Strategic Alliances

Where Council undertakes procurement through contract arrangements already established and administered by other organisations to achieve lower costs through greater buying power. This is where an agreement is already in place with Contractors or Providers and these terms govern any subsequent call-off contracts that may be awarded during the life of the agreement.

There are several panels available for Council to use and there are specific organisations (Central Purchasing Bodies) that create panels specifically for that purpose. If Council elected to use a panel, the “further competition” or “direct award” would be limited to the suppliers on the panel arrangement. These include but are not limited to:

• LGA Procurement;
• Procurement Australia;
• a purchasing group of which the Council is a member;
• other Councils; and
• State Government contracts.