Sponsorship of a Clinical Trails Business Development Centre: - 0700780

Global clinical trials industry has potential for considerable growth in the future. NSW currently secures approximately 25% of trials in Australia.

The NSW Office for Science and Medical Research, Department of State & Regional Development, wishes to better position NSW as a leader in the Asia-Pacific region and as such seeks a Sponsor.

In order to fulfil its obligations under the Funding Agreement the Sponsor shall:
(1) recruit and employ for the two-year period of the Agreement:
(i) a Chief Executive Officer (full-time),
(ii) An Administrative Assistant to the CEO to meet the demands of the Centre;
(iii) a Communications Manager, (proposed part-time, approximately three days a week);

(2) recruit and employ temporary project office staff, as and when needed;
(3) provide an electronic portal and information and co-ordination services for investors, service providers and other stakeholders;
(4) provide brokerage services, with an initial focus on Japan, China and India;
(5) develop promotional materials for distribution by the Centre;
(6) consult the stakeholders and provide advice on strategies to address more complex sectoral issues (e.g. improving patient recruitment timeframes and participation rates; addressing the shortage of and lack of career paths for trial managers); and
(7) participate in a review of the Centre, approximately 18 months after the establishment of the Centre, to inform forward directions and possible future investment.

Additional Documentation
Owing to very tight timelines involved in this project, the text of the proposed Funding Agreement (forming Part B of the Request for Proposal) has not been finalised.

The Funding Agreement will be made available as an addendum.

Tenderers will be advised as soon as possible after the issue of the RFP when this addendum will be available for download.

NSW Regions: Central West, Far West, Hunter, Illawarra, Mid North Coast, Murray, Murrumbidgee, Northern, North Western, Richmond Tweed, South Eastern, Sydney

Request for Proposals - An invitation for expressions of interest / seeking preliminary proposals. In many cases these may be used as a basis for shortlisting tenderers, along with other criteria such as expertise and experience. Prospective tenderers are initially evaluated for their proposal against the relevant selection criteria. A number of those who best meet the criteria are invited to tender. For complex or some other types of procurement, where the product or service outcomes are highly dependent on the content of the proposals received from Tenderers, the outcome may be negotiated.

Z_RFT_0700780.pdf (203 KB)

• Contract Award Notices:
  • 0700780  Cancer Institute (NSW)

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Documents available for this RFP (issued on 21/05/2007):

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