Tasmanian Industry Participation Plan and the Buy Local Policy
On Tasmanian Government work of $100,000 or more, 30% of your evaluation score can rest on economic and social benefits. At $5 million, you also need an approved and published Tasmanian Industry Participation Plan.
What is the Tasmanian Buy Local Policy and TIPP?
A Tasmanian Industry Participation Plan (TIPP) shows the economic and social benefits a contract will deliver to Tasmania. Under the Buy Local Policy it is mandatory for procurements of $5 million or more, and optional between $2 million and $5 million. It must be approved before the contract is finalised, then published.
State Agencies
The policy applies to Tasmanian Government agencies required to comply with the Treasurer's Instructions, and it is embedded in Treasurer's Instruction PF-2.
Tenderers On $100,000 And Above
Open tenders, and quotation processes that include a non-Tasmanian business, carry the 30% test. A quotation process where every business approached is Tasmanian does not.
Preferred Suppliers At $5 Million
The head contractor chosen as preferred supplier prepares the TIPP before the contract is finalised. On panels with a total value of $5 million or more, each panel member prepares one.
Private Projects With Government Support
A project of $5 million or more that receives government support or a grant of $500,000 or more also needs a TIPP, including when the support is in kind.
What the Tasmanian Buy Local Policy and TIPP asks for.
What you report, and when.
ESB Statement
To the procuring agency
TIPP Approval
To the agency's Accountable Authority
TIPP Publication
To the Department of Treasury and Finance, by the agency
Awarded Contract Details
To the Tasmanian Government Tenders website, by the agency
- Completed ESB Statement
- Approved TIPP Or Executive Summary
- Trade Partner Engagement Records
- Tasmanian Workforce Records
- Local Sourcing Records
- ESB Schedule Of Deliverables Where Included
- Evidence For Commitments Made In The Statement
Signing Subcontracts Before Approval
The TIPP has to be approved before you enter subcontracts as well as before the contract is finalised. Locking in a trade partner (subcontractor) early, to hold a price, can put you out of step with this order.
Forgetting The TIPP Becomes Public
The approved TIPP, or an executive summary, is published on the Tasmanian Government Purchasing website. Commitments that look ambitious at tender stay visible to the market and the agency throughout delivery.
Making Claims You Cannot Show
Agencies may write ESB Statement commitments into the contract and seek evidence for what you claimed. Vague statements without numbers and timelines are hard to score and hard to prove later.
How Catchment manages the Tasmanian Buy Local Policy and TIPP.
ESB Statement And TIPP On File
GovAssureThe framework adds the Economic & Social Benefits (ESB) Statement, the Tasmanian Industry Participation Plan (TIPP) and a TIPP Progress Report as document requirements. Keep each revision of your own copy in the Document Register, where its status tells an approved version from a draft.
Commitments As Your Own Targets
SocialProThe Tasmanian framework has no ready-made targets because the policy sets none: benefits are whatever you commit to. Add your TIPP's commitments to the project as labour or local content targets, and each work package reports against them monthly.
Tasmanian Workforce And Apprentices
SocialProWorker hours count towards targets the worker's attributes match, including apprentice, trainee and distance from site. That gives you the record to report from when an agency asks for evidence behind your statement.
Local Spend Line By Line
SocialProPackages report the line items you set up, each under a local content category, month by month. It holds what was actually sourced in Tasmania next to what the TIPP said you would source.
Adopting this framework on a project generates these targets and documents. You can edit them to match your contract.
Tasmanian Buy Local Policy and TIPP questions.
When is a Tasmanian Industry Participation Plan required?
It is mandatory for procurements of $5 million or more. Between $2 million and $5 million, the agency may ask for one, and up to $2 million none is needed. Private projects of $5 million or more with government support or grants of $500,000 or more also need one.
What is the Economic and Social Benefits Test in Tasmania?
It is an evaluation criterion weighted at 30% that scores the benefits a business can deliver to Tasmania if it wins. It applies to open tenders of $100,000 or more, and to quotations of that value that include a non-Tasmanian business. It is not required where all quoted businesses are Tasmanian.
What is a Tasmanian business under the Buy Local Policy?
A business operating in Tasmania that has a permanent office or presence in the state and employs Tasmanian workers. Agencies must approach at least two of them on competitive processes of $100,000 or more, where capability exists.
Does a non-Tasmanian business have to complete an ESB Statement?
Any business, whatever its size or location, can respond to the criterion when it applies. A business that does not provide a completed statement when requested scores zero on a criterion worth 30% of the evaluation.
Is a TIPP made public?
Yes. The agency provides the approved TIPP, or an executive summary at its discretion, to the Department of Treasury and Finance within 10 days of contract execution for publication on the Purchasing website.
Is there a Tasmanian Industry Participation Policy?
The current documents use TIPP to mean the Tasmanian Industry Participation Plan, which sits under the Buy Local Policy and Treasurer's Instruction PF-2. We found no current document called a Tasmanian Industry Participation Policy. Version 11 of the Buy Local Policy holds the current rules.
How often does the Buy Local Policy change?
It was introduced in May 2014 and the current version is Version 11, dated August 2026. A refresh took effect at the start of 2026, so check the version number on any older guide you are using.
- Buy Local Policy, Version 11 (August 2026) (Department of Treasury and Finance, Tasmania)
- Procurement Treasurer's Instructions (combined), TI PF-2 Policies impacting on procurement: All procurement (Department of Treasury and Finance, Tasmania)
- Buy Local: A Guide for Tasmanian Businesses, Version 6 (April 2026) (Department of Treasury and Finance, Tasmania)
- Bidding hurdle removed for Tasmanian businesses chasing government work (Pulse Tasmania)
Reviewed 4 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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