New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT (GOODS AND SERVICES) REGULATION 2000 - REG 22

22 Method of obtaining supply or disposal

(1) The Board may use, or authorise the use of, any method for obtaining supply of goods and services or disposing of goods it considers provides value for money.

(2) The Board is not obliged to call tenders despite anything to the contrary in clause 27. However, if the Board does not call tenders in a case in which it is required to do so under clause 27:

(a) the Board must approve of a procurement plan or disposal plan, as the case requires, and

(b) the Board must record in writing its reasons for not calling tenders and report the matter in the Board’s annual report.

Note: Clause 27 requires tenders to be called for all period contracts and all other contracts whose value exceeds an amount determined by the Board.