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Brief description of the notified legal text
The
Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) are the basic rule set for all
procurements by the Australian Government and govern the way in which
relevant entities undertake their procurements. Achieving value for money is
the core rule of the CPRs as it is critical in ensuring that public resources
are used in the most efficient, effective, ethical, and economic manner.
The CPRs have been updated once since
Australia's last notification, with the latest version dated 17 November
2025. The changes to the CPRs include:
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Raising the
threshold at which procurements must be conducted via open tender to AUD 125,000.
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A new
requirement that certain Commonwealth entities only invite Australian and New
Zealand businesses to tender for government contracts valued below AUD 125,000.
For construction services, the requirement to prioritise Australian
businesses extends to government contracts valued below AUD 7.5 million.
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A new
requirement that certain Commonwealth entities first consider small and
medium enterprises for procurements under AUD 125,000 from certain panel
arrangements.
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Clarification
that submissions and confidential information provided as part of tendering
may be shared within the Commonwealth for compliance monitoring and other
legitimate, non-commercial purposes.
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Clarification
that value for money considerations include 'ethical conduct'.
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New provisions
clarifying when and how negotiations with tenderers may be conducted.
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