National Indigenous Business Support Program - Expression of Interest Form

National Indigenous Business Support Program - Expression of Interest Form

Expression of Interests for South Australia Service Providers - Extended to close 8th September

The Local Buying Foundation (LBF) is seeking Expressions of Interest from service providers for the South Australia Indigenous Business Support Program which is being delivered in the LBF footprint of Upper Spencer Gulf.

Expressions of Interest are now open for suitable organisations in being involved in the select tender for the Trading Tracks Program. The primary objective of the program is to create strong, sustainable Indigenous Businesses by building capability and capacity, and providing sound strategic advice.

Trading Tracks is intended to enhance economic participation of locally based, small-to-medium Indigenous enterprises and BHP considered Traditional Owner businesses in the provision of services and goods to BHP, other major companies, and the broader local economy. The pilot program will target local communities of interest in South Australia – Upper Spencer Gulf local government regions (Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Whyalla), can also include Roxby Downs, Andamooka, Far North and Adelaide.

The primary objective of Trading Tracks is to create strong, sustainable Indigenous businesses by building capacity and providing sound strategic business advice. The proposed Trading Tracks program is:

• Intended to enhance economic participation of locally based, small-to-medium Indigenous enterprises in the provision of services and goods to BHP, other major companies, and the broader local economy

• Intended to create strong, sustainable Indigenous businesses by building capacity and providing sound strategic business

• To be delivered by locally based service providers who can work with authority and understanding with Indigenous businesses and the regions and industries they operate

• To be delivered over three years as a pilot program to inform possible future program(s).

Trading Tracks intent is to fill business development gaps, rather than duplicating or replacing other current (or potential future) business support services provided by either government, PBCs, NGO or private service providers.

Service Provider Requirements:

• Local point of contact and regional presence

• Regular networking, idea sharing and support across the regions

• Understanding of business support services

• Native Title Knowledge

• Capacity to provide core business mentoring services

• Access to specialist skills

• Indigenous organisation or experience in working extensively with Indigenous business and people.

Suitable organisations are local Indigenous organisations, partnerships with Indigenous corporations or companies, existing Indigenous support service providers. To be eligible for funding the lead organisation cannot be a commercial business or government organisation, however these organisation are encouraged to ‘think outside the box’ and partner with eligible organisations.

The LBF reserves the right to withdraw the EOI or tender at any stage if circumstances change.

EOI's will close on the 8th September 2023 and following this, organisations will be reviewed and select tenders will be released to successful expressions of interest. Select Tenders will be a comprehensive application. For more information, contact Lisa Camilleri on 1800 536 663, 0428 062 922 or email info@localbuyingfoundation.com.au

Please note that EOI eforms cannot be saved. Please review all questions, prior to starting this form.

EOI forms cannot be saved. Please review all questions, prior to starting this form.

General Organisation Details

Organisation Name*

Organisation ABN*

Organisation Owners*

Organisation Directors*

Type of Organisation*

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Organisation Contact Name

Organisation Contact Number*

Organisation Contact Email*

Organisation Trading Address*

Organisation Website

Organisation Overview*

Organisation capability and capacity, Capability Statement, Value Proposition or similar

Please outline at a high-level successfully delivered projects and/or programs by your organisation in the table provided.

If available, please upload any documents outlining your organisations capabilities.

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Organisation Indigenous Business Involvement*

Please provide a brief outline of your organisations involvement with Indigenous Business Support in the local areas in South Australia – Upper Spencer Gulf local government regions (Port Pirie, Port August, Whyalla)

Indigenous Ownership*

A business, organisation or trust is considered an Indigenous Business, organisation or trust if it is 50% or more owned, or governed by a board of person(s) identifying as Indigenous except where otherwise defined under an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) or other formal agreement with local Indigenous communities.

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Percentage of Indigenous Business Ownership*

Name(s) of Indigenous Business Owner(s)*

Name person(s) who own/direct the business who identify as Indigenous

Traditional Owner Business

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Language Group

Program Delivery

What regions will your organisation be able to deliver this program?*

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Will your organisation be able to deliver alone or will you be partnering with other organisations?*

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Partnering Organisation Name

Partnering Organisation ABN

Partnering Organisation Owners

Partnering Organisation Directors

Partnering Organisation Trading Address

Partnering Organisation Business Overview

Would your organisation be open to partnering with other service providersto deliver this program?*

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Do you have an accessible office in the local footprint? (Upper Spencer Gulf)*

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How do you plan on delivering the program with no local shop front in region?

Do you have employees based in the local footprint (Upper Spencer Gulf)*

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How do you plan on delivering the program with no current employees in region?

Anti Corruption and Compliance Questions

Will your business comply with all applicable anti-corruption laws? This includes but is not limited to not authorising, offering, giving or promising anything of value directly or indirectly to a government official to influence official action or to anyone to induce them to perform their work duties disloyally or otherwise improperly.*

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To participate in the NIBSP Tender Process you are required to agree to abide by applicable anti-corruption laws

For the business registering, are any employees, directors, or direct or indirect shareholders or their spouses or family members Government Officials (refer definition below) in a position to take or influence official action for or against BHP?*

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Reason for Yes Response

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Role within Government

Government Organisation

Position in Supplier Business

Additional Information (optional)

In the past five (5) years has either the business (including any affiliated entities or any predecessor organisation) or any owner, officer, director, employee or contractor/subcontractor/agent or their spouses or family members been subject to any investigation or allegation corruption, trade compliance (including economic sanctions, export controls and US anti-boycott law), fraud, misrepresentation, bribery, tax evasion, or other related activities in any country?*

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Details for Investigation or Allegation

Outcome of investigation or allegation

Name of person within the business

Persons role within or relationship to the business

Is the person still involved with or engaged by the business?

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When did the incident occur?

Only incidents that occurred in the past five (5) years are required to be reported

Are any employees, directors, or their spouses or family members, or direct or indirect shareholders BHP employees or contractors?*

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Reason for yes response

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Name of the person within BHP

Name of the person within the business

Position with BHP

BHP Site of Employment

Position in supplier business - BHP

Relationship (e.g. Spouse, child, parent, etc)

Is the Business Position a Volunteer Position for a Not for Profit Organisation or Social Enterprise?

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Additional Information (optional)

If successful, I agree to undertake all anti-corruption and compliance training required for this partnership to progress

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Confirmation

If successful in the application to progress to select tender, please tick the box to indicate your consent to the following items. Your consent is required to enable your expression of interest to proceed:

Name of person completing form

Position of person completing form

Email of person completing form

Phone number of person completing form

I certify that all of the above information provided by me in this application form is true and correct and I have received endorsement from the organisation I am representing to submit an EOI for the delivery of Trading Tracks.*

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