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Establishing supply arrangements

The Guide and Principles provide information about leading practice when establishing supply arrangements for government. They have a particular focus on avoiding duplication of arrangements, thereby reducing red-tape for public servants and for suppliers.

Sustainable procurement guide: Office paper

[Note: This document will be progressively reviewed as part of Buy Queensland 2023 implementation.] This document was developed to assist Queensland Government procurement officers to integrate sustainability considerations into the procurement process for office paper.

Q2032 Procurement Strategy

The Queensland 2032 Procurement Strategy (Q2032) will help Queensland businesses get ready to supply to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Social Procurement Guide – Adding social value when buying for government

[Note: This document will be progressively reviewed as part of Buy Queensland 2023 implementation.] The guide outlines the benefits of social procurement when buying for government, and it includes planning, tendering and contract management guidance for social procurement activities.

Ethical Supplier Mandate - Complaints Breach Report

The Ethical Supplier Mandate (the Mandate) – Complaint Breach Report provides a template for Queensland Government buyers to complete when reporting a complaint related to a breach of legislation, contractual obligation, and/or government policy that otherwise constitutes an instance of non-compliance under the Mandate.

Ethical Supplier Mandate and Threshold Outcome Notice templates

The Ethical Supplier Mandate (the Mandate) and Ethical Supplier Threshold (the Threshold) Outcome Notice templates provide Queensland Government buyers a guide to issuing suppliers breach outcomes under the Mandate and Threshold.

Procurement Capability Workforce Development Strategy 2023-2027

This strategy outlines a range of initiatives to build capability and elevate the procurement function across all agencies.

The strategy focuses on initiatives that aim to improve procurement maturity across the life of the strategy.

The strategy outlines initiatives across four pillars:

• Attract: Initiatives focused on attracting talent to procurement and contract management roles.
• Develop: Initiatives to develop the capability of staff undertaking procurement and contract roles across the public service.
• Engage and retain: Initiatives focused on engaging and retaining procurement and contract management staff, so they feel valued in their roles.
• Lead: Initiatives at a strategic level that provide development and direction for staff in leadership roles and uplift the overall capability of an agency’s procurement and contract management function.

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Ethical Supplier Mandate – Building and Construction Training Policy Breach Report

The Ethical Supplier Mandate (the Mandate) – Building and Construction Training Policy (Training Policy) Breach Report provides a template for Queensland Government buyers to complete when reporting an alleged breach of the Building and Construction Training Policy to the Queensland Government Procurement Compliance Branch. A breach of the Training Policy corresponds to a category of non-compliance under the Mandate.

Ethical Supplier Mandate – Best Practice Principles Breach Report

The Ethical Supplier Mandate (the Mandate) – Best Practice Principles Breach Report provides a template for Queensland Government buyers to complete when reporting an alleged breach of Best Practice Principles to the Queensland Government Procurement Compliance Branch. A breach of Best Practice Principles corresponds to a category of non-compliance under the Mandate.

Sustainable procurement guide: Business machines

[Note: This document will be progressively review as part of Buy Queensland 2023 implementation.] This document was developed to assist Queensland Government procurement officers to integrate sustainability considerations into the procurement process for business machines.