New to doing business with Government

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If you are interested in doing business with the Australian Government, the Selling to Government guide is your starting point. It answers basic questions on the essentials, such as:

How does the government market work?
Where do you find business opportunities?
How do you win government business?
What are the rules when the government buys from the private sector?

The Department of Finance has developed the guide to help you identify opportunities and to compete for government business.

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AusTender provides you with the freedom to explore Government procurement, and contains information that can be used to search for new opportunities, find out who has been awarded Contracts and watch for future Business Opportunities.

If you are new to doing business with the Government, useful information is available at the Selling to Government or Business.gov.au websites.

Selling to Government Business.gov.au

Enquiries relating to a specific Business Opportunity should be directed to the Contact Officer.

The nominated Contact Officer details are included on the relevant opportunity and attached documentation.

When submitting a response via AusTender there are five simple steps:

Step 1. Ensure you located the correct Business Opportunity.
Step 2. Select the "Lodgement Page" button on the individual Business Opportunity.
Step 3. Log in as a Registered User, if not already logged in.
Step 4. Browse your computer and select your response files to the tender.
Step 5. Submit your response.

For further detailed information refer to Lodge a Tender Response

Each Business Opportunity includes information on requirements and attachments that are to be included with the lodgement.

Further clarification is available at: Responding to an approach to market

Details are specific to each Business Opportunity, response requirements can be found on the AusTender opportunity and within the relevant documentation.

Further information on the tender lodgement process is available at Lodge a Tender Response.

Lodgement receipts are automatically displayed on screen and a confirmation email is sent to confirm the opportunity which was responded to.

A Panel arrangement, also commonly referred to as a Standing Offer, is a tool for the procurement of goods and/or services regularly acquired by entities.

In a Panel arrangement one or more suppliers have been appointed to supply identified goods or services for a set period of time under pre-determined terms and conditions, including a basis for pricing.

To be listed on a Standing Offer you must submit a Tender Response for evaluation and, if successful you can then be included on the arrangement when the Standing Offer is established or refreshed.

Once the Panel is established, additional suppliers can only be added to the Panel if it is established as a refreshable arrangement.

If you have any questions relating to a specific Standing Offer you can get in touch with the agency responsible via the Standing Offer contact details.

A contract is an agreement which may result in a financial obligation.

Expenditure is where an invoice is paid.

Contract value reported on AusTender is not expenditure.

As a supplier AusTender provides you with access to Government Business Opportunities.

There are no limits to how many people in your organisation can have access and there are no fees associated with the AusTender site.

No subscription to maintain, just register and use.

Yes. An 'unsubscribe' link is contained in the addenda notification email sent to AusTender Registered Users who are recorded as having downloaded the ATM documents.

Selecting the unsubscribe link will take you to AusTender.

Follow the prompts to complete the process. To register your interest for this ATM again you must download the original ATM documents to receive notification of any further updates.

Notification Settings can be updated at any time by clicking the arrow next to the registered user name and selecting Edit Notification Settings.