Goods and services document library

Document library for goods and services procurement. Includes policies, guides, model contracts, checklists and templates.

Accreditation under the goods and services framework

Use the Guide to obtaining VGPB accreditation to prepare an application for accreditation under the goods and services framework:

Obtaining VGPB Accreditation - goods and services guide
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Aligning with the goods and services procurement framework

Use the Guide to aligning with the Victorian Government Purchasing Board supply policies - goods and services to understand how to align an agency's procurement policy.

Aligning with the Victorian Government Purchasing Board supply policies - goods and services procurement guide
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Policies for goods and services procurement

The governance policy covers mandatory requirements for your procurement governance framework, emergency procurement, assessment to manage procurement activity and complaints management

Governance - goods and services policy
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The complexity and capability policy covers procurement complexity and the capability of an organisation to perform the procurement

Complexity and capability assessment - goods and services policy
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The market analysis and review policy covers requirements for market analysis, aggregated purchasing and disposal of assets

Market analysis and review - goods and services policy
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The market approach policy covers requirements for market approach, evaluation, negotiation and selection

Market approach - goods and services policy
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The contract management and contract disclosure policy covers requirements for market approach, managing critical incidents and evaluation, negotiation and selection

Contract management and contract disclosure - goods and services policy
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Goods and services guides that support the procurement policies

Guides that support the Governance policy

Complaints management guide describes how to set up a complaints management system

Complaints management - goods and services procurement guide
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Contract management planning guide describes how to prepare a contract management planning strategy

Contract management planning strategy - goods and services guide
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Develop an emergency procurement plan guide describes how to establish an Agency emergency procurement plan.

Develop an emergency procurement plan-Goods and services procurement guide
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Environmental impact in procurement guide describes how to consider environmental factors when making decisions for goods and services procurement

Environmental impact in procurement - goods and services guide
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Early market engagement guide describes out how to conduct early market engagement prior to procurement.

Early market engagement goods and services guide
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Identifying procurement categories guide describes how to identify categories for goods and services procurement:

Identifying procurement categories - goods and services procurement guide
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Improving access to government business for SMEs guide describes how to how to improve access for small and medium sized enterprises when buying goods and services

Improving access to government business for SMEs
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Information security guide describes how to manage information security when buying and managing contracts for goods and services

Information security guide - goods and services
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Innovation and the procurement process guide describes how to build innovation into the procurement process

Innovation and the procurement process - goods and services guide
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Managing an unsolicited proposal guide describes what to do if an unsolicited proposal is received for goods and services procurement

Managing an unsolicited proposal - goods and services guide
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Probity in procurement guide describes how to apply probity to goods and services procurement

Probity in procurement - goods and services guide
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Preparing a supplier engagement plan guide describes how to prepare a supplier engagement plan for goods and services procurement

Preparing a supplier engagement plan - goods and services guide
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Preparing a procurement activity plan guide describes how to prepare a procurement activity plan for goods and services procurement

Developing a procurement activity plan - goods and services guide
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Preparing a procurement activity strategy guide describes how to prepare a procurement activity strategy to manage the goods and services procurement function

Developing a procurement strategy - goods and services guide
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Prequalified supplier arrangements guide describes how prequalification can be used for goods and services

Prequalified supplier arrangements - goods and services guide
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Value for money guide describes how to understand, apply and measure value for money in procurement

Value for money - goods and services guide
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Guides that support the complexity and capability assessment policy

The Capability guide describes how to assess capability to conduct goods and services procurement

Capability - goods and services procurement guide
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The Complexity guide describes how to assess complexity for goods and services procurement activity

Complexity - goods and services procurement guide
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Guides that support the market analysis and review policy

The Market analysis and review guide describes how to assess the ability of the market to supply your goods and services procurement requirements

Market analysis and review - goods and services guide
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The Aggregated purchasing guide describes how to establish and use common use arrangements for goods and services procurement

Aggregated purchasing - goods and services guide
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The Creating a business case guide describes how to create a procurement business case for goods and services procurement

Creating a business case - goods and services guide
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The Governance of State Purchase Contracts and VGPB’s engagement model guide describes the governance of State Purchase Contracts for goods and services and the engagement model used by the VGPB for non-SPC activities

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Government procurement under International Agreements guide describes the additional rules that apply when goods and services procurement needs to comply with procurement requirements under an international agreement

Government procurement under International Agreements - goods and services procurement guide
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The Understanding the supply chain guide describes how understanding the supply will help achieve optimal value for money for goods and services procurement

Understanding the supply chain - goods and services guide
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The Victorian government paper procurement guide describes the recommended standards for procuring paper

Victorian government paper procurement guide
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Guides that support the market approach policy

The Market approach guide describes how to inform the market of opportunities for goods and services procurement.

Market approach - goods and services guide
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The Develop an offer template guide describes how to develop an offer template for goods and services procurement.

Develop an offer template
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The Evaluation and select offers guide describes how to evaluate and select a supplier to achieve value for money for goods and services procurement.

Evaluate and select offers - goods and services guide
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The Insurance provisions guide describes how to determine the level of insurance for a goods and services procurement.

Insurance provisions - goods and services guide
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The Negotiate guide describes how to agree on the suppliers’ offers for goods and services procurement to achieve value for money.

Negotiate - goods and services guide
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Pre-commercial procurement guides describes how to procure solution development for goods and services.

Pre-commercial procurement goods and services procurement guide
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Procurement auctions guides describes how to buy goods and services using a procurement auction.

Procurement auctions - goods and services procurement guide
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The Supplier feedback over the procurement process guide describes how to provide feedback to suppliers of goods and services procurement.

Supplier feedback - goods and services guide
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The Specification writing guide describes how to develop and write specifications for goods and services procurement.

Specification writing - goods and services guide
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Guides that support the contract management and contract disclosure policy

The Contract management guide describes how to plan and manage goods and services contracts

Contract management - goods and services guide
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The Managing contract price reviews guide describes how to apply price indicators for the procurement of goods and services

Managing contract price reviews - goods and services guide
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Support

Contact the goods and services team if you can’t find what you need or require help to apply any of these policies and guides.

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