Embed social procurement
The Social Procurement Framework embeds social procurement into regular procurement planning. To do this, Agencies can identify social procurement opportunities through:
- spend on goods and services procurement, including common categories and procurement using state purchase contracts and registers
- spend on construction
- procurement activities planned over the next 6 to 12 months
- the Agency’s priority social procurement objectives (see Develop an Agency social procurement strategy)
Social procurement planning requirements
The Social Procurement Framework requires buyers to consider social and sustainable procurement outcomes when planning a procurement. The planning required depends on the value of the individual procurement activity:
| Individual procurement activity value (values exclusive of GST) | Type of planning |
| Below $20 million | Incorporate social and sustainable outcomes when planning the purchase |
| At or above $20 million | Develop a Social Procurement Plan |
Below $20 million
As Agencies progress through the steps below, it is important that they document their procurement planning, outcomes and findings.
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