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30/03/2025

Procurement Policy Notes

Please note the 1 July 2024 CPRs implement a range of changes that may not be reflected throughout all currently available guidance materials. The Department of Finance is in the process of updating all guidance materials. Until this process is complete, references to CPR paragraph numbers and footnotes may be inaccurate.

Update on Procurement of Goods and Services from PricewaterhouseCoopers

Published November 2024

This Procurement Policy Note is to advise Commonwealth procurers of the update on the mutual agreement between the Department of Finance (Finance) and PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia (PwC Australia) that PwC Australia will not bid for any new Commonwealth work has been extended until 30 June 2025.

Procurement of Goods and Services from PricewaterhouseCoopers

Published April 2024

This Procurement Policy Note is to advise Commonwealth procurers of the mutual agreement between the Department of Finance (Finance) and PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia (PwC Australia) that PwC Australia will not bid for any new Commonwealth work at least until 1 December 2024.

Restriction of Engineered Stone in Commonwealth Contracts

Published January 2024

This Procurement Policy Note is to advise entities of an upcoming amendment in the work health and safety (WHS) laws that will prohibit the use of engineered stone in Australia.

Novation of PwC contracts to Scyne Advisory

Published October 2023

The purpose of this Procurement Policy Note is to advise Commonwealth procurers about the outcome of the Department of Finance’s examination of Scyne Advisory Pty Ltd (Scyne), as it pertains to the novation of contracts from PricewaterhouseCoopers to Scyne and the next steps to be undertaken by Commonwealth entities.

Ethical conduct of tenderers and suppliers

Published May 2023

This procurement policy note is to remind entities that the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) states that officials must consider, among other things, a potential supplier’s relevant experience and performance history when assessing value for money.

COVID-19

Published May 2020

The purpose of this procurement policy note is to assist entities who are considering undertaking procurements in the current COVID-19 environment or are addressing contractual matters with affected suppliers.
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