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for these businesses to contribute to the Australian economy.
In further recognition of the positive impact procurement can have on the economy, the Government is introducing the ability for women-owned and led businesses to be identified on AusTender. This will enable a gender-responsive approach to procurement, and give government the ability to measure and analyse the women-owned and led businesses the Commonwealth is contracting with. As part of the National Strategy for Gender Equality, the Government also announced to introduce a requirement for businesses with 500 or more employees to commit to and achieve workplace targets against at least three of the Gender Equality Indicators, in order to win government work. I have made these Commonwealth Procurement Rules under section 105B(1) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act). The previous Commonwealth Procurement Rules 13 June 2023 (F2023L00766) are repealed when this instrument commences on 1 July 2024.

Katy Gallagher
Minister for Finance
29 May 2024

Contents
Section Page
1. Foreword
2. Procurement framework
Procurement
Resource Management Framework
International obligations
3. How to use the Commonwealth Procurement Rules
Compliance with the two divisions of the CPRs
Using Appendix A exemptions
Division 1: Rules for all procurements
4. Value for money
Considering value for money
Achieving value for money
Broader benefits to the Australian economy
Procurement-connected policies
Coordinated procurement
Cooperative procurement
Contract end dates
Third-party procurement
5. Encouraging competition
Non-discrimination
Small and Medium Enterprises
6. Efficient, effective, economical and ethical procurement
Ethical behaviour
Judicial Review
Commonwealth Contracts
7. Accountability and transparency
Records
AusTender
Annual procurement plans
Notifications to the market
Providing information
Reporting arrangements
Subcontractors
Treatment of confidential information
Contract management/Standard verification
Other obligations
8. Procurement risk
9. Procurement method
Requirement to estimate value of procurement
Procurement thresholds
Procurement methods
Procurement from existing arrangements
Division 2: Additional rules for procurements at or above the relevant procurement threshold
10. Additional rules
Conditions for limited tender
Request documentation
Specifications
Modification of evaluation criteria or specifications
Conditions for participation
Minimum time limits
Late submissions
Receipt and opening of submissions
Awarding contracts
Appendix A: Exemptions
Appendix B: Definitions

    2.            Procurement framework
    2.1             The Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) are issued by the Minister for Finance (Finance Minister) under section 105B(1) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act).
    2.2             Officials from non-corporate Commonwealth entities and prescribed corporate Commonwealth entities listed in section 30 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 must comply with the CPRs when performing duties related to procurement. These entities will collectively be referred to as relevant entities throughout the CPRs.
    2.3             Rules that must be complied with in undertaking procurement are denoted by the term 'must'. Non-corporate Commonwealth entities must report non-compliance with the