Tender Details
Queensland Intermediary Scheme
Business Name
Department of Justice
VP Reference #
VP499858
Buyers Reference #
997.2526
Opens
Wednesday 25 February 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)
Closes
Tuesday 24 March 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time) CLOSED
Supplier query cut-off
Tuesday 17 March 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)
Expected decision
Tuesday 09 June 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)
Buyer Details
Business Name
Department of Justice
Location
50 Ann St
Brisbane City, Queensland 4000
Australia
WebSite:
https://www.justice.qld.gov.au/
Business Info
At the Department of Justice, our mission is to create a fairer, safer, and more inclusive Queensland for everyone. We focus on enhancing the efficiency of our justice system by reducing court waiting times, bolstering victim support services, and investing in technological advancements. Our efforts extend to preventing violence against women and girls, offering vital support to victims, and safeguarding the Queensland community from potential harm.
Contact Name
Naia Soares
Position:
Senior Procurement Officer
Primary phone:
TBA
Mobile phone:
None Provided
Fax number:
None Provided
Email:
naiara.soares@justice.qld.gov.au
What the buyer is requesting
Details
The Department of Justice (DoJ), in response to recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, established an intermediary scheme in Queensland to support children under 16 years and adults with an impairment of the mind or communication difficulty who are the complainants of, or witnesses to, child sexual offences. The Queensland Intermediary Scheme (QIS) does this by providing intermediaries to assess the witness and make recommendations to police and the courts about how to communicate with them to obtain their best evidence.

An intermediary’s role is to facilitate communication between the witness and police during a police investigation and/or the witness and courts during criminal proceedings. Intermediaries are not expert witnesses, advocates, support persons or language interpreters, but are independent officers of the court.

The QIS is facilitated by provisions in the Evidence Act 1977 (the Act), the Evidence Regulation 2017 (Regulation) and Practice Direction No 7 of 2021 and primarily operates in the Brisbane and Cairns regions.

The scheme is currently legislated to operate in in two locations - Brisbane and Cairns - however in some instances, intermediaries might be engaged to assist in other geographical locations or for other offence types – for example sexual offences committed against adults; serious domestic and family violence matters and other serious violent offences.
Supplier lists selected
Lists
  • Community & Social Services
  • Healthcare Services
Categories selected
Categories
  • Community & Social Services
    1: Community & Social Services (other)
    2: Counselling Services
    3: Family & Domestic Violence Support Services
    4: Indigenous & Aboriginal Support Services & Program
    5: Youth Services
  • Healthcare Services
    1: Health & Wellbeing Services
    2: Health Screening Services & Programs
    3: Mental Health Services
    4: Occupational Health & Therapy Services
    5: Speech Pathology & Therapy Services
Regions of Service
Locations
  • Queensland
    1: Brisbane
    2: Far North
    3: Gold Coast
    4: Northern
    5: Sunshine Coast

All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.
Information requested by others
26/Feb/2026 01:47 PM
Question:
Do the attachments (i.e. degree certificates, Blue Card etc) need to be certified copies?

Answered on 26/Feb/2026 02:06 PM:


Certified copies of attachments are preferred.
26/Feb/2026 01:47 PM
Question:
Is there a word limit on responses to criteria (as there was in the earlier version)?

Answered on 26/Feb/2026 02:07 PM:


Limit of 500 words per criterion please (1 page).
16/Mar/2026 03:00 PM
Question:
Does the Supplier agree to a national Criminal History Check?

Does this mean I am happy to have one if required.

Or is it a direct request to obtain and attach a CHC?

Answered on 17/Mar/2026 01:41 PM:


No, only consent is required at this stage. Successful applicants will be asked to complete a Criminal History Check form for the Program Team to submit to the Queensland Police Service if they are considered suitable to appointment subject to criminal history checking and successful completion of training.
16/Mar/2026 06:08 PM
Question:
Is there any available information about the expected duration of training?

Answered on 17/Mar/2026 01:41 PM:


Training is primarily available via online e-learning modules which we expect will take approximately three days to complete and includes two assessment tasks (observations from a mock witness assessment and the writing of a report for court) which need to be completed to a requisite standard. The mandatory reading may also take up to one day to get through. The e-learn modules and reading can be completed at a time or times suitable to you. Additionally, after completion of the training modules, there is a third assessment task which also needs to be completed to a requisite standard. This assessment is in person and involves participation in mock directions and evidence hearings in a courtroom. It is expected to take up to one hour.
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