Exceptions and Exemptions The and may approve the use of exceptions or exemptions Accountable Officer Delegate in accordance with Section 6 Procurement Exceptions and Exemptions. – Exceptions and exemptions apply only to the specific requirements approved; agencies comply with all other requirements of the Rules. must Planning Rules Agency Planning The agency must develop an Agency Procurement Management Plan, to be approved by the Accountable Officer annually. The Agency Procurement Management Plan must be submitted to the Procurement Review Board by 1 August each year. As part of their Agency Procurement Management Plan, the agency must include the following details: significant procurement activity planned for the next five years. The next 12 months must include details of the purpose, region, estimated release date, proposed procurement method and estimated value of each procurement activity consideration of ways to maximise local content and Aboriginal participation when undertaking procurement activities industry engagement strategies, including consideration of opportunities to provide industry briefings reporting on performance against planned procurement activities, including significant departures from the Agency Procurement Management Plan of previous years reporting on procurement related complaints for the preceding 12 months internal audit and assurance programs procurement related training, organisational learning and development. Project Specific Procurement Planning approval be obtained before commencing project specific procurement Delegate should planning. Prior to commencing project specific sourcing activities, the agency must undertake appropriate planning, including: clearly defining the scope estimating the value of the procurement, inclusive of all applicable taxes setting appropriate assessment criteria. The agency must consider the value and risk of a procurement activity when determining the level of planning required. Where specified as a requirement in Section 5.5, the Delegate must approve a Project Specific Procurement Plan, which must include: capability and capacity of local industry and businesses to meet supply requirements consideration of opportunities to maximise local content consideration of opportunities to maximise Aboriginal participation identifying the appropriate procurement method to be used in consideration of the value and risk identifying assessment criteria and associated weightings negotiation protocol or plan where negotiations are anticipated or planned. Where specified as a requirement in Section 5.5, the agency must ensure the local content assessment criteria are designed to elicit local benefit commitments from respondents.
Exceptions and Exemptions The Accountable Officer and Delegate may approve the use of exceptions or exemptions in accordance with Section 6 – Procurement Exceptions and Exemptions. Exceptions and exemptions apply only to the specific requirements approved; agencies must comply with all other requirements of the Rules. Planning Rules Agency Planning The agency must develop an Agency Procurement Management Plan, to be approved by the Accountable Officer annually. The Agency Procurement Management Plan must be submitted to the Procurement Review Board by 1 August each year. As part of their Agency Procurement Management Plan, the agency must include the following details: significant procurement activity planned for the next five years. The next 12 months must include details of the purpose, region, estimated release date, proposed procurement method and estimated value of each procurement activity consideration of ways to maximise local content and Aboriginal participation when undertaking procurement activities industry engagement strategies, including consideration of opportunities to provide industry briefings reporting on performance against planned procurement activities, including significant departures from the Agency Procurement Management Plan of previous years reporting on procurement related complaints for the preceding 12 months internal audit and assurance programs procurement related training, organisational learning and development. Project Specific Procurement Planning Delegate approval should be obtained before commencing project specific procurement planning. Prior to commencing project specific sourcing activities, the agency must undertake appropriate planning, including: clearly defining the scope estimating the value of the procurement, inclusive of all applicable taxes setting appropriate assessment criteria. The agency must consider the value and risk of a procurement activity when determining the level of planning required. Where specified as a requirement in Section 5.5, the Delegate must approve a Project Specific Procurement Plan, which must include: capability and capacity of local industry and businesses to meet supply requirements consideration of opportunities to maximise local content consideration of opportunities to maximise Aboriginal participation identifying the appropriate procurement method to be used in consideration of the value and risk identifying assessment criteria and associated weightings negotiation protocol or plan where negotiations are anticipated or planned. Where specified as a requirement in Section 5.5, the agency must ensure the local content assessment criteria are designed to elicit local benefit commitments from respondents.
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