Social procurment in action

A social procurement partnership between QBuild and Yourtown has provided jobs for young adults in South-East Queensland. Queensland Government’s QBuild and social enterprise Yourtown are partners providing employment and training opportunities for young people facing barriers to employment.

A social procurement collaboration between the Department of Trade, Employment and Training, QBuild, and the Department of Housing and Public Works to enhance the amenity of social housing properties and create meaningful employment opportunities and skills development for disadvantaged Queenslanders.

A partnership between TransLink and social enterprise, HELP Enterprises, helps support jobs and training opportunities for people with disability.

When buying for the Queensland Government, consider how you can adopt a responsible public procurement approach, by pursuing social procurement.

The Toowoomba RoadTek team has used social procurement to assist disadvantaged job seekers in their region.

The Department of Transport and Main Roads are transforming their paper-based records to digital and generating jobs for people with disabilities.

Woodford Correction Centre (WCC) are manufacturing curtains for public housing in their industrial workshop.

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Social procurement in action: By strategically using procurement to achieve social value, the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) partnered with Aboriginal-owned social enterprise Tuff Yards.

By choosing to procure from social enterprises, government agencies and entities can amplify their impact.