The Government seeks to increase the value of procuring goods, services, and construction. The Government’s social procurement objectives are outlined in Table 1 and sustainable procurement objectives in Table 2.
Social procurement objectives and outcomes
Table 1 Victorian Government’s social procurement objectives
| Social procurement objectives | Outcomes sought |
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| Opportunities for Victorian Aboriginal people |
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| Opportunities for Victorians with disability |
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| Women’s equality and safety* |
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| Opportunities for Victorian priority jobseekers |
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| Supporting safe and fair workplaces† |
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| Sustainable Victorian social enterprise and Aboriginal business sectors |
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| Sustainable Victorian regions |
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Updates:
*The Building Equality Policy is applicable to all publicly funded construction projects valued at $20 million or more. For further information, see the Building Equality Policy guidance.
*Under the National Employment Standards, all employees can access 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave each year. Therefore, the ‘Adoption of family violence leave by Victorian Government suppliers’ outcome no longer applies for this objective.
† Buyers are advised to consider whether use of this objective is appropriate. The remit of this objective is covered by the Fair Jobs Code and the Supplier Code of Conduct – see Safe and fair workplaces: social procurement guide.
Sustainable procurement objectives and outcomes
Table 2 Victorian Government’s sustainable procurement objectives
| Sustainable procurement objectives | Outcomes sought |
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| Environmentally sustainable outputs |
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| Environmentally sustainable business practices |
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| Implementation of the Climate Change Policy Objectives |
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Tools and support
The content on this page is taken from Victoria’s Social Procurement Framework. Access a Word version in the social procurement document library.
For more information about social procurement, please contact the Social Procurement team.
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