Queensland Indigenous Procurement Policy: the 3% target under QPP 2026
Queensland aims to spend at least 3% of its procurement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses. That target belongs to government, not your contract, but it reaches head contractors through tender criteria and through what you commit to.
What is the Queensland Indigenous Procurement Policy?
The Queensland Indigenous Procurement Policy (QIPP) is the state's commitment to buy from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses, with a target of at least 3% of procurement by value. Since 1 January 2026 it sits within the Queensland Procurement Policy 2026, which also scores tenders on spend with these businesses where agencies select that outcome.
Queensland Government Agencies
The 3% target is a government target, measured across procurement by value. Agencies contribute to it and report procurement data under the QPP Reporting Framework.
Head Contractors And Tenderers
There is no automatic 3% clause in the policy. For significant procurement, an agency may select increased spend with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses as a scored outcome, and accepted commitments can form part of the contract.
Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Businesses
Eligible businesses include Indigenous-owned businesses, Indigenous not-for-profit organisations and Queensland Indigenous local councils. All except the councils must be on a recognised Indigenous business directory.
What the Queensland Indigenous Procurement Policy asks for.
What you report, and when.
Procurement Data
To the Queensland Government, from agencies
Tender Commitments
To the contracting agency
- Directory Registration For Each Business
- Supplier ABN And Ownership Details
- Subcontract Values And Invoices
- Tender Commitment Wording
- Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Employment Records (If Committed)
- Records Of Spend By Reporting Period
Treating 3% As Your Contract Target
The QPP measure is a government-wide share of procurement by value. Your obligation comes from what the tender asked and what you committed to, which may be higher, lower or absent.
Assuming Any Indigenous Supplier Counts
Indigenous-owned businesses and not-for-profits must be on a recognised directory, and the list was set at three from 1 July 2026. Check registration before you count the spend.
Confusing Queensland With The Commonwealth
The Commonwealth Indigenous Procurement Policy has its own targets, reporting system and business definition. A project funded by both can carry both, so keep the targets and the eligible supplier lists separate.
How Catchment manages the Queensland Indigenous Procurement Policy.
The QIPP Spend Target
SocialProThe built-in framework creates an Aboriginal/TSI Business Spend target at 3, plus the Aboriginal/TSI Procurement Commitments and Spend Data documents. Change the value to the commitment in your contract, because the government's 3% may not be your number.
Invoices With Directory Evidence
SocialProCertified Spend holds supplier ABN, entity type, certifications and value excluding GST for each row, with any invoice file you attach, so you can see what sits behind the figure. It records a certification such as Supply Nation; it does not check the directory for you.
Commitments Beyond Spend
SocialProIf your tender response also promised Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander employment, add an hours target on the project. Monthly hours count towards it through worker attributes.
Directory Evidence On File
GovAssureThe Document Register holds supplier registration evidence with its revisions and revision dates. Lookup questions can search an uploaded register, such as your own list of eligible suppliers.
Adopting this framework on a project generates these targets and documents. You can edit them to match your contract.
Queensland Indigenous Procurement Policy questions.
What is the QIPP target?
At least 3% of Queensland Government procurement by value from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses. QPP 2026 calls this the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander procurement target. A For Gov page still describes it as 3% of addressable spend, so check the measure if you are comparing figures.
Is QIPP still current?
Its target continues, within a new home. QPP 2026, which started on 1 January 2026, says the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses policy has been incorporated into it. Queensland's procurement page still refers to QIPP and the Black Business Finder by name.
What makes a business an Indigenous business in Queensland?
An Indigenous-owned business must be at least 50% owned by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and have a current ABN. Not-for-profits need 50% of the board to be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. Both must be on a recognised directory.
Which directories does Queensland recognise?
As of 1 July 2026, the Supply Nation Indigenous Business Directory, the Queensland Indigenous Business Network's Indigenous Business Gateway and the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations register. Queensland Indigenous local councils do not need to be registered.
Do head contractors have to spend 3% with Indigenous businesses in Queensland?
Not because of the target itself, which is measured across government. A tender may score spend with these businesses as one of its selected outcomes, and what you commit to can become part of the contract. Read the tender and contract for your figure.
Can a Queensland agency buy directly from an Indigenous business?
Agencies are exempt from seeking multiple quotes where a diverse supplier can meet the need under $500,000 for goods and services, or $8.5 million for construction services, both including GST. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses count as diverse suppliers.
- Queensland Procurement Policy 2026 (Queensland Government)
- Consider social procurement (Queensland Government, For Gov)
- Applying procurement policies to BCM (Queensland Government, For Gov)
- Ministerial statement on the Queensland Procurement Policy 2026 (Queensland Government, 11 November 2025)
- Tender Schedule S9, Transport Infrastructure Contract (Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads)
- Economic participation (Queensland Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism)
Reviewed 5 November 2026. General information to help you plan reporting, not legal advice. Policies change, so check the current version with the policy owner before you rely on it.
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