There are other ways the City can obtain goods and services that may provide opportunities to suppliers to engage with the City and other local governments.

Local governments can utilise State Government Common Use Arrangements and the West Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) Preferred Supplier Program.

Goods and services purchased through either of these are exempt from the requirement for a tender if the value procured is $250,000 or greater.

WALGA Tenders and Preferred Supplier Panels

WALGA establishes panels of preferred suppliers for goods and services via a tender process. These panels can be utilised by all WA local governments.

WALGA tenders are issued via the WALGA Tenderlink portal. Suppliers can register at no charge for automatic notification of WALGA tenders within nominated goods and services categories.

Prospective suppliers can also submit a Preferred Supplier Panel Enquiry directly to WALGA.

This registers your interest in a panel and will ensure you receive notification of when a tender is advertised for new suppliers only.

To find out more about the WALGA Preferred Supplier Program please visit the WALGA website. Enquiries relating to this program should be made directly to WALGA by email or call 9213 2505.

WA State Government Tenders

Register and search online for WA State Government tenders.

Additional information

Tenderlink offer a paid subscription service which provides email notifications of new tenders and quotes across Australia. To find out more visit Tenderlink.

The Australian Tenders website lists over 1000 tenders from all over Australia including Federal, State and Local Government tenders and a number of private company tenders. A paid subscription service is also available.

Suppliers may also register and search online for Australian Federal Government tenders.

The City obtains quotations for purchases between $5,000 and $250,000.

Purchases below $5,000 are obtained via direct purchase.

The City uses VendorPanel to simplify the way it sends and receives quotations to and from suppliers. VendorPanel is a web-based eProcurement system used by hundreds of organisations to increase transparency and compliance in quote-based purchasing from approved suppliers.

VendorPanel gives suppliers an easy and consistent way to hear about opportunities from the City. It is:

• easy to set up
• alerts you to new quotation requests
• provides you with an opportunity to make the City aware of the goods, services and expertise you can offer.

In the VendorPanel system, the City has set up supplier lists for various goods and services it requires.

To register your interest in being added to one of the City’s supplier lists, please contact the City on 9400 4390 or via email and provide the following:

• Company name.
• ABN.
• Contact name.
• Email address.
• Description of services/products offered.

Should the City have a supplier list that matches your profile, you will receive an invitation to register via VendorPanel. Once you have accepted that invitation and created your company profile you will be ready to receive requests from the City and submit quotations back to the City.

For further information visit VendorPanel.

The City engages with suppliers to procure a wide variety of goods and services.

These are purchased either by direct purchase, quotation or tender.

All purchases are completed in accordance with the relevant legislation, the City’s Purchasing Policy and associated protocols.

For further information please refer to:

• Purchasing Policy
• Tenders
• Quotations for goods and services
• Useful links for suppliers.