University of Tasmania, Australia

The Consultancy and Contract Research team  provides a complete contract management service which deals with all of the complex administrative and legal requirements.  We will:

• Assist you with your budget
• Prepare and finalise your contract, and negotiate with your client and obtain legal advice
• Open your project account
• Track your milestones
• Issue your invoices.

In order to facilitate this, we will ask you to provide the following information:

1. Is the project a Consultancy or Contract Research? This will dictate the exact documentation required from you.
   Fact sheet: Consultancy or contract research (30.0KB)
2. Research Funding Clearance Form (34.9KB)
3. Project Costing - Please note: the costing tool for a consultancy is different from the contract research project costing tool.
   Project Costing: Consultancy (195.5KB)
   Project Costing: Contract Research (329.9KB)
4. Project Brief - If one exists, it is useful as a basis for the initial draft of the contract.
5. Contract - If your client has already provided one. Normally, we will either prepare one, or contact your client on your behalf.

Processing consultancies and contracts is a complex matter, and there are many aspects to consider, such as the University’s indirect costs. We would urge researchers to contact the team at the earliest opportunity, so we can help you finalise your costings and help to progress your research.

We also have an Introduction to Consultancies and Research Contracts Powerpoint presentation which provides a useful introduction to the subject.

For more information please contact either Alice Palmer on +61 3 6226 7100 or Jodie Lamont on +61 3 6226 7166. A full list of contacts are located under Divisional Contacts.