Tag: Commonwealth Procurement Rules

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Canberra sets new SME contract spend targets

The federal government’s small and medium business procurement targets will be pushed to more ambitious levels and buyers will need to seek extra consultancy competition under changes announced by...

Corporate entities lose procurement rules carve out

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Corporate Commonwealth entities like the National Disability Insurance Agency will soon face the same procurement rules that apply to non-corporates after the Albanese government agreed to further tighten buying...

Ombudsman blasts underwhelming procurement response

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The small business ombudsman has lashed an “underwhelming” government response to its procurement inquiry recommendations, after its calls for sweeping changes were quietly batted away. Earlier this month, the...

Govt rejects call for independent procurement authority

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An independent review of Commonwealth procurement calling for “profound” changes has received a tepid response from the Albanese government, which knocked back the key recommendations to make its Future...

Pressure on DTA, Industry to keep procurement promises

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Australian National Audit Office will review the procurement reforms put in place at the Digital Transformation Agency, the Industry department and Home Affairs in response to damning audit...

Small suppliers stuck outside Canberra’s ‘in-crowd’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
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...

Turnbull-era tech procurement reforms bearing fruit

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Procurement reforms that capped tech contracts at $100 million broke the stranglehold of big conglomerates and large multinationals in Canberra and opened the door to smaller Australian companies securing...