The Policy and Guideline for Assuring Quality in Government Purchasing does not state that it is mandatory for all suppliers bidding on government contracts to be Quality Assured to ISO 9000. Suppliers are normally only required to be Quality Assured on procurements that are considered high or moderate risk. However, Quality Assurance does provide for maximum opportunity to your firm to bid for government business.
Industry standards are now also acceptable.
The tender will provide direction in this area. When tendering, regional tenderers have to clearly state within their bid that they are claiming the regional business preference in order for public authorities to apply the preference. Tenderers need to also indicate the cost of the bid that is subject to the price preference. Tenderers based outside the prescribed distance for a regional contract can still claim regional content preference on the portion of their bid that is spent in the region. The Buy Local Policy can be accessed on our website.