Active Arrangements Update: June 2023

Active Arrangements Update | June 2023

Written by Ebony Setefano, Arrangements Manager - Local Buy

‘Active Arrangements’ was established in August 2021 to enable potential suppliers to apply to their tenders four times a year. The benefit of this tender process allows new suppliers to join contracts within the contract period and allow existing suppliers to add additional categories if their capability extends from their original tenders. 

Our ‘Active Arrangements’ open every February, May, August, and November at 12:00 AM on the first of the month and close at 2:00 PM on the last day of the month.

The reason Local Buy was established is to help councils’ procurement function meet legislative, reputation and compliance requirements. We help simplify the process by connecting councils to pre-qualified local Queensland suppliers, big and small.

June Highlights

Throughout our May Active Arrangements round, the following activity occurred:

• 441 tender responses were submitted in May and are currently in the evaluation phase
• 201 quotes were requested through VendorPanel
• Local Buy has now onboarded a total of 3,636 pre-qualified suppliers up until February 2023

We have numerous Tenders in the pipeline for release over the coming months including:

Open for Tender in July

• Trucks and Specialised Trucks NPN1.23 - (replaces NPN04.13/ NPN1.15-2)

  • If you are currently on NPN04.13/ or NPN1.15-2, ensure you apply when the tender is open, all current suppliers will be notified of the impending Tender dates

Open for Tender in August

• NEW Building & Construction – Commercial Construction & Fit out (inc: Asbestos, Demo) (LB329)
• NEW Building & Construction – Residential (LB331)
• NEW Asset, Facilities Maintenance and Trade Services (LB332)
• RENEWAL - Planning, Surveying, Design & Architecture LB335 (Replaces Planning, Surveying, Design & Architecture BUS265, you will need to apply if you’re on the current contract – you will have from 1st August – 31st August 2pm date to submit your application

In Development 

• Temporary Recruitment Services & Temporary Recruitment Neutral Vendor Managed Services - LB334. We’re expecting this Tender to go live 1st November Or, if your council is interested in working with us to develop this Arrangement, please get in contact with Category Manager, Michael Franzmann email phone

Replacement Arrangements In Development

Please note the below contracts will be expiring and you will need to reapply when the new contract goes to market.

EXPIRING: BUS270 – Due to the market, November2023 – this has been split into two contracts

• Roads, Bridges & General Civil Construction & Maintenance LB313
• Water, Sewerage & Marine Infrastructure Construction & Maintenance LB314

REPLACES: Water and Sewerage Products LB283 – Due to market February 2024

• Culverts, Pipes, Pumps, Valves & Meters

Extensions

Please note the below contracts have been extended

Extensions are applied to current contracts when their initial contract term is close to expiring, all current suppliers do not need to re-apply when there is an extension. New suppliers are able to continue to apply to the arrangements.All Quarries arrangements have been extended until 15/06/2025

• Quarry Products, Geo, Landscaping (CQ) - LBR291
• Quarry Products, Geo, Landscaping (FNQ) - LBR288
• Quarry Products, Geo, Landscaping (NQ) - LBR290
• Quarry Products, Geo, Landscaping (SEQ) - LBR287

PLEASE NOTE: 

If you are an existing supplier you are NOT required to re-apply each time tenders open unless you would like to be appointed to a new Arrangement, or a new category within an Arrangement to which you are currently appointed.