Doing Business with Local Government

If you would like to know more about providing your goods and services to your local council then this webinar is for you.

Phill Scott is the Chief Procurement Officer for Local Government Procurement (LGP). LGP is a not-for-profit organisation and a ‘prescribed entity’ by legislation.

How do councils buy things
• Overview of the NSW local government sector
• Explanation of the laws affecting council buying
• Explanation of a ‘tender’ and a ‘tender process’
• Explanation of electronic tendering

Replying to a request for tender:
• Typical layout of the request for tender questions
• The logic behind the questions that are asked
• What you should include in your tender

How the council compares the tenders
• Evaluation panel
• Evaluation criteria
• Recommendations

Final decision process
• Council meeting process
• Time taken to run a tender process

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