Tendering and Procurement

Evolution Research combines real-world buying experience, program evaluation and research, with proven management consulting expertise to create and assess winning submissions that stand out for all the right reasons.

We specialise in:

  • Local, State & Federal Governments

  • International Purchasing

  • Mining / Oil & Gas /Resources

  • Disability and Mental Health

  • Employment – Workforce Australia and Inclusive Employment Australia

  • Industrial / Transport & Logistics

  • Human & Professional Services

  • Construction

  • Defence

Evolution Research provides end-to-end procurement: sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing.

Manages supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery and product quality.

Collaborates with internal managers to align procurement strategy with project goals.

Holds stakeholders accountable to procurement policies and financial objectives.

Monitors inventory, manage budgets, and generate procurement reports for leadership.

Ensure full compliance with regulatory and internal standards.

Continuously identify and implement process improvements and best practices.

Develops and implements cross-functional logistics and warehousing initiatives.

Support teams with operational insights and training participation.

Ready to elevate your procurement strategy or secure your next winning tender?

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National Panel of
Assessor Training

(Supported Wage System and Ongoing Support Assessments)

This training is aimed at consolidating the information presented in the DSS online SWS and OSA training modules.  This two day training provides hands-on real life examples and scenarios to equip assessors to complete their role as independent assessors whilst maintaining the key principles of assessment - validity, reliability and fairness.  The Supported Wage System Training and Ongoing Support Training are two day face to face courses.  Indicative training outline is presented on the right side.

SWS Assessment Overview
(Day 1)

This session provides an overview of the assessment process and the role of the Assessor and how they collaborate to ensure the assessment principles are achieved. This session will help ensure that stakeholders are provided with a clear direction of the SWS assessment process.

  • SWS assessments in Open Employment vs SWS in ADE’s (assessor focus)

  • Employee Capacity – disability impact, task and productivity

  • Task Analysis: Identifying Duty and Task Breakdown and how to record

  • Applying supervision adjustment to employees – using decision making process

Assessment Observations and Data Collection (Day 2)

This session is critical to assisting staff to appropriately set and assess to valid and reliable benchmarks to ensure assessments are fair, valid and reliable. This is a practical session conducted during production.

  • Assessment planning and preparation

  • Assessment of appropriate and/or unique tasks

    • Determine the duration and method of timing. Time based vs unit based.

    • Establishing benchmarks

    • Conducting observations and data collection

    • Collecting productivity data

  • How data is incorporated into the wage assessment tool, including employer data

  • Productivity Calculations

  • Trouble shooting

  • Question time