Local benefits test threshold list
Under the Queensland Government's procurement policy, the local benefits test is applied to all significant procurement activities. Refer to the Local benefits test guide for more information about how government agencies apply the test.
To help you plan your tender response and to prepare for future government work, you can search the list below, or download a copy of the local benefits test thresholds list (PDF, 655KB).
Read more about how Queensland Government buyers apply the local benefits test.
How the thresholds are determined
Local benefits test thresholds are made up of the following categories or a combination of these categories:
- Value – a monetary figure at which the test applies
- Risk – a level of risk to the agency at which the test applies
- Case-by-case – the determination of whether the test applies is dependent on a range of impacting factors and decided on a case-by-case basis
- All – all procurement includes the test
- Not applicable – the agency does not apply the test
- Under development – the agency is considering its significant procurement threshold for application of the test.
| Agency name | Agency type | Threshold for applying the Local Benefits Test (LBT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland | Statutory body | All procurement | Local suppliers are a priority |
| Anzac Day Trust | Statutory body | Not applicable | Administrative procurement activities are delivered within Office of Industrial Relations budget and no other procurement activities occur as part of the operational function |
| Avondale Water Board | Statutory body | All procurement | Approved contractors are only sourced from the Wide Bay region |
| Babinda Swamp Drainage Board | Statutory body | Not applicable | The board does not undertake any procurement activities |
| Board of Architects of Queensland | Statutory body | All procurement | Alternative suppliers are assessed on a case-by-case basis where none are available in Queensland |
| Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland | Statutory body | Not applicable | The board does not undertake any significant procurement activities |
| Board of Trustees of Newstead House | Statutory body | Value/case-by-case combination | $10,000 and local suppliers are considered for all procurements. Alternative suppliers are assessed on a case-by-case basis where no suppliers exist in Queensland |
| Board of Trustees of the Townsville Grammar School | Statutory body | All procurement | Approved contractors are only sourced from the North Queensland region |
| Board of Wet Tropics Management Authority | Statutory body | Value | $150,000 - All significant procurement is performed centrally by the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation |
| Bones Knob Water Board | Statutory body | All procurement | Local suppliers are a priority. Alternative suppliers are assessed on a case-by-case basis where no suppliers exist in the Tablelands/Far North Queensland region |
| Brisbane Girls Grammar School | Statutory body | Value | $100,000 |
| Building Queensland | Statutory body | Value | $2 million |
| Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service | Statutory body | Case-by-case | Determined as part of the evaluation assessment |
| Children's Health Queensland Health Service | Statutory body | Value/risk combination | More than $250,000 or with a high value/risk measurement |
| Children's Hospital Foundation Queensland | Statutory body | Value | $200,000 |
| Community Enterprise Queensland | Statutory body | Value | $5 million |
| Crime and Corruption Commission | Statutory body | Value/case-by-case combination | $500,000 or lower where there is an added value by utilising local resources and the local resources have the capability to meet requirements |
| Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service | Statutory body | Value | $1 million |
| Don River Improvement Trust | Statutory body | Value | $100,000 |
| Dumaresq-Barwon Border Rivers Commission | Statutory body | Not applicable | The commission does not undertake any significant procurement activities |
| East Deeral Drainage Board | Statutory body | Not applicable | The board does not undertake any procurement activities |
| Expenditure Advisory Committee for the Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment | Statutory body | Value, risk, and case-by-case combination | Procurement on behalf of the Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment is undertaken in accordance with the procurement policies and thresholds of the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy |
| Family Responsibilities Commission | Statutory body | Value | $100,000 |
| Fernlee Water Authority | Statutory body | Not applicable | Do not undertake any procurement activities |
| GasFields Commission Queensland | Statutory body | Value | More than $150,000 |
| Gladstone Area Water Board | Statutory body | All procurement | - |
| Glamorgan Vale Water Board | Statutory body | Value | $25,000 |
| Gold Coast Hospital Foundation | Statutory body | All procurement | Alternative suppliers are assessed on a case-by-case basis where none exist in Queensland |
| Gold Coast Hospital Health Service | Statutory body | Value | $100,000 |
| Gold Coast Waterways Authority | Statutory body | Value | $250,000 |
| Griffith University | Statutory body | Value | More than $200,000 |
| Ingie Water Authority | Statutory body | Not applicable | Any procurement activities to manage maintenance are conducted by the water users |
| Ipswich Girls' Grammar School (Board of Trustees of Ipswich Girls' Grammar School) | Statutory body | Value | $50,000 |
| Ipswich Grammar School | Statutory body | Value | $10,000 |
| Ipswich Hospital Foundation | Statutory body | Value | $5,000 |
