Australian Social Procurement Policy Guides
What each policy asks you to report.
Plain-English guides to the social procurement, local content and workforce policies on Australian construction projects: who they apply to, the targets, and what gets reported.
Victoria
Victorian Social Procurement Framework
Applies to every Victorian Government procurement, with requirements that step up by value. The bands, the ten objectives and what suppliers report.
Local Jobs First
Applies from $1 million in regional Victoria and $3 million elsewhere. Thresholds, Local Industry Development Plans and what suppliers report.
Major Projects Skills Guarantee
Apprentices, trainees and cadets on at least 10% of estimated hours, on projects of $20 million or more. Which hours count and what is reported.
Building Equality Policy
Minimum hours of work for women on projects of $20 million or more. Who it applies to, the targets and how to set up reporting.
Recycled First Policy
Major transport projects must optimise recycled materials. How it works with Buy Circular and sustainable procurement.
Commonwealth
Australian Skills Guarantee
Apprentices and trainees on 10% of labour hours on Commonwealth projects of $10 million or more. Year-by-year targets and quarterly reporting.
Indigenous Procurement Policy
From 1 July 2026 an Indigenous business must be 51% owned and controlled. What is changing and how the transition works.
Capacity Investment Scheme
The social value renewable developers must demonstrate, across local content, workforce development and community benefit.
CIS Reporting at Mobilisation
What a reporting framework needs to cover at mobilisation, so it stands up at audit.
National and Other States
National Social Procurement 2026
A state-by-state analysis of where social procurement policy is heading, from Victoria and NSW to Queensland, SA and WA.
Local Content Across Australia
How national and state local industry participation policies differ, and how to report across them.
NSW Procurement Policy Framework
Key updates to the framework and what they mean for suppliers.
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