For small businesses, the processes involved in identifying and securing Commonwealth procurement contracts can be complex, costly and time-consuming. Improving Commonwealth procurement processes has the potential to expand growth opportunities for small businesses, encourage entrepreneurship, increase competition, strengthen sovereign capability and maximise value for money for taxpayers.
NECA wants to hear from you on issues you have faced with securing Government contracts or Procurement to assist in providing feedback on improvements to the Federal Government.
Issues to address include:
- Complex processes that are challenging to navigate without prior expertise
- Increasing transparency and communication regarding upcoming work and the use of limited tenders
- Bundled procurement contracts or large work packages that make it difficult for small businesses to compete for tenders
- Unnecessarily prescriptive contract requirements that impede small business access to procurement opportunities
- Numerous panels and standing offer arrangements across the Commonwealth; all with different application requirements (to get onto these panels), and different ‘piggybacking’ arrangements between agencies.
Please provide feedback to NECA Vic via email at [email protected] by COB 16 June 2023.