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Understanding procurement

Procurement governance

The Queensland Government has established a governance framework to support its agency-led, centrally enabled procurement operating model.

This framework aims to strengthen our procurement governance and engagement with industry.

Understanding our governance framework

The following groups provide the support, guidance and strategic direction to deliver the Queensland Government procurement operating model.

  • The Queensland Government Procurement Committee provides direction, informed deliberation and strategic advice about whole-of-government procurement and category management activities.
  • The Procurement Ministerial Advisory Council (PMAC) provides coordinated, strategic level industry input regarding procurement to the Minister responsible for Government Procurement.
  • The category councils, with the support of category lead agencies, oversee and direct strategic procurement activities for 6 categories of expenditure:
    • Building construction and maintenance (Department of Housing and Public Works)
    • General goods and services (Department of Housing and Public Works)
    • Information and communication technology (Department of Customer Service, Open Data and Small and Family Business)
    • Medical goods and services (Queensland Health)
    • Social services (Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety)
    • Transport Infrastructure and Services (Department of Transport and Main Roads).

Queensland Government Procurement Committee

The Queensland Government Procurement Committee provides direction, informed deliberation and strategic advice about whole-of-government procurement and category management activities.

The Committee includes senior executives from central agencies and senior officers from lead agencies that are in charge of managing their respective category council.

The Committee's responsibilities are to:

  • steward implementation of the Queensland Procurement Strategy, the Queensland Procurement Policy, and procurement-related policies, by enabling whole-of-government procurement change
  • promote cross-agency collaboration on categories of significant expenditure to achieve savings and benefits
  • provide guidance on the prioritisation and application of competing government objectives that impact on procurement
  • address recommendations received from Ministerial advisory councils, industry advisory groups, and category councils.

The Committee may:

  • in consultation with agencies, nominate agencies to manage categories of procurement expenditure common to multiple agencies, or the whole-of-government
  • approve new or substantially revised standard invitation and contract documentation to ensure it is simple, written in plain language and consistent across government.

Members

  • Department of Housing and Public Works (Chair)
  • Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business
  • Department of Education
  • Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
  • Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety
  • Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development
  • Department of Premier and Cabinet
  • Queensland Health
  • Queensland Police Service
  • Queensland Treasury
  • Department of Transport and Main Roads

Meeting dates

Meeting dates for 2025:

  • 5 March
  • 4 June
  • 3 September
  • 3 December.

More information

Contact: QGPC Secretariat
Phone: (07) 3215 3550
Email: QGPCSecretariat@epw.qld.gov.au

Procurement Ministerial Advisory Council

The Procurement Ministerial Advisory Council (the Council) is established to provide a platform for the Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Youth to engage with industry thought leaders on the strategic positioning of the Queensland Government’s procurement direction, including procurement opportunities for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Council will focus on strategic issues that relate to procurement in Queensland specifically in relation to 2 overarching areas:

Procurement optimisation

  • Drive nation-leading procurement by seizing opportunities and eliminating barriers.
  • Prioritise Queensland businesses and jobs through leading-edge procurement practices that consider environmental, social and governance factors.
  • Enable and support the positioning of regional communities to benefit from procurement investment.

Capability and capacity

  • Strengthen procurement governance and engagement between industry and government buyers.
  • Prioritise supply chain security and supply chains of state significance with a focus on ‘getting ready’ for Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  • Address influences from the broader geopolitical environment that impact the delivery of procurement.

Members

Capability membership model determined by the Council Chair.

Meeting dates

Meeting dates for 2025 (dates are subject to change):

  • 12 Febrauary
  • May (TBC)
  • November (TBC).

Contact: PMAC Secretariat
Phone: (07) 3215 3550
Email: PMACSecretariat@epw.qld.gov.au

Category councils

Category councils oversee and direct strategic procurement activities for the six categories of government expenditure, including governing the category strategy and consulting with industry reference groups.

Each council is led by a category lead agency and comprises other agencies, including statutory bodies, which have relevant experience and expertise in the category concerned.

Category lead agencies are the agencies which are responsible for managing the six categories of government expenditure.
The category councils' responsibilities are to:

  • provide overall strategic direction for categories including consideration of government targets and commitments and advice on implementation prioritisation
  • set a minimum evaluation weighting percentage of at least 10 per cent to be applied to significant procurement as part of the Local Benefits Test within the category or its sub-categories, and reflect these minimum weightings in the annual category strategy
  • agree on the category scope, and deciding which agency is responsible for each sub-category
  • endorse and oversee the category strategies and sub-category management plans
  • collaborate across sectors
  • ensure appropriate governance and risk management frameworks are in place for categories
  • seek input from agencies undertaking procurement in each category and industry bodies supplying to that category
  • monitor category performance
  • report to the QGPC on performance
  • follow government standards and policies for procurement activities
  • consult with industry reference groups.

Category councils and lead agencies for each category

More information

For information about procurement governance, email betterprocurement@epw.qld.gov.au.

Last updated:
11 March 2025