Department of Education / Regional Conservatorium Grants Program (2016/17 - 2018/19) - DoE700868296

The Regional Conservatorium Grants Program aims to offer a wide range of music education, training, performance and engagement opportunities for schools students and community members in regional, rural and remote areas by catering for learners, performers and audiences of all ages, interests and abilities. 

 

NSW Regional Conservatorium’s must be outside 60 km radius from the City of Sydney.

 

A regional conservatorium’s primary purpose must be to provide music education and training for its community and must have schools and school students as a majority component of their client base.

 

Approximately $6.1M [exclusive of GST] is available to fund regional conservatorium music education providers. 

 

Note: This is an application for a Grant and not an open Tender

Refer to Additional Details / Instructions

From $0.00 to $6,100,000.00

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• Contract Award Notices:
  • CW2224468  Central Coast Conservatorium Inc
  • CW2224471  Mitchell Conservatorium
  • CW2224473  Murray Conservatorium
  • CW2224475  New England Conservatorium of Music
  • CW2224477  Riverina Conservatorium of Music Limited
  • CW2224479  Wollongong Conservatorium of Music
  • CW2224481  Goulburn Regional Conservatorium
  • CW2224483  Northern Rivers Conservatorium
  • CW2224485  Orange Regional Conservatorium Inc
  • CW2224487  Upper Hunter Conservatorium
  • CW2224489  Young Regional School of Music
  • CW2224491  Clarence Valley Conservatorium
  • CW2224493  Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium Ltd
  • CW2224495  Macquarie Conservatorium
  • CW2224497  Tamworth Regional Conservatorium of Music Ltd
  • CW2224501  Gunnedah Conservatorium
  • CW2224503  South West Music Inc.

Please note, NSW Regional Conservatorium’s must be outside 60 km radius from the City of Sydney.

NSW Department of Education (DoE) has implemented the Ariba Source to Contract system. When responding to this application your organisation is required to use the link below to register your organisation profile on the Ariba portal:

http://dec.supplier.ariba.com.

Please cut and paste this link into your web browser to register. If you are already registered on the DoE Ariba portal, please continue to sign in and update your company details. If you are unable to log in, please contact Ariba support on 1800 766 694.

 

The Department of Education (DoE) process for organisations registering and using Ariba for this application is described in the attached pdf guide at Participation Instructions - 'Download a Soft Copy' - 'How to Register in Ariba - GUIDE'.

 

Once you have successfully registered on DoE Ariba, you must email pstenders@det.nsw.edu.au with the Project ID (DoE700868296) as the subject of the email to notify DoE of your interest in this application.

 

Please note, this notification is for the purposes of advertising and no application documents will be issued and/or application responses received through the eTendering portal.

 

Application documentation shall be issued and responses received through a new tool, Ariba Contract Source. It is compulsory that interested parties are registered in Ariba Contract Source in order to participate in the application process.

 

It is recommended that interested parties commence the registration process as soon as possible.

Interested respondents should note the following eligibility requirements:

 

NSW Regional Conservatorium’s must be located outside 60 km radius from the City of Sydney

 

Governance

• Legally incorporated as an independent, not-for-profit, non-government association or company
• Located beyond a 60 km radius of City of Sydney area
• As a minimum provide programs for: 

- public and non-government schools and students
- instrumental and vocal tuition
- tuition in composition and music theory
- ensembles programs
- professional development for musicians and teachers of music
- public concerts for local community audiences by local performers
- concerts and workshops by professional musicians, and
- participate in community cultural development (e.g. festivals, community events, local arts forums). 

• Have a management committee or board with appropriate skills, knowledge and expertise
• Provide a three-year strategic plan and an annual business plan.

Finance 

• Provide at least three years of audited annual financial statements
• Be financially viable 
• Be committed to maximising revenue through actively marketing ticketed events, music education programs and services, other grants and sponsorship opportunities to the local and regional community

 

Music activities

• Experience in productive relationships with public schools and school-aged students including existing individual and ensemble instrumental music and vocal tuition
• A willingness to work with local and state offices of the Department of Education on improving music education in regional areas
• Experience in offering early childhood music programs
• Ability to respond to the diverse music education and training needs of the community, taking account of other local providers of music education
• Capacity to provide a range of music tuition, courses, programs and support services, based on past performance in providing quality music education, training and services
• Commitment and ability to increase the range of music education opportunities for people within equity target groups (Aboriginal, non-English speaking background, disability, isolated and remote)
• Capacity to provide gifted and talented music students with access to advanced and continuing music education in their chosen fields.

 

Management

• Efficient and effective management systems and procedures
• High quality record keeping systems or the capacity to implement such systems within six months of approval
• Commitment to meeting or exceeding negotiated targets based on Key Performance Measures
• Formal staffing, employment and salary policies, procedures and structures
• Demonstrated working relationships with other regional conservatoriums
• Membership or work towards membership of the Association of NSW Regional Conservatoriums
• Appropriate marketing and communications strategy, including a website that is user-friendly and includes information about the conservatorium
• A record of compliance with all legislative requirements, particularly in relation to child protection and work, health and safety
• The capacity to supply the Department of Education with accurate data and information regarding the operations and achievements of the regional conservatorium, as required.

 

Premises

Operate in NSW and have physical premises in a building with access to spaces suitable for administration and the delivery of instrumental music and vocal tuition, music education and performances. The main premises must be appropriate for the activities expected of a regional conservatorium and identifiable by the community as their conservatorium.

The Department expects to open this application event for responses on the 22/03/2016 and close the event on the 16/05/2016.

 

The assessments are expected to be completed by 10/06/2016 with funding agreements finalised from 30/06/2016.

 

Funding agreements will be for a period of three years.

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