Most contracts require suppliers to impose the contractual requirements agreed between the Commonwealth and the supplier on any subcontractors they use to deliver a contract.
If your supplier uses subcontractors, the contractual relationship remains between your entity and the supplier. This means the supplier remains responsible for managing the contract, as well as managing the involvement of any subcontractors. However, you should understand what parts of the contract are completed by subcontractors and what impacts it could have on the management and delivery of your contract.
The Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) paragraph 7.21 require that you must be able to make available, on request, the names of any subcontractor(s) who perform part of your contract. Suppliers should inform relevant subcontractors that their participation in a contract may be publicly disclosed. This should be a provision within your contract.
When deciding on whether to approve a subcontractor for use, think about the effect it will have on the contract, including whether it raises any risks and whether the risks identified are acceptable to manage.