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Tender: Disability Representative and Carer Organisation (DRCO) Forum – Advisory and Engagement Services for NDIS Participants

Released about 1 hour ago

Closes04 Dec 2026
Likely valueEstimate$80K to $450KInflation adjusted
LocationFederal
SourceAusTender
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
28 days leftCloses Fri, 4 Dec 2026

The National Disability Insurance Agency (Agency) is seeking a Disability Representative and Carer Organisation (DRCO) Forum to advise on and improve the experiences of participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The DRCO Forum will meet to provide expert advice to improve NDIS implementation, collect and analyse the systemic voice of people with disability and their family/supporters across diverse disability types and communities on key NDIS reforms, participate in and support consultation and engagement with the Agency, undertake outreach, engagement and consultation with Participants, and advise on NDIS strategy or solution designs in a manner consistent with the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth).

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From 5 documents
stakeholder engagement / secretariat servicesStanding offer
TodayCloses4 DecStart1 Feb
Watch out for8

You must accept the Draft Deed of Standing Offer terms as non-negotiable if you want to be successful

The Customer does not intend to consider responses from NDIS providers or organisations with commercial interest in NDIS (except advocacy funding) — likely exclusion for many disability service providers

Spending caps are limits only; Agency may not purchase up to those amounts

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