New policy to help NSW SMEs gain government contracts.

These changes form the new NSW Government Procurement: Small and Medium Enterprises Policy, which was announced in mid-December 2012 to provide practical measures to make doing business with the NSW Government easier for business owners. The NSW Government says measures from its new policy include:

• Exempting agencies in regional locations from using State Contracts for local purchases under $5,000 (previously $3,000), potentially freeing up tens of millions in additional Government spending for local purchases.
• Simpler contract documents for low value, low risk purchases.
• New approaches to government supplier panels and prequalification schemes, providing easier access for SMEs.
• New online tools including an easy access registration list to register to become a service provider to government and a SME-specific webpage.

Regional and metropolitan presentations to promote opportunities to SMEs and a new helpdesk for advice and support.

For more information see MyBusiness or visit NSW Procure Point.