The Social Procurement Framework leverages the Government’s significant buying power to drive increased value for money in all the goods, services and construction we procure.
By not solely focusing on the cheapest price, we can maximise social, economic and environmental benefits for all Victorians, and create Victorian jobs. The Framework has 10 objectives, each with specific and measurable outcomes.
‘Clearly, from an international perspective the Government of Victoria is leading the journey in social procurement. Through the building of partnerships across sectors and their support for a social enterprise ecosystem, they are leveraging greater value from their existing spend. They are using the marketplace to build healthier local communities.’
David Lepage
Managing Partner, Buy Social – Canada
Keynote Speaker at the Social Traders Conference 2019
Table 1: The framework's objectives and outcomes
| Objective | 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 disadvantaged Victorians | Purchasing from Victorian social enterprises
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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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| Environmentally sustainable outputs |
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| Environmentally sustainable business practices |
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| Implementation of Victoria’s Climate Change Policy objectives |
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Reviewed 16 December 2019