DFAT anticipates undertaking an open procurement process to establish a panel of specialists for the South Asia Water Security Initiative with the first step being advertised on AusTender website in January 2021.

The Panel will be made up of companies in response to direct government to government requests for Australian expertise on priority urban water management and governance issues including; wastewater treatment and reuse, water sensitive cities, utilities management, stormwater management and drainage, flood risk management, water pricing and metering, and water quality.

We encourage all interested organisations to register on AusTender at: www.tenders.gov.au; and to update their notification settings to receive email notifications on the South Asia Water Security Initiative – Specialist Panel.

Any updates to the procurement timeline can be found on the Aid Procurement Pipeline.