Rule 11:
Opt-out procurements
Primary requirement
- Agencies may opt-out of applying some Rules if the facts and circumstances meet one or more of the circumstances listed in Appendix 1.
Application
- Agencies must:
- be able to demonstrate that they have met the Principles and other procurement good practice guidance
- act lawfully and with integrity, be fair and transparent, achieve public value, and be accountable for their decisions.
- Agencies that wish to opt-out of applying the Rules must:
- obtain evidence of the facts and circumstances to verify the reason/s for the opt-out before approaching the market, and
- document the rationale for the decision before approaching the supplier/s.
- The rationale document must include:
- the name of the agency
- a description of the goods, services or works
- the maximum total estimated value (Rule 7) of the goods, services or works
- the specific opt-out that applies (from the list in Appendix 1)
- details of the facts and circumstances that justify the opt-out
- details that demonstrate that it will achieve public value; and
- the name and position of the person approving the decision to opt-out.
- Agencies exercising an opt-out must apply Rule 2, Rule 3, Rule 5, Rule 8, Rule 27, Rule 35, Rule 36, Rule 45, and Rule 46, and the supplier complaint processes will still apply.
- Agencies exercising an opt-out must apply Rule 19, Rule 33, Rule 41, Rule 42, and Rule 43, when relevant.
- Agencies must publish a Contract Award Notice (Rule 32) on GETS for a procurement that it has exercised an opt-out.