Ministerial Submission Sm2013/03706 Consolidation Of Services At Offshore Processing Centres​

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A December 2013 ministerial submission recommended consolidating services at offshore processing centres (OPCs) on Nauru and Manus Island to improve efficiency, consistency, and security. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection proposed engaging Transfield Services, the existing garrison provider on Nauru, through limited tender to deliver consolidated garrison services (security, catering, cleaning) and welfare services across both OPCs through October 2015, with specialist sub-contractors as needed. Save the Children was to remain as a sub-contractor providing services for children and families, though the submission noted a risk they might not accept this arrangement. The minister's handwritten comments emphasised maintaining Save the Children's involvement and instructed that this outcome "must be managed," while also requesting advice on engaging an external contract reform agency.