Department of Finance Sharon Howell Senior Procurement Manager – Northern Region Date : June 2015 Selling to State Government/ Low Value Contracting

Department of Finance Northern Region What we do? Department of Finance in the regions  Works Procurement o Maintenance of government buildings; o Minor Works; o Capital projects; and o Advice, planning and knowledge sharing  Goods and Services Procurement o Purchasing over 50k on behalf of agencies; o Group Buying Arrangements; and o Advice, planning and knowledge sharing

Department of Finance Northern Region Our Clients o All State Government agencies apart from Government Trading Enterprises such as: –Ports; –Western Power; –Water Corporation; and –Public Transport Authority (PTA) (rail, buses) etc Agencies with special responsibilities such as –Main Roads; (only for roads) –Department of Transport; (only for marinas) and –LandCorp (industrial sites and land development)

Department of Finance Northern Region How Agencies Purchase  Works Via our Service Alliance – Contract directly with Finance; and Tenders and quotes for work  Goods and Services Common Use Arrangements; Public Authorities to determine appropriate Procurement Method including, direct sourcing, verbal or written quotations up to $50k; Written quotes over $50K*; and Open tenders over $250K* * Department of Finance Procurement Officer must be involved in these processes

Department of Finance Northern Region What Agencies want  Value for Money o Not just about price – quality, expertise, experience, fitness for purpose, also; o Governance (insurances, licences, legal requirements, honesty and integrity, safety, meet appropriate standards etc); o Relationships; and o Sustainability – environmental, economic, etc.

Department of Finance Northern Region Purchasing in the regions  Benefits o Establish sound relationships; o Value for Money; o Timeliness; o Wider benefits for Regions and Western Australia; and o Buy Local Policy

Department of Finance Northern Region Help to get Government Business  Regional Price Preferences – business and content;  Aboriginal Businesses (to be registered on the abdwa site);  Local Content – Qualitative criteria assessment on goods and services contracts - 20% weighting for contracts over 750k;  TendersWA – Online website tool for advertising - get registered;  Brochures – Suppliers Guide to Tendering – Products and Services;  Courses Selling to Government – two hour sessions;  Information -  Locally based regional offices;  Drop in and see us 1 st Floor Department of Housing Building, Cnr Brand and Tonkin Street or contact us on