The Victorian Government is committed to delivering value for money in public funds expenditure. To this end, the Victorian Government and the Victorian Government Purchasing Board (VGPB) are introducing a more strategic, data driven and analytical planning approach where informed procurement decisions lead to better value-for-money outcomes.

Policy	Guidelines	Tools and Templates
State Purchase Contracts (SPC) Policy	Good Practice Guidelines - State Purchase Contract Business Case (723 KB DOC)	SPC Business Case Report Template (229 KB DOC) SPC Exemption Request Template (73 KB 1.DOC)
Sole Entity Purchase Contracts Policy
Strategic Sourcing Policy	Strategic Procurement General - Good Practice Guidelines (406 KB PDF)
Strategic Procurement Planning (SPP) Policy	Strategic Procurement Planning Guidelines (107 KB DOC)	Strategic Procurement Plan Template (63 KB DOC) Contract Management Plan Template (155 KB DOC)
Planning for Contract Transition Policy
Risk Management Policy	Insurance Provisions and Liability Capping for Purchases of Goods and Services Guidelines (452 KB DOC)	Estimating Maximum Loss for Product Liability Template (44 KB DOC)
Regional Sourcing Policy	Small to Medium Enterprise and Regional Purchasing Guidelines (120 KB DOC)
Procurement and Local Industry Participation Policy (Victorian Industry Participation Policy - VIPP)	Department of Business & Innovation (DBI) - Guidelines and Templates	Department of Business & Innovation (DBI) - Guidelines and Templates
Procurement and Ethical Employment (Standard) Policy
	EPP - MSN Guidelines for Victorian Government Entities (531 KB PDF)
Environmental Procurement Policy	Environmental Procurement Guidelines (117 KB DOC)	Environmental - Gap (Continuous Improvement) Template (58 KB DOC) Environmental - Gap (Value for Money) Template (53 KB DOC)
ICT Procurement Policy and Standards	ICT Procurement ICT Procurement Guidelines - Liability v3.0 ICT Procurement Guidelines - Software IP v3.0	GITC Vic Version 4.2.1
VGPB Conduct of Commercial Engagements Policy	Conduct of Commercial Engagements (449 KB DOC)	Procurement Conduct Plan (High complexity) Template (230 KB DOC) Procurement Conduct Plan (Low complexity) Template (301 KB DOC) Probity Risk Assessment Tool (77 KB 1.XLS) Confidentiality Deed Poll Template (50 KB DOC) Conflict of Interest Declaration (Public Officials) Template (64 KB DOC) Conflict of Interest Declaration (Non Public Officials) Template (74 KB DOC) Probity Report Template (33 KB DOC)