The Australian Government has established a coordinated procurement (whole-of-government) contract framework to deliver efficiencies or savings from goods and services in common use by Australian Government agencies that are subject to the FMA Act. Before developing a separate written contract, acquiring agencies should check if the goods or services they are looking to procure are subject to a coordinated procurement arrangement.39 If they are, the acquiring agency is required to make purchases through the relevant whole-of-government contract arrangement. Air travel and travel management services are examples of coordinated whole-of-government contracts.
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39 For further guidance, including the full list of current and upcoming whole-of-government procurement arrangements refer to Department of Finance and Deregulation website, <http://www.finance.gov.au/procurement/>, Whole of Government Procurement.