| Ipswich Rivers Improvement Trust | Statutory body | All procurement | Approved contractors are only sourced from Ipswich or the South East Queensland region |
| James Cook University | Statutory body | Value | $200,000 for a request for quote, however, it is required that local businesses be considered before looking outside of the local region for all purchases |
| Kaywanna Bore Water Board | Statutory body | All procurement | Local suppliers are a priority. Alternative suppliers are assessed on a case-by-case basis where no suppliers exist in southern Queensland |
| Legal Aid Board and Legal Aid Queensland | Statutory body | Value | $250,000 and local benefit is also considered for procurements between $25,000–$250,000 |
| Legal Practitioners Admissions Board | Statutory body | Value | $50,000 |
| Legal Services Commission | Statutory body | Value | $20,000 |
| Mackay Hospital and Health Service | Statutory body | Value | $250,000 |
| Matthews Road Drainage Board | Statutory body | Not applicable | The board does not undertake any procurement activities |
| Mental Health Court (and Assisting Psychiatrists) | Statutory body | Not applicable | Do not undertake any significant procurement activities. Any procurement utilised by this office is under current Queensland Government arrangements |
| Metro North Health Service | Statutory body | Value/risk combination |
The current matrix is such that a procurement with a minimum contribution to government targets/commitments and:
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| Mount Isa Water Board | Statutory body | Value | $250,000 |
| Mt Gravatt Showgrounds Trust | Statutory body | Value | $1,000 and suppliers local to Mount Gravatt are prioritised for all procurement |
| National Injury Insurance Agency | Statutory body | Value | $1 million |
| North West Hospital and Health Service | Statutory body | Case-by-case | Local benefit is determined as part of the evaluation assessment |
| Office of the Health Ombudsman | Statutory body | Value | $5,000 |
| Office of the Information Commissioner | Statutory body | Case-by-case | An assessment is made by the Information Commissioner for all procurement |
| Office of the Inspector-General Emergency Management | Statutory body | Value/risk combination | All planned procurements are assessed using the value/risk assessment model with value risk ratings of strategic, leveraged and focussed considered to be significant |
| Parole Board Queensland | Statutory body | Value | $250,000 |
| Prostitution Licencing Authority | Statutory body | Value | $10,000 |
| Public Safety Business Agency | Statutory body | Value/risk combination | All planned procurements are assessed using the value/risk assessment model with value risk ratings of strategic, leveraged and focussed considered to be significant |
| Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees | Statutory body | Value | $1 million |
| Queensland Building and Construction Commission | Statutory body | Value | $1 million |
| Queensland Competition Authority | Statutory body | Value | $100,000 |
| Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority | Statutory body | Value | $100,000 |
| Queensland Family and Child Commission | Statutory body | Value | $100,000 |
| Queensland Great Artesian Basin Advisory Council | Statutory body | Not applicable | The council does not undertake any procurement activities and plays an advisory function role only |
| Queensland Law Reform Commission | Statutory body | Value | $250,000 |
| Queensland Law Society | Statutory body | Value | $50,000 |
| Queensland Mental Health Commission | Statutory body | Value | $250,000 |
| Queensland Performing Arts Trust | Statutory body | Not yet determined | - |
| Queensland Racing Integrity Commission | Statutory body | Value | $100,000 |
| Queensland Reconstruction Authority | Statutory body | Value | $1 million |
| Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority | Statutory body | Value | $10,000 |
| Queensland Treasury Corporation | Statutory body | Case-by-case | Local benefit is determined as part of the evaluation assessment |
| Queensland University of Technology | Statutory body | Value | $200,000 |
| Racing Queensland | Statutory body | Value | $500,000 |
| Roadvale Water Board | Statutory body | Value | $25,000 |
| Safe Food Production Queensland | Statutory body | Value | $100,000 |
| Scenic Rim River Trust | Statutory body | Value | $25,000 |
| Seqwater | Statutory body | Value | $100,000 |
| Silkwood Drainage Board | Statutory body | Value | $1,000 |
| South Bank Corporation | Statutory body | All procurement | - |
| South West Health Service | Statutory body | Value/risk combination | Refers to goods, services and capital projects identified as being high expenditure and/or for which there is a high degree of business risk |
| Stadiums Queensland | Statutory body | Value/risk combination | More than $65,000 and high risk, or more than $1 million |
| State Library of Queensland | Statutory body | Value | $100,000 |
| Supreme Court Library Committee | Statutory body | All procurement | Local suppliers are a priority. Alternative suppliers are assessed on a case-by-case basis where none are available or suitable in Queensland |
| Surveyors Board of Queensland | Statutory body | All procurement | Any purchases are sourced from local suppliers |
| TAFE Queensland | Statutory body | Value | All procurement over $250,000, plus regional procurement for contracts/arrangements valued $100,000 to $250,000 |
| The Board of the Queensland Museum | Statutory body | Value/risk combination | More than $100,000 or any high risk purchase |
| The Board of Trustees of Brisbane Grammar School | Statutory body | Value/risk combination | $50,000 or above and has been assessed as high risk |
