Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2020-07-02 Daily Xml

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Aged-Care CCTV Trial

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (14:30): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing regarding the tender awarded to Sturdie Trade Services for CCTV cameras in aged-care facilities. Minister, in one of your replies yesterday you said that the Sturdie proposal was, and I quote, 'the best proposal put forward'. Why then is the trial only going to involve two sites and not the original five sites that were mentioned in the press announcement made by you and the Premier in April last year?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:30): The trial was initially planned to start across five sites; however, responses to the tender have led to the project initially focusing on the two pilot sites. Sturdie, as I said, was one of a number of tender bids. Obviously, they all put their own estimate of cost, and the evaluation panel identified Sturdie's bid as the best bid. I am confident that these two sites will help us to unpack the issues and fulfil the mission of the pilot.