Print this pageOur procurement policies and practices reflect the principles set out in the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines. We focus on:
- value for money
- encouraging competition
- efficient, effective and ethical use of government resources
- accountability and transparency, and
- compliance with other Australian Government policies.
Our Chief Executive’s Instructions on procurement reflect these principles and the need for compliance with Commonwealth policy by all staff when choosing procurement methods, sourcing potential suppliers or entering into contracts. As part of these arrangements, in 2008–09 we published details of:
- publicly available business opportunities with a value of $10,000 or more on AusTender (www.tenders.gov.au)
- actual contracts or standing offers awarded with a value of $10,000 or more on AusTender (www.tenders.gov.au), and
- actual contracts or standing offers with a value of $100,000 or more on our website (www.pmc.gov.au), as required by Senate Order 192.
All major contracts for activities previously performed in-house included a requirement for contractors to allow access to their premises by the Australian National Audit Office. Information on expected procurement in 2009–10 is published in our annual procurement plan, which is available at www.tenders.gov.au. This outlines our planned procurement for the coming year, giving prospective suppliers the opportunity to plan for potential work with us.
Performance of Purchaser/Provider Arrangements
We are not appropriated funds to deliver outcomes through purchaser/provider arrangements, accordingly a nil response is provided against this annual reporting requirement.
Assets Management
Our strategic business is to provide advice to, and support for, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. Asset management is not a significant aspect of this role and accordingly we are providing a nil response against this annual reporting requirement.
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