Seeking Opportunities

If you are looking for opportunities to sell to Tasmanian Government agencies, here are some ideas on where to start:

• review the Tenders website at www.tenders.tas.gov.au;
• register your business on the Tenders section of the Purchasing website and elect to receive automatic email notification when anticipated or current tenders in categories of interest to your business are advertised on the website;
• review the Tasmanian Government Tenders section in the Saturday edition of each of the daily Tasmanian papers - The Mercury, The Examiner and The Advocate;
• review the Tenders section in other Tasmanian and Australian papers for information on tenders by other government organisations, eg councils, the Commonwealth Government etc;
• review the Agency Buying Directory on this website, which provides information on which government agencies buy what products;

Making yourself known to the relevant government buyers is very important as they can seek quotes for certain value purchases rather than going to open tender. When seeking quotes they will obviously only approach those suppliers that they are aware of. See How Purchasing Works for further information on tender and quotation thresholds.

• review agencies' Annual Reports;

All agencies have to provide information on individual contracts awarded with a value of $50 000 or more during the relevant year. This will help you identify the types of purchases made by individual agencies, as well as identifying when periodic contracts may next be tendered. Annual Reports are published on agency websites in late October to early November of each year.

• register with ICNTAS and use its services;
• register with BIZTAS;
• register for Building and Construction and Roads and Bridges work, and apply for a registration upgrade if your qualifications change;
• review the Contracts section of www.purchasing.tas.gov.au; and

This lists whole-of-government common use contracts, including information on when they expire.

• review the Tasmanian Government's three year forward State Capital Program in the Budget documents.

Click here to review current tenders, current common use contracts and the State Capital Program.