Small businesses feel excluded from Canberra’s “in-crowd” of suppliers and say competition mechanisms — including the Albanese government’s latest attempt — are being overlooked.
A new paper reveals the frustrations in an $80 billion annual spend, including complaints of uncompetitive panel arrangements, an opaque tender pipeline, large companies using wholly-owned subsidiaries to exploit SME exemptions, and “personal relationships” impacting contract decisions.
The objections come amid multiple procurement scandals and confirmation …
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