Procurement guidance
Before engaging in a procurement activity, please ensure you have reviewed the key Queensland Government procurement policies, frameworks and other resources.
Overarching guidance documents
- Small and medium enterprise procurement target
- Accessibility compliance in procurement – ensuring accessibility for people with a disability
- Putting Queenslanders first when securing value for money (PDF, 396KB)
- Local benefits test
- Optimising opportunities for local suppliers (PDF, 492 KB)
- Probity and integrity in procurement
- Best practice principles: Quality, safe workplaces
- Ethical Supplier Mandate and Ethical Supplier Threshold
- Supplier Code of Conduct
- Food and beverage procurement
- Social procurement resources
- Ending Domestic and Family Violence: Guidance for Government Buyers
- Acknowledging government investment in public works and other procurement (PDF, 259KB)
- Intragovernmental procurement advisory note (PDF, 41KB)
- Procurement related policies: guideline
- Queensland Indigenous Procurement Policy
Planning
- Agency procurement planning (PDF, 681KB)
- Planning for significant procurement
- Early market engagement in procurement - quick reference guide
- Outcomes-based procurement (PDF, 397KB)
- Supply market analysis
- Developing specifications
- Determining insurance requirements in procurement
- Confidentiality provisions (PDF, 288KB)
- Engaging and managing contractors and consultants
- Using probity auditors and advisors
- Quality assurance (PDF, 371KB)
- Prequalifying suppliers (PDF, 544KB)
- Integrate sustainability into procurement
Sustainable procurement product guides:
- Business machines (PDF, 467KB)
- Cleaning services (PDF, 454KB)
- Desktops, laptops and monitors (ICT products) (PDF, 385KB)
- Office paper (PDF, 461KB)
- Print services (PDF, 456KB)
Planning templates
Sourcing and evaluating
Sourcing and evaluating templates
- Sourcing supplier feedback form
- Verbal request for quote checklist
- Sourcing closure report
- Sourcing communication log
- Sourcing negotiation plan
- Sourcing specification
- Sourcing strategy
- Due diligence and referee checklist
- Evaluation plan
- Evaluation recommendation report
- Award letter
- Unsuccessful letter
Managing
- Contract management resources
- Managing and monitoring suppliers' performance
- Managing complaints (PDF, 343KB)
- Contract disclosure guidelines
- Contract disclosure user manual
- Contract disclosure template (XLSX, 27KB)
Contact
If you have questions about our procurement guides, email betterprocurement@hpw.qld.gov.au.