About Policies for Procurement

Policy for Procurement is an important component in purchasing for NSW Government agencies.

NSW Treasury is responsible for Procurement Policy initiatives including enhanced monitoring of major capital works projects. NSW Procurement is responsible for upholding these policies in all their procurement solutions and for providing further information on how to access information on using procurement policy.

The fundamental objective of the NSW Government Procurement Policy is to ensure that government procurement activities achieve best value for money in supporting the delivery of government services. The Policy emphasises agency accountability for outcomes, and greater upfront planning and stronger linkage with the State Budget process prior to allocation of capital funding.

There is a procurement policy framework devised by NSW Treasury, which comprises:

• A concise overarching policy statement on Government procurement
• A single Code of Practice (Current Issue dated 18 Jan 2005) covering all types of Government procurement.
• A ten step procurement process map, separately tailored for
  • Construction Procurement,
  • Goods and Services Procurement and
  • Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Procurement.

In addition, the NSW Government has developed a Gateway Review Process to enhance procurement discipline and to achieve greater alignment between procurement outcomes and service needs. Gateway will do this by providing an independent source of advice to agency management to highlight potential issues at an early stage.

Procurement Policy outline here covers:

• General Procurement policy information
• Financial delegations information for different areas
• Policy relating specifically to Goods and Services
• Policy on NSW Government Tendering activities
• Policy on International procurement
• How to access the Gateway Review

For further information on Procurement Policy, go to NSW Treasury