Government procurement
Alternative labels
Public procurement
Public service procurement
Policy report
Black economy – increasing the integrity of government procurement
This procurement connected policy outlines the key components of the Commonwealth Government’s policy to increase the integrity of government procurement, as recommended in the Black Economy Taskforce’s final report.
Report
Electric vehicle ready local government fleets
This report summarises the findings from the, “Electric Vehicle Ready Local Government Fleets” project undertaken by ClimateWorks Australia. The key objective of this project was to increase electric vehicle uptake in Victorian local government fleets.
Journal article
Social sustainability in delivery and procurement of public construction contracts
This study focused on the social dimension of sustainability and analysed 451 tendering documents from 10 countries to assess the influence of procurement procedures and delivery methods on the inclusion of social criteria in public construction procurement.
Policy report
Canada’s infrastructure revival: let’s get the biggest bang for our buck
Canada’s governments are preparing to spend historic amounts on infrastructure. This paper argues that, to avoid creating ‘white elephants’, they should follow six key principles that will help the projects improve the country’s productivity, competitiveness and social equity.
Audio
Promoting indigenous economic empowerment
We have a long way to go in closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The Federal government regards economic empowerment as a key way of raising indigenous living standards. And the Indigenous Procurement Policy (or IPP) is a central plank in promoting this goal. The IPP sets a target for the number of...