Policy considerations

All procurements undertaken through this panel must comply with the applicable Procurement Policy Notes (PPNs), issued by the Department of Finance. Panel users are responsible for considering their application and applying all of the PPN requirements when planning and conducting procurement activities. The Panel Management team will not advise on the compliance against these Policies.

For more information visit the following pages on the Department of Finance website:

Panel Agreement

The Panel Agreement sets out the basis of the relationship between the Commonwealth and each consultant who is a member of this panel.

A template Panel Agreement is provided for reference, and this reflects the Agreement signed by each Panellist. Note, the signed version with each panel consultant is not provided.

DIP Panel Agreement (PDF, 2.31 MB)

Terms of Engagement

The Terms of Engagement defines the contractual obligations under each engagement and form the basis for governing the specific legal relationship between the contracting parties.

For the current version of the Contract Particulars under the relevant Terms of Engagement, users should refer to the applicable template Request for Proposal available on the Defence Website.

All panel consultants have accepted these Terms of Engagement without reservation as part of their Panel Agreement. No departure from the standard terms is acceptable at the engagement level.

For other Australian Government agencies who use the panel, the Panel Terms of Engagement cannot be substituted for the agency's contract terms. However, this can be tailored to the project and any agency specific policy. It is also allowable for special conditions to be developed but the Panel Terms of Engagement cannot be replaced in totality.

DIP Section 4A Terms of Engagement (PDF, 1.37 MB)

DIP Section 4B Terms of Engagement (PMCA) (PDF, 1.08 MB)

Engagement processes

The DIP scope of services and associated consultants can be referenced on the Who to engage and Scope of services page. Once the service and consultant have been identified, one of the sourcing processes must be followed.

Note: Agencies cannot engage a consultant to deliver services whereby they are not listed against the specific service category matrix.