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experience and performance history;
       4. flexibility of the proposal (including innovation and adaptability over the lifecycle of the procurement);
       5. environmental sustainability of the proposed goods and services (such as energy efficiency, climate change impact, environmental impact, circularity of the goods and services and use of recycled materials);[6] and
       6. whole-of-life costs.
    4.6             Whole-of-life costs could include:
       1. the initial purchase price of the goods and services;
      b.      maintenance and operating costs;
      c.      transition out costs;
      d.      licensing costs (when applicable);
      e.      the cost of additional features procured after the initial procurement;
      f.        consumable costs; and
      g.      decommissioning, remediation and disposal costs (including waste disposal).

Broader benefits to the Australian economy
    4.7             In addition to the value for money considerations at paragraphs 4.4 – 4.6, for procurements above $1 million (or $7.5 million for construction services) (except procurements covered by Appendix A and procurements from standing offers), officials are required to consider the economic benefit of the procurement to the Australian economy.
    4.8             The policy operates within the context of relevant national and international agreements and procurement policies to which Australia is a signatory, including free trade agreements and the Australia and New Zealand Government Procurement Agreement.

Procurement-connected policies
    4.9             Procurement-connected policies are policies of the Commonwealth for which procurement has been identified as a means of delivery. Non-corporate Commonwealth entities and prescribed corporate Commonwealth entities must comply with a procurement-connected policy where the policy indicates that it is applicable to the procurement process. Finance maintains a list of
    procurement-connected policies at www.finance.gov.au/procurement.
    4.10         Generally, procurement-connected policies are the responsibility of entities other than Finance. The relevant policy-owning entity is responsible for administering, reviewing and providing information on the policy as required.

Coordinated procurement
    4.11         Coordinated procurement refers to whole-of-government arrangements for procuring goods and services. A list of coordinated procurements can be found at www.finance.gov.au/procurement.
    4.12         Non-corporate Commonwealth entities must use coordinated procurements. Exemptions from coordinated procurements can only be granted jointly by the requesting non-corporate Commonwealth entity's portfolio minister and the
    Finance Minister when a non-corporate Commonwealth entity can demonstrate a special need for an alternative arrangement.[7] Prescribed corporate Commonwealth entities may opt-in to coordinated procurements.

Cooperative procurement
    4.13         Cooperative procurements involve more than one relevant entity as the buyer. Relevant entities can procure cooperatively by approaching the market together or by joining an existing contract of another relevant entity.
    4.14         If a relevant entity intends to join an existing contract of another relevant entity, the initial request documentation and the contract must have already specified potential use by other relevant entities.
    4.15         Relevant entities joining an existing contract must ensure that:
       1. value for money is achieved;
      b.      the goods and services being procured are the same