The CPGs require the use of AusTender23 for reporting all Commonwealth contracts and agreements. Austender reporting requirements for FMA agencies and relevant CAC Act bodies24 are as follows:
• publishing an Annual Procurement Plan containing forthcoming procurements on AusTender;
• publishing details of all open approaches to the market, including requests for tender, requests for expressions of interest and requests for inclusion on a multi-use list on AusTender;
• publishing details of contracts and agency agreements, including panel and standing offer arrangements valued at or over the reporting threshold ($10 000 for FMA Act agencies, and $400 000, or $9 million for procurement of construction services, for relevant CAC Act bodies) on AusTender; and
• indicating whether a contract includes confidentiality provisions, and what is to remain confidential.25
FMA Act agencies are also required to identify on AusTender whether contracts are for the procurement of consultancy services, and the reason for the consultancy.26
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23 AusTender <http://www.tenders.gov.au> is the Australian Government Electronic Tender System managed by the Department of Finance and Deregulation.
24 For relevant CAC Act bodies, reporting requirements only apply to covered procurements.
25 For further guidance, refer to the Department of Finance and Deregulation website, <http://www.finance.gov.au/ procurement/>, Annual Procurement Plan; Reporting of Commonwealth Contracts and Agency Agreements; Notifications of Approaches to the Market; Transparency in Australian Government Procurement; and Reporting Confidentiality guides.
26 For further guidance, refer to the Department of Finance and Deregulation website, <http://www.finance.gov.au/ procurements, Additional Reporting on Consultancies guide.