healthy partnerships was invited to facilitate the early procurement stages of a new statewide project, the Aboriginal Safe Havens evaluation. We collaborated with Aboriginal service and community leaders, providers and NSW Government representatives to form a shared leadership procurement team. Through facilitation of this partnership, healthy partnerships supported the development of:
- a plain-language summary of the new model of care
- defined service requirements
- evaluation criteria
- tender documents.
The approach centred Aboriginal leadership, strengthened collaboration between potential service partners and community voices, and ensured the procurement process reflected local priorities and was compliant with government requirements.
