Procurement and contract management

This course provides a discussion on value for money, what that means and how it applies when conducting procurement and contract management activities.

The Australian Government is committed to building a stronger, more prosperous and resilient economy where Australian businesses can be competitive on a domestic and international level. In this course you will learn about the range of measures that are in place to promote domestic economic growth through procurement.

This course introduces the essentials of contract management, including the roles, tools, techniques, and methods contract managers use to add value. Participants examine key aspects of managing contracts and obtaining better performance and relationships with contractors and suppliers.

​This course includes management of the resulting contract to deliver value for money outcomes.

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

​This course teaches you how the Commonwealth Procurement Rules relate to environmentally sustainable procurement and the different factors to consider when procuring on behalf of the Australian government. 

The primary purpose of the IPP is to stimulate Indigenous entrepreneurship, business and economic development.

​This course provides you with the information and skills required to plan for environmentally sustainable procurement, including the actions that need to be taken to achieve environmental outcomes in your procurement and contract. 

​This course outlines how government funds are under constant scrutiny and uses real examples to demonstrate instances of poor management and decision-making by APS in the Procurement Lifecycle.  

​This course is a high-level overview of the procurement lifecycle and provides guidance to SES delegates on their role and responsibilities in each phase, from planning through to contract management.

This is a hands-on practical course. Participants use case studies and scenario-based simulations to plan and conduct procurement from phase 1 to 3 of the Procurement Lifecycle.

The Procurement-connected Policies course provides APS officials with a basic understanding of procurement connected policies (PCPs) and their use in the procurement lifecycle.

Provided by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, the environmentally sustainable procurement program assists to identify and include environmentally sustainable outcomes into their procurement activities.

​This course introduces the Circular Economy in the context of the Australian Government and Environmentally Sustainability Procurement as a lever to achieving environmental outcomes through procurement. 

Knowledge and practices relating to delivering effective evaluation outcomes. An essential course for anyone who will be required to sit on an evaluation panel. This course provides a set of tools and techniques to manage sourcing events and their evaluation in a manner that is efficient, accountable and delivers the right outcomes. It includes an overview of the end-to-end evaluation process, including evaluation criteria and scoring methods.

Knowledge and practices relating to delivering effective evaluation outcomes. An essential course for anyone who will be required to sit on an evaluation panel. This course provides a set of tools and techniques to manage sourcing events and their evaluation in a manner that is efficient, accountable and delivers the right outcomes. It includes an overview of the end-to-end evaluation process, including evaluation criteria and scoring methods.