Social Procurement Framework
The Victorian Government is committed to social procurement and has established the Social Procurement Framework.
The framework enables buyers and suppliers to use the government’s buying power to deliver social, economic and environmental outcomes that benefit the Victorian community, the economy and the environment.
DPC has a social procurement strategy introduced in early 2019 that outlines its approach to implementing the framework.
In 2023–24 DPC continued to prioritise the following social procurement performance objectives:
- opportunities for Victorian Aboriginal people
- opportunities for Victorians with disability and disadvantaged Victorians
- supporting safe and fair workplaces
- opportunities for Victorian social enterprises.
Education and advice for procuring teams continued during 2023–24, through DGS Corporate Shared Services, supporting key decision makers to understand the important principles and requirements of the framework. This resulted in social procurement priorities being included in supplier selection and contract awarding procedures. In turn, this has contributed to driving supplier commitment to social procurement objectives through indirect procurement as well as in individual business procurement engagements.
Purchases from social suppliers in 2023–24
| Social procurement opportunity | Metric | Number of businesses engaged | Actual spend $ (excl. GST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opportunities for Victorian Aboriginal people | Total spend with Victorian Aboriginal businesses | 1,128,730 | |
| Number of Victorian Aboriginal businesses engaged | 32 | ||
| Opportunities for Victorians with disability | Total spend with Victorian social enterprises led by a mission for people with disability and Australian Disability Enterprises | 5,056 | |
| Number of Victorian social enterprises led by a mission for people with disability and Australian disability enterprises engaged | 4 | ||
| Opportunities for disadvantaged Victorians | Total spend with Victorian social enterprises led by a mission for the disadvantaged | 63,461 | |
| Number of Victorian social enterprises led by a mission for the disadvantaged engaged | 2 | ||
| Sustainable Victorian social enterprises and Aboriginal business sectors | Total spend with Victorian social enterprises | 136,930 | |
| Number of Victorian social enterprises engaged | 15 |
Emergency procurement
DPC developed and implemented its Emergency Procurement Plan in December 2022 in line with the requirements of the Victorian Government Purchasing Board Governance (VGPB) policy. The Emergency Procurement Plan applies when procuring goods and services in response to an emergency.
In 2023–24, DPC did not activate its Emergency Procurement Plan.
Procurement complaints
Under the VGPB’s governance policy, departments must disclose any formal complaints relating to the procurement of goods and services received through its procurement complaints management system.
DPC did not receive any formal complaints through its procurement complaints management system in 2023–24.
Additional information
available on request
In compliance with the requirements of the Standing Directions of the Assistant Treasurer, details of items listed below have been retained by DPC and are available on request, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. These items include:
- a statement that declarations of pecuniary interests have been duly completed by all relevant DPC officers
- details of shares held by a senior officer as nominee or held beneficially in a statutory authority or subsidiary
- details of publications produced by DPC about itself and how these can be obtained
- details of changes in prices, fees, charges, rates and levies charged by DPC
- details of any major external reviews carried out on DPC
- details of major research and development activities undertaken by DPC
- details of overseas visits undertaken, including a summary of the objectives and outcomes of each visit
- details of major promotional, public relations and marketing activities undertaken by DPC to develop community awareness of DPC and its services
- details of assessments and measures undertaken to improve the OHS
- of employees
- a general statement on industrial relations within DPC and details of time lost through industrial accidents and disputes
- a list of major committees sponsored by DPC, the purposes of each committee and the extent to which the purposes have been achieved
- details of all consultancies and contractors including:
- consultants and contractors engaged
- services provided
- expenditure committed for each engagement.
This information is available on request from:
Executive Director, People and Governance
Department of Government Services
35 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Email: budgetandreporting@dpc.vic.gov.au
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