Question - Community Services Directorate

(1)          Did the Community Services Directorate (CSD) in 2018–19, let 94 contracts worth almost $190 million be exempt from tender; if so, for each of these contracts, can the Minister provide (a) name of contractor, (b) service contracted for, (c) dollar value of contract, (d) expiration date of contract, (e) length of time that this contract has been held by the same contractor and (f) for any contract valued between $25,001 and $200,000, the dollar value of each written quote obtained from competitive contractor.

(2)          Did the CSD in 2018–19 let 71 contracts with values above $200,000 without open tender; if so, for each of these contracts, can the Minister provide (a) name of contractor, (b) service contracted for, (c) dollar value of contract, (d) expiration date of contract, (e) length of time that this contract has been held by the same contractor and (f) reason why the CSD overrode current procurement policy guidelines (and legislation) in awarding this contract.