Victoria’s Social Procurement Framework
Victoria’s Social Procurement Framework governs how the Victorian Government undertakes social procurement when it procures goods, services and construction.
Social Procurement Framework – Buyer guidance
Social Procurement Framework – Buyer guidance – Guide to key concepts explains:
- what social procurement is and why the Victorian Government is committed to social procurement
- concepts related to the Social Procurement Framework’s objectives and outcomes
- concepts related to the scope of the Social Procurement Framework
- concepts related to determining the value of individual procurement activities
- concepts related to the approaches to social procurement.
Social Procurement Framework – Buyer guidance – Guide to planning requirements sets out:
- a high-level roadmap to guide social procurement planning
- the requirement to prepare a Social Procurement Strategy
- the requirements for planning for social procurement in individual procurement activities
Social Procurement Framework – Buyer guidance – Guide to individual procurement activity requirements provides:
- a high level overview of the sourcing process of the procurement lifecycle
- guidance on incorporating social and sustainable outcomes into the sourcing phase of the procurement lifecycle
Social Procurement Framework – Buyer guidance – Guide to evaluation provides:
- guidance on incorporating Social Procurement Framework related evaluation criteria and weightings
Social procurement Framework – Buyer Guidance – Guide to contract management and reporting:
- explains how government buyers and contract managers work together in relation to suppliers’ social procurement commitments throughout the procurement lifecycle,
- outlines key activities and information that government buyers need to communicate to suppliers to ensure that contract managers can effectively manage, monitor and report on social procurement commitments,
- provides a high-level overview of social procurement reporting requirements for departments and agencies under the Social Procurement Framework.
Social procurement Framework – Buyer Guidance – Frequently asked questions answers the most often asked questions by buyers:
Tools and support
Templates supporting the Social Procurement Framework are available in the Social Procurement toolkit.
For more information about social procurement, please contact the Social Procurement team.
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