Meeting ethical supplier requirements

The Queensland Government will allow the current appointment of the Tripartite Procurement Advisory Panel to lapse on 31 March 2025 while a compliance review is underway as part of the broader Queensland Procurement Policy (QPP) review.

The introduction of the Ethical Supplier Mandate has strengthened The Buy Queensland approach, and ethical supplier requirements are now included in tender documents.

Consider these questions when demonstrating how your organisation's work meets ethical supplier requirements:

  • Does your business meet the Ethical Supplier Threshold?
  • Are you an ethical supplier who honours commitments made in your tender and contract?
  • Do you comply with all policies and laws?

Completing your tender

Make sure your response demonstrates you meet the Ethical Supplier Threshold.

You will be required to make certain commitments in your tender and ultimate contract should you be successful. These commitments can relate to:

  • workplace health and safety
  • industrial relations
  • training and apprenticeships
  • local employment
  • Indigenous employment or business engagement
  • small business engagement
  • other requirements.

Breaches of these tender and contract commitments could be a breach of the Ethical Supplier Threshold and a non-compliance under the Ethical Supplier Mandate.

We may request evidence. We may also verify the information you provide to relevant regulatory bodies. You may see clauses in contracts related to information access and sharing.

If we suspect there has been unethical behaviour, we will investigate and provide you the opportunity to respond to all allegations and actions at multiple points in the investigation process.

Findings from the investigation will form the basis of a recommendation to the relevant procuring agency’s decision-maker regarding a penalty.

If you disagree with our decision

You will have 10 days to appeal the decision if you believe you have been unjustly penalised.

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