DFAT will shortly go to market for a managing contractor to implement the Vietnam – Australia Human Resource Development Program (Aus4Skills).

Aus4Skills (Phase 3, $90m over ten years) will support Vietnam's ambitions of becoming an upper middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2045. It will build on and consolidate Australia's longstanding support for education and skills development in Vietnam. The Program will incorporate recommendations from the Aus4Skills Phase 2 Mid-Term Review. Phase 2 is due to conclude 31 December 2025.

DFAT anticipates the approach to market will be through a two-step procurement process commencing in August 2024. A request for Expressions of Interest (RFEOI) in August 2024 would be Step 1 of the process. A failure to respond to the RFEOI would result in a potential respondent not being invited to participate in the subsequent Request for Tenders (RFT) Step 2 of the process. An RFT for Aus4Skills would be issued in January 2025 with mobilisation to commence in late 2025 or 1 January 2026 at the latest. The proposed procurement will be listed on the AusTender website when it is released to the market.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for planning purposes only and it does not represent solicitation or constitute a request for proposal, nor is it a commitment to purchase or tender for any described services. The scale, scope and focus of any proposed program may change at any time and is subject to internal DFAT and Government of Vietnam's approval.