Commercial opportunities
The success of Australia's participation in Expo 2010 will be significantly shaped by the outcome of the tendering and contracting program. Our aim is to ensure that the right vendors provide the appropriate services and that they are managed effectively to ensure that they deliver the outcomes that the Government requires of the project.
The Department is committed to a fair and transparent process for the entire project. The market testing program is expected to:
- provide DFAT with excellent value for money across the range of goods and services required for Expo 2010;
- ensure best practice standards of probity are met throughout the process;
- develop and implement flexible and efficient contract management methods and frameworks which will ensure services are delivered to agreed standards when they are required; and
- provide opportunities to leverage from Expo themes to ensure that Australian products are showcased where appropriate.
Commercial opportunities will be advertised on the Department's main procurement page and on the Australian Government's tender site.
The first four tenders representing Phase 2 of the project have been released.
- The RFT for Communications and Public Affairs, was released on 30 May 2008 and closed at 2 pm AEST on Tuesday 8 July 2008.
- The RFT for Construction, Exhibition and Technical Operations was released on 20 June, and closed at 2 pm AEST on 8 August 2008.
- The RFT for Staffing, Retail and Operations was released on 8 August 2008, and closed on Monday 22 September 2008 at 2pm AEST.
- The RFT for the Cultural Program was released on 22 August 2008, and closed on 3 October 2008 at 2pm AEST.
The RFTs have been advertised nationally, including on AusTender with documentation available on the DFAT website.
The final tender, for Decommissioning, will be released in February/March 2009. It will be published on the procurement page of the Department’s website, and advertised on AusTender.
Assistance to potential tenderers
Australia's participation in the 2010 World Expo will give rise to a number of business opportunities for Australian companies. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) releases details of these opportunities by way of requests for tender (RFTs) on its website.
RFTs may involve work that can be undertaken by a number of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) together. To help put SMEs in touch with other SMEs for the purpose of submitting joint tenders, DFAT is offering to host (at no charge) a list of such SMEs and their contact details on DFAT's website.
Listing of details on this website is entirely voluntary. Choosing not to list details on this website will not affect a company's eligibility to respond to an RFT. Similarly, DFAT will not grant preferential treatment to companies who list their details on this website.
Download a list of companies seeking commercial partners (.xls)
Please note that:
- DFAT does not in any way endorse or otherwise recommend the companies listed on this site;
- DFAT will not notify listed companies of opportunities in respect of the 2010 World Expo - companies must make their own enquiries; and
- all tender processes will be conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in the relevant RFT documentation.
If you would like your company's details to be included on this website, please send an email with relevant details, including company name, website address, point of contact, email address and phone number to expo2010shanghai@dfat.gov.au.
While DFAT will take care to ensure company details are accurately listed on its website, DFAT accepts no liability for any errors.
Please send an email to the above address if you would like DFAT to remove or update your company's details. DFAT will, at its sole discretion, update the website from time to time.
