How should a NSW public sector agency select a private sector joint venture partner?
• It is the responsibility of the agency involved to ensure that its process of selecting a private sector partner or of responding to an invitation to jointly bid with a private sector partner reflects best commercial practice. A competitive selection process will generally be required. In cases where there is a good reason for not engaging in a competitive selection process, the reason(s) should be recorded. • If approached by a private sector company with a proposal for undertaking a joint export project, an agency should take care to establish, within the bounds of commercial confidentiality, that its own and the State’s best interests would be served by a joint arrangement with that particular company. It may be appropriate for the agency to provide its skills and expertise on a non-exclusive basis, which would enable it to participate in other consortia bidding for the same project. 8. How does a NSW public sector agency prepare an offer or tender? • The details of how an agency
