Resources

Tools, guidance and resources to support staff in understanding, valuing and practicing good record keeping - ensuring continued delivery of trusted and transparent services.

Good contract management is an essential component in achieving value for money for Australian Government procurements. The Australian Government Contract Management Guide provides practical process guidance at a practitioner level for Commonwealth officials who manage contracts.

Supporting officials undertaking Commonwealth procurements, the Department of Finance provides a wealth of supporting tools and templates.

Providing a space for officials to collaborate, share best practice, and hear from industry and government experts, the Commonwealth Procurement and Contract Management Community of Practice is open to all Commonwealth officials.

Australia has the opportunity to make best use of our waste resources by recycling them to create new products. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water have created a Sustainable Procurement Guide to assist in this decision making.

A full list of resource management guides to support the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA) from the Department of Finance website.

When commissioning services, the Commonwealth Procurement Framework sets out the basic rules for all Commonwealth procurements and and the way entities undertake their own processes.