Governance policy
The Governance policy is one of five goods and services policies set by the Victorian Government Purchasing Board. The policy applies to procurement by goods and services mandated Agencies.
Governance: Goods and services policy
This policy covers mandatory requirements for the goods and services procurement governance framework, emergency procurement, assessment to manage procurement activity and complaints management.
Governance guides
These guides assist Agencies to set up local procurement processes to apply the Governance policy.
Complaints management: Goods and services guide
Find out how to set up a complaints management system for goods and services procurement.
Contract management planning strategy: Goods and services procurement guide
Find out how to prepare an organisational contract management planning strategy for goods and services procurement.
Develop an emergency procurement plan: Goods and services guide
Find out how to develop an emergency procurement plan.
Develop a procurement activity plan: Goods and services guide
A procurement activity plan sets out an organisation’s planned procurement over a period. Find out how to prepare a procurement activity plan for goods and services procurement.
Develop a procurement strategy: Goods and services guide
Find out how to prepare an organisation’s procurement strategy to manage the goods and services procurement function.
Early market engagement: Goods and services guide
Find out how to conduct early market engagement prior to procurement.
Environmental impact in procurement: Goods and services guide
Find out how to consider environmental factors when making decisions for goods and services procurement.
Identify procurement categories: Goods and services guide
Procurement categories are groupings of similar goods or services with common supply and demand drivers and suppliers. Find out how to identify categories for goods and services procurement.
Improve access to government business for SMEs: Goods and services guide
Find out how to improve access for small and medium sized enterprises when buying goods and services.
Information security: Goods and services guide
Find out how to manage information security when buying and managing contracts for goods and services.
Innovation and the procurement process: Goods and services guide
Find out how to build innovation into the procurement process when buying for goods and services.
Manage an unsolicited proposal: Goods and services guide
An unsolicited proposal is an approach outside of a formal approach to market. Find out what to do if an unsolicited proposal is received for goods and services procurement.
Prepare a supplier engagement plan: Goods and services guide
Find out how to prepare an organisational supplier engagement plan for goods and services procurement.
Prequalified supplier arrangements: Goods and services guide
Prequalification arrangements list suppliers that meet certain criteria. Find out how per-qualification can be used for goods and services procurement.
Probity in procurement: Goods and services guide
Probity signifies integrity, fairness and honesty. Find out how to apply probity in goods and services procurement.
Value for money: Goods and services guide
Find out what value for money is and how to achieve it when procuring goods and services.
VGPB engagement model: Goods and services guide
Find out about ways to engage with the VGPB for non-SPC procurement activities.
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