Getting started

Explains how agencies must adhere to the five Principles of Government Procurement and the Government Procurement Charter.

Explains how agencies must safeguard the integrity of their procurement procedures.

Explains why you can’t have offsets in the procurement process and defines some ways in which agencies must not discriminate against suppliers.

Explains how agencies must protect suppliers' confidential or commercially sensitive information.

Explains which agencies and organisations are required to adhere to the Rules.

Defines which goods, services and refurbishment works must adhere to the Rules.

Defines which new construction works must adhere to the Rules.

Explains the requirement to estimate the total value of a procurement and what to consider when doing so.

Explains the requirement not to intentionally avoid applying the Rules.

Explains which types of contract the Rules apply to.

Lists activities which are not considered procurement, for the purposes of the Rules.

Explains the circumstances under which an agency may opt-out of the Rules.

Explains the requirement to openly advertise and how that should be done.

Explains the circumstances under which an agency may be exempt from the requirement to openly advertise.