NSW to introduce debarment scheme for dodgy suppliers

NSW will establish a debarment regime as it moves to stamp out corruption in procurement.

31 August, 2024

Anti-slavery provisions added to NSW suppliers code of conduct

The NSW government has updated its supplier code of conduct to include specific measures against modern slavery.

30 July, 2024

Inquiry to focus on Commonwealth procurement

A parliamentary committee has launched an inquiry into the way Commonwealth entities manage contracts.

8 July, 2024

TechnologyOne signs $5.6m deal with ACT for new development application system

TechnologyOne has won a $5.6 million contract to replace and expand the ACT’s eDevelopment system.

3 July, 2024

Questions raised about ‘cultivation’ of govt officials by tech vendors

A parliamentary committee has questioned whether big ICT vendors are ‘inappropriately cultivating’ Commonwealth officials.

1 July, 2024

Victorian councils to pilot new shared services model

Councils in the Loddon Campaspe region will pilot a shared model for cybersecurity, procurement and legal services.

23 June, 2024

Audit focuses on procurement fraud in Victorian departments

Procurement fraud and conflicts of interest cost the Victorian government at least $3.3 million over the last three months.

20 June, 2024

New procurement database lists rail rolling stock projects

The government says the Rolling Stock Procurement Pipeline will address the nation’s fragmented approach to rail.

27 May, 2024

Time for public sector procurement to go green, think tank says

Greening public sector procurement offers a key opportunity for governments to hit decarbonisation targets, a public policy think tank says.

23 May, 2024

Govt not helping small business win tenders, Ombudsman says

Small businesses feel excluded from government contracts because they’re not considered part of the ‘in-crowd’, a report says.

20 May, 2024

‘Local’ procurement turns out not to be so local, committee hears

NSW bureaucrats have been questioned about progress on the state government’s commitment to increase local procurement.

8 April, 2024

Local preference in procurement a potential integrity risk, ICAC says

The NSW corruption watchdog has argued against government procurement policies that preference local suppliers.

14 February, 2024

Govt caught out over dodgy procurement of parking app

A trial of a parking app was ‘rushed and expedient’ and bypassed proper procurement processes.

14 December, 2023

Inquiry to investigate NSW procurement practices

A NSW parliamentary committee will consider how the government can boost value for money and ensure accountability and ethics in procurement.

19 October, 2023