CPR Exemptions and Conditions for Limited Tender - December
Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) Divisions 1 and 2 are the rules APS officials must follow when procuring. Appendix A lists the exemptions from the rules of Division 2 and from rules 4.7, 4.8 and 7.26 of Division 1.
Limited tender involves approaching one or more potential suppliers directly and requesting they make submissions without having to comply with the process for open tenders. Rules for limited tender are stated in the CPRs and include circumstances where limited tender may be conducted.
This course provides APS officials with information necessary for applying CPR Exemptions and Conditions for Limited Tender.
This learning experience has been provided by the Department of Finance.
Participant benefits
- Determine the purpose of each of the CPR exemptions and conditions for limited tender.
- Differentiate when to use different CPR exemptions or conditions for limited tender.
- Apply the use of CPR exemptions or conditions for limited tender in a range of circumstances.
Suitable for
All staff. Suitable for officials who are new to procurement, need a refresher, or want to move to a role in procurement. This course will benefit officials working in procurement on an ad hoc basis, regular procurers, and delegates.
Considerations
This course is a practitioner level course which builds on the suite’s foundation courses. As such, there is some assumed knowledge, including:
- Procurement Basics – Foundational knowledge of procurement legislation and policy, the procurement lifecycle, value for money, and reporting. This could be through the Procurement Basics course or through prior training or experience.
- Procurement-connected Policies – Foundational knowledge of the Procurement-connected policies and their use in procurement. This could be through the PCPs course or through prior training or experience.
Key topics
- Procurement methods.
- CPR Appendix A Exemptions and their application.
- CPR paragraph 10.3 and its applications.
- Reporting compliance.
Category and User level
This learning experience is part of the Commonwealth Procurement and Contract Management Training Suite and aligns with the Procurement and Contract Management Profession Craft at the Practitioner level.
Price
Free of charge.
Face-to-screen considerations
- Prior to the session start date, it is suggested that you check if your agency’s network has any restrictions using any virtual classroom platform. If you are unable to access the virtual classroom platform on your work device or network, you will need to use a personal device.
- Please ensure you have access to a working camera and microphone to participate.
Attendance (Virtual)
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- Provide your name or email when joining, as our attendance reports record this information from the virtual classroom platform.
- If you log into the session with a different email address to the one you are registered with, let us know to ensure your attendance is properly credited.
- If you join as a group from one location or cannot provide your details during the session, please email us afterwards so we capture your attendance.
- If we do not receive your information, you may receive a notice indicating you were not marked as attended.
* Capacity limits may apply. Please log into APSLearn to check availability.
- If the session is full or none of the additional sessions are suitable, you can express your interest, through APSLearn, for this event. You will be added to a mailing list to be notified when a new session becomes available.