| The Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Authority, trading as QLeave | Statutory body | Not applicable | Does not undertake significant procurement. Any significant activities are outsourced to the Corporate Administration Agency |
| The Public Trustee | Statutory body | Under development | |
| The Rockhampton Girls Grammar School | Statutory body | Value | $300,000 |
| Toowoomba Hospital Foundation | Statutory body | Value | $10,000 |
| Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service | Statutory body | Value | $250,000 |
| Townsville Health Service | Statutory body | Value | $1 million |
| Trade and Investment Queensland Board | Statutory body | Value | $50,000 |
| University of Southern Queensland | Statutory body | Value | $500,000 |
| Wambo Shire River Improvement Trust | Statutory body | Value | $100,000 |
| Water Act Referral Panel | Statutory body | Not applicable | The panel does not undertake any procurement activities and plays an advisory function role only |
| Whitsunday River Improvement Trust | Statutory body | Value | $100, however, local suppliers are prioritised for all procurement |
| WorkCover Queensland | Statutory body | Value/risk combination | $500,000 or high risk |
| CS Energy Ltd | Government owned corporations | Value | $2 million |
| Energy Queensland | Government owned corporations | Value | $500,000 |
| Far North Queensland Ports Corporation Limited (Ports North) | Government owned corporations | Value | $5 million |
| Gladstone Ports Corporation Limited | Government owned corporations | Value | $5 million |
| North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation Limited | Government owned corporations | Value | $5 million |
| Port of Townsville Limited | Government owned corporations | Value | $250,000 |
| QIC Limited | Government owned corporations | Value | $5 million |
| Queensland Electricity Transmission Corporation Limited (Powerlink) | Government owned corporations | Value | $500,000 |
| Stanwell Corporation Limited | Government owned corporations | Value | $5 million |
| Sunwater Limited | Government owned corporations | Value | $50 million |
| Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships | Budget sector agency | Value | $250,000 |
| Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | Budget sector agency | Value, risk, and case-by-case combination | More than $250,000 and considered risk, complexity, location and nature of the individual activity |
| Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women | Budget sector agency | Value/risk combination | More than $250,000 or high value/risk measurement |
| Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors | Budget sector agency | Value | $250,000 |
| Department of Education | Budget sector agency | Value/case-by-case combination |
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| Department of Employment, Small Business and Training | Budget sector agency | Value | $250,000 |
| Department of Environment, Science and Innovation | Budget sector agency | Value, risk, and case-by-case combination | More than $250,000 and considered risk, complexity, location and nature of the individual activity |
| Department of Health | Budget sector agency | Value/risk combination |
Significant procurement includes goods and services identified as being high expenditure and/or for which there is a high degree of business risk. For the purposes of this definition, 'high expenditure' for the following procurement categories is:
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| Department of Housing and Public Works | Budget sector agency | Value, risk, and case-by-case combination | More than $250,000 or value/risk approach and case-by-case where appropriate |
| Department of Innovation, Tourism Industry Development | Budget sector agency | Value | More than $25,000 |
| Department of Justice and Attorney-General | Budget sector agency | Value | $250,000 |
| Department of Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs | Budget sector agency | Value | $1 million |
| Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy | Budget sector agency | Value, risk, and case-by-case combination | More than $250,000 and considered risk, complexity, location and nature of the individual activity |
| Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning | Budget sector agency | Value | $1 million |
| Department of the Premier and Cabinet | Budget sector agency | Value | $250,000 |
| Department of Transport and Main Roads | Budget sector agency | Value/risk combination |
Significant procurement thresholds:
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| Electoral Commission of Queensland | Budget sector agency | All procurements | - |
| Public Sector Commission | Budget sector agency | Value | $250,000 |
| Queensland Audit Office | Budget sector agency | All procurements | Local providers in regional locations are prioritised where available and appropriate |
| Queensland Corrective Services | Budget sector agency | Value | $250,000 |
| Queensland Fire and Emergency Services | Budget sector agency | Value/risk combination | All planned procurements are assessed using the value/risk assessment model with value risk ratings of strategic, leveraged and focussed considered to be significant |
| Queensland Ombudsman | Budget sector agency | Value | $100,000 |
| Queensland Police Service | Budget sector agency | Value/risk combination | All planned procurements are assessed using the value/risk assessment model with value risk ratings of strategic, leveraged and focussed considered to be significant |
| Queensland Treasury | Budget sector agency | Value | $1 million |
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- Last reviewed: 6 Feb 2020
- Last updated: 16 Jan 2024