Below are the details of organisations that may assist both buyers and suppliers to better understand the procurement environment. Please consult with the appropriate body within your government to find out what the current procurement policy is for the types of products and services you are purchasing or providing.
Procurement policy
The Department of Finance and Deregulation is responsible for procurement
policy on behalf of the Australian Government. Information on the Procurement
Policy Framework can be found on the Finance website under
Procurement Policy and Guidance.
Government advertising
The official web site for advertising of Australian Government business opportunities is
AusTender,
the Australian Government Electronic Tender System.
Electronic tendering
AusTender is the
Australian Government Electronic Tender System that enables suppliers to access
Australian Government business opportunities online, download tender
documentation and submit responses electronically. Australian
Government agencies under the Financial
Management and Accountability Act 1997 notify all publicly
available business opportunities on AusTender. Selected agencies
under the Commonwealth Authorities and
Companies Act 1997 notify specific opportunities on AusTender.
AusTender is managed on behalf of the Australian Government by the Department of Finance and
Deregulation.
Reporting of contracts
AusTender is the
official web site for Commonwealth gazettal of contracts and standing offers of
$10,000 or above. AusTender- Reports provides information about the
Australian Government’s procurement activities such as the value of contracts,
and the names of the supplier and buyers under those contracts.
SourceIT
On 28 May 2007, the Special Minister of State, the Hon Gary Nairn
MP, released through the SourceIT website second
versions of SourceIT model contracts and user notes.
These were developed in response to comments on the first versions of the SourceIT
documents and policy developments concerning
supplier liability, ownership of intellectual property and closure of Endorsed
Supplier Arrangements. For further information, please go to http://www.finance.gov.au/SourceIT/
Australian Capital Territory
ACT Procurement Solutions
New South Wales
NSW Government Procurement
Northern Territory
Contract
and Procurement Services
Queensland
Queensland Government
Marketplace
South Australia
SA Government Tenders and
Contracts
Tasmania
Tasmanian Government Tenders
Victoria
Victorian Government
Purchasing Board
Western Australia
Government Electronic Market GEM