Period Offers

Period Offers are agreements with contractors to provide short-term specialist services on an 'as required' basis. AusAID has access to around 250 consultants in a variety of sectors through Period Offers.

The agreements provide the Agency with quick access to the expertise of consultants in a range of sectors including education, health, infrastructure, and legal media services.

Period Offers are awarded through a competitive tender process and are signed for terms of up to three years and usually include an option to extend for a further two years. AusAID gives no guarantee of any minimum amount of work that may be offered to a contractor under a Period Offer.

A Period Offer List is available, which includes the expected expiry dates for those agreements. A decision to extend existing Period Offers will generally be made in the 6 month period prior to the expiry date of a Period Offer.

Interested parties should monitor the Australian Government's AusTender website [external website] on a regular basis.

To assist potential tenderers prepare for future bids for Period Offers, Generic Debriefs are available detailing the outcome of recent selections for Period Offer.