Social procurement toolkit

Find templates and related documents that help government buyers undertake social procurement.

On 8 September 2023, a new Invitation to Supply Part D Offer template – response schedule was published. Buyers should use the new version for goods and services procurement.

Social procurement planning templates

Social procurement self-assessment checklist, to be submitted as an addendum to the Social Procurement Strategy

Social procurement self-assessment template
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Use the following templates when preparing a Social Procurement Strategy. Refer to Social procurement – planning requirements – Phased introduction of Social Procurement Strategy to see which template your agency needs to use.

Social procurement strategy (Long form) template
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Social procurement strategy (Short form) template
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Social procurement commitment template
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Social Procurement Strategy Adoption Template
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Template Social Procurement Plan for individual procurement activity valued at or above $20 million

Social Procurement Plan Template
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Social procurement templates to include in procurement documents

Construction model clauses

For construction, clauses related to social procurement and building equality policy have been embedded in approved standard form construction contracts.

Goods and services model clauses

For goods and services, clauses related to social procurement must be embedded into the:

  • Invitation to Supply – goods and services
  • Invitation to Supply Part D Offer template – goods and services
  • Agreement (contract)

Access the goods and services standard form contract templates.

Social procurement model clauses for Invitations to Supply
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Social procurement model clauses - Invitation to Supply Part D Offer template - response schedules
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Social procurement model contract clauses
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Social procurement templates for evaluating offers

Example approach to application of Social Procurement Framework weighting

Application of Social Procurement Framework weighting (example)
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Example approach to scoring against Social Procurement Framework evaluation criteria

Scoring against Social Procurement Framework evaluation criteria (example)
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Model social procurement evaluation matrices for procurement of different values

Model social procurement evaluation matrix – procurement valued below $1 million (regional) or $3 million (metro or State-wide) (exclusive of GST)
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Model social procurement evaluation matrix - procurement valued at or above $1 million (regional) or $3 million (metro or State-wide) up to $20 million (exclusive of GST)
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Model social procurement evaluation matrix – procurement valued at or above $20 million (exclusive of GST)
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Tools and support

The Social Procurement Framework and Buyer Guides are available in the Social Procurement document library.

For advice and support on how to use model clauses in procurements, see the contact page to find out which team can best help based on the value of the contract.

For more information about social procurement, please contact the Social Procurement team

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Contact email: socialprocurement@ecodev.vic.gov.au

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