CPR Exemptions and Conditions for Limited Tender

Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) Divisions 1 and 2 are the rules APS officials must follow when procuring. Appendix A lists the exemptions from the rules of Division 2 and from rules 4.7, 4.8 and 7.26 of Division 1.

Limited tender involves approaching one or more potential suppliers directly and requesting they make submissions without having to comply with the process for open tenders. Rules for limited tender are stated in the CPRs and include circumstances where limited tender may be conducted.

This course provides APS officials with information necessary for applying CPR Exemptions and Conditions for Limited Tender.

This learning experience has been provided by the Department of Finance.

Participant benefits

• Determine the purpose of each of the CPR exemptions and conditions for limited tender.
• Differentiate when to use different CPR exemptions or conditions for limited tender.
• Apply the use of CPR exemptions or conditions for limited tender in a range of circumstances.

Suitable for

All staff. Suitable for officials who are new to procurement, need a refresher, or want to move to a role in procurement. This course will benefit officials working in procurement on an ad hoc basis, regular procurers, and delegates.

Considerations

This course is a practitioner level course which builds on the suite’s foundation courses. As such, there is some assumed knowledge, including:

• Procurement Basics – Foundational knowledge of procurement legislation and policy, the procurement lifecycle, value for money, and reporting. This could be through the Procurement Basics course or through prior training or experience.
• Procurement-connected Policies – Foundational knowledge of the Procurement-connected policies and their use in procurement. This could be through the PCPs course or through prior training or experience.

Key topics

• Procurement methods.
• CPR Appendix A Exemptions and their application.
• CPR paragraph 10.3 and its applications.
• Reporting compliance.

Category and User level

This learning experience is part of the Commonwealth Procurement and Contract Management Training Suite and aligns with the Implementation & Services Craft at the Practitioner level.

Price

Free of charge.