provides the following benefits to Registered Users:

Automatic notification of new Business Opportunities.
Ability to download Business Opportunity documentation.
Instant notification of updates to Business Opportunities.
You can establish a "watch-list" of future opportunities and be notified of changes as they occur.
Ability to lodge secure Tender Responses.

How to Register

How to Register

Registration is a simple process.

Create your account.
- Mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk.
Establish notifications (Category and/or Keywords).
Monitor your emails.
Adjust notification settings periodically.

Set up and manage your notifications

Using filters like Keywords or Categories will ensure you receive automatic notification emails where Business Opportunities and/or Planned Procurements match your profile.

Caution should be used to prevent over-limiting your notifications.

Notification Hot Tips

Notification Hot Tips

Settings which are too prescriptive could lead to missed opportunities.
Using keywords, category, and location in your profile will filter the number of notifications you are sent.
AusTender will match your notification filters, and will only provide you with notifications for opportunities where all of your chosen filters are matched.
- - Filters are not individual, so they have a cumulative effect to minimise the number of opportunities you will receive notifications for.
If you are unsure about setting up notifications, you can save AusTender in your favourites and visit regularly to identify opportunities.
Alternatively, simply don't select any filters and you will receive notifications of all available Business Opportunities.

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AusTender provides you with the freedom to explore Government procurement, and contains information that can be used to search for new opportunities, find out who has been awarded Contracts and watch for future Business Opportunities.

If you are new to doing business with the Government, useful information is available at the Selling to Government or Business.gov.au websites.

Selling to Government Business.gov.au

Enquiries relating to a specific Business Opportunity should be directed to the Contact Officer.

The nominated Contact Officer details are included on the relevant opportunity and attached documentation.

When submitting a response via AusTender there are five simple steps:

Step 1. Ensure you located the correct Business Opportunity.
Step 2. Select the "Lodgement Page" button on the individual Business Opportunity.
Step 3. Log in as a Registered User, if not already logged in.
Step 4. Browse your computer and select your response files to the tender.
Step 5. Submit your response.

For further detailed information refer to Lodge a Tender Response

Each Business Opportunity includes information on requirements and attachments that are to be included with the lodgement.

Further clarification is available at: Responding to an approach to market

Details are specific to each Business Opportunity, response requirements can be found on the AusTender opportunity and within the relevant documentation.

Further information on the tender lodgement process is available at Lodge a Tender Response.

Lodgement receipts are automatically displayed on screen and a confirmation email is sent to confirm the opportunity which was responded to.

A Panel arrangement, also commonly referred to as a Standing Offer, is a tool for the procurement of goods and/or services regularly acquired by entities.

In a Panel arrangement one or more suppliers have been appointed to supply identified goods or services for a set period of time under pre-determined terms and conditions, including a basis for pricing.

To be listed on a Standing Offer you must submit a Tender Response for evaluation and, if successful you can then be included on the arrangement when the Standing Offer is established or refreshed.

Once the Panel is established, additional suppliers can only be added to the Panel if it is established as a refreshable arrangement.

If you have any questions relating to a specific Standing Offer you can get in touch with the agency responsible via the Standing Offer contact details.

A contract is an agreement which may result in a financial obligation.

Expenditure is where an invoice is paid.

Contract value reported on AusTender is not expenditure.

As a supplier AusTender provides you with access to Government Business Opportunities.

There are no limits to how many people in your organisation can have access and there are no fees associated with the AusTender site.

No subscription to maintain, just register and use.

Yes. An 'unsubscribe' link is contained in the addenda notification email sent to AusTender Registered Users who are recorded as having downloaded the ATM documents.

Selecting the unsubscribe link will take you to AusTender.

Follow the prompts to complete the process. To register your interest for this ATM again you must download the original ATM documents to receive notification of any further updates.

Notification Settings can be updated at any time by clicking the arrow next to the registered user name and selecting Edit Notification Settings.