PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY IN 2012–13 This section provides information about departmental procurement activity for goods and services in the 2012–13 financial year. It covers: one-off supply approvals, including: routine procurement approvals critical incident procurement approvals standing offer agreements, including: purchase contracts sole entity purchase contracts strategic procurement plans departmental procurement activity departmental compliance with VGPB policies accredited purchasing unit (APU) activities. Procurement reporting The annual supply reports provided by departmental APUs at the end of each financial year report on contracts above the $150 000 public tender threshold. Contracts may have been approved by the APU or the VGPB (or both), depending on the value of the contract and the department’s accreditation level. Figures in the tables and in the text have been rounded. Discrepancies in tables between totals and sums of components reflect rounding. This applies to all figures in the annual report. Changes to the annual report in 2012–13 In 2013, the Victorian Government announced machinery of government changes affecting the naming and structure of several departments. Three departmental name changes were formalised on 9 April 2013: Department of Environment and Primary Industries (formerly Department of Sustainability and Environment) Department of State Development, Business and Innovation (formerly Department of Business and Innovation) Department of Transport, Local Planning and Infrastructure (formerly Department of Transport) From 1 July 2013, three departments will expand to include different portfolios from the Department of Primary Industries and the Department of Planning and Community Development. In this annual report, departments have reported procurement activity under the departmental structure as at 30 June 2013, incorporating the new names listed above.
PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY IN 2012–13 This section provides information about departmental procurement activity for goods and services in the 2012–13 financial year. It covers: one-off supply approvals, including: routine procurement approvals critical incident procurement approvals standing offer agreements, including: purchase contracts sole entity purchase contracts strategic procurement plans departmental procurement activity departmental compliance with VGPB policies accredited purchasing unit (APU) activities. Procurement reporting The annual supply reports provided by departmental APUs at the end of each financial year report on contracts above the $150 000 public tender threshold. Contracts may have been approved by the APU or the VGPB (or both), depending on the value of the contract and the department’s accreditation level. Figures in the tables and in the text have been rounded. Discrepancies in tables between totals and sums of components reflect rounding. This applies to all figures in the annual report. Changes to the annual report in 2012–13 In 2013, the Victorian Government announced machinery of government changes affecting the naming and structure of several departments. Three departmental name changes were formalised on 9 April 2013: Department of Environment and Primary Industries (formerly Department of Sustainability and Environment) Department of State Development, Business and Innovation (formerly Department of Business and Innovation) Department of Transport, Local Planning and Infrastructure (formerly Department of Transport) From 1 July 2013, three departments will expand to include different portfolios from the Department of Primary Industries and the Department of Planning and Community Development. In this annual report, departments have reported procurement activity under the departmental structure as at 30 June 2013, incorporating the new names listed above.