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Non-Discrimination


Mandatory Rules for Procurement by Departments

[ Last Updated 3 May 2006 ]


Non-Discrimination5

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16. Departments must accord all potential suppliers equal opportunity and equitable treatment on the basis of their financial, technical and commercial capacity.

17. Departments must make procurement decisions on the basis of value for money of goods and services to be supplied, and not on the basis of their place of origin or the degree of foreign ownership or affiliation of the supplier.

Offsets

18. Departments must not consider, seek or impose offsets at any stage of a procurement.6

5 Departments are reminded that under the ANZGPA the non-discrimination obligation applies to procurement in the ANZ "single government procurement market" without limitation by value threshold.

6 Offsets are conditions or undertakings relating to domestic content, licensing of technology, investment, counter-trade or similar requirements to encourage local development or improve the balance of payments accounts.


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