❓ Mr. Birney questions the Treasurer on the effectiveness of the 'Buy Local' policy within Common Use Arrangements (CUAs), particularly regarding small WA businesses' access to government contracts and the application of 'value for money' principles under a 'lowest price' policy.
AnsweredQoN 769Legislative Assembly
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I refer the Treasurer to the response given to Question on Notice No. 414, question (4), advising that the ‘Buy Local’ policy supported suppliers with a presence in Western Australia and ask -
(1) Can the Treasurer define what ‘presence’ means, given that in the ‘Buy Local’ policy “local content” is defined as “the proportion of the content that is undertaken locally in Western Australia (i.e. the majority of the content outcomes must be manage and delivered from
within
, Western Australia). Local content includes the source of goods, materials and services offered and the degree to which local suppliers and subcontractors are used in the delivery of the purchase or contract outcomes”?
(2) Given that the government has ‘bulked up’ specifications for whole-of-government Common Use Arrangements (CUA); eliminated many standing offer panel arrangements for CUAs and created sole-source contracts; opted not to consider ‘value for money’ in tender evaluations for CUAs and adopted a ‘lowest price’ policy; and awarded many of the in Common Use Arrangements to interstate or internationally-based companies not home-based in Western Australia, can the Treasurer advise -
(a) what explanation does the Government offer to small Western Australian businesses that no longer have access to government contracts and in some instances have downsized as a direct result of the current Government procurement policy; and
(b) in the context of a ‘lowest price’ policy determining the outcomes of CUAs, how is the ‘value for money’ policy being applied?
(3) Can the Treasurer please explain specifically how local Western Australian businesses have benefited from each of the following Common Use Arrangements, given that most have lost access to these sources of supply -
(a) business cards;
(b) school furniture;
(c) stationery;
(d) envelopes; and
(e) photocopying?
(1) Can the Treasurer define what ‘presence’ means, given that in the ‘Buy Local’ policy “local content” is defined as “the proportion of the content that is undertaken locally in Western Australia (i.e. the majority of the content outcomes must be manage and delivered from
within
, Western Australia). Local content includes the source of goods, materials and services offered and the degree to which local suppliers and subcontractors are used in the delivery of the purchase or contract outcomes”?
(2) Given that the government has ‘bulked up’ specifications for whole-of-government Common Use Arrangements (CUA); eliminated many standing offer panel arrangements for CUAs and created sole-source contracts; opted not to consider ‘value for money’ in tender evaluations for CUAs and adopted a ‘lowest price’ policy; and awarded many of the in Common Use Arrangements to interstate or internationally-based companies not home-based in Western Australia, can the Treasurer advise -
(a) what explanation does the Government offer to small Western Australian businesses that no longer have access to government contracts and in some instances have downsized as a direct result of the current Government procurement policy; and
(b) in the context of a ‘lowest price’ policy determining the outcomes of CUAs, how is the ‘value for money’ policy being applied?
(3) Can the Treasurer please explain specifically how local Western Australian businesses have benefited from each of the following Common Use Arrangements, given that most have lost access to these sources of supply -
(a) business cards;
(b) school furniture;
(c) stationery;
(d) envelopes; and
(e) photocopying?
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Answered
11 April 2006
Response time
14 days
(b) in the context of a ‘lowest price’ policy determining the outcomes of CUAs, how is the ‘value for money’ policy being applied?
(b) school furniture; (c) stationery; (d) envelopes; and (e) photocopying?
(c) stationery; (d) envelopes; and (e) photocopying?
(d) envelopes; and (e) photocopying?
(e) photocopying?
(b) school furniture; (c) stationery; (d) envelopes; and (e) photocopying?
(c) stationery; (d) envelopes; and (e) photocopying?
(d) envelopes; and (e) photocopying?
(e) photocopying?
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