Procurement planning

Procurement planning identifies how the organisation’s or customer’s demand may be best met by the supply market.

Demand analysis

Analysis of internal demand for goods or services is essential and is used to develop procurement objectives and potential procurement strategies.

• Refer to the Demand analysis section of Planning for significant procurement (PDF, 631KB)
• Refer to the Demand analysis section of Integrating sustainability into the procurement process (PDF, 849KB)

Supply market analysis

Supply market analysis is used to identify market characteristics for specific goods or services and it is critical to developing effective procurement strategies.

• Supply market analysis (PDF, 1.5MB)
• Refer to the Supply market analysis section of Integrating sustainability into the procurement process (PDF, 849KB)

Options analysis

Options analysis is a structured and rigorous approach to evaluating strategic options for procurement, and relies on an assessment of potential approaches, requirements and nature of the procurement.

• Relational procurement options – Alliance and early contractor involvement contracts (PDF, 151KB)
• Refer to the Developing sustainability requirements section of Integrating sustainability into the procurement process (PDF, 849KB)
• Reverse auctions (PDF, 256KB)

Planning for significant procurement

Significant procurement planning leads to better value for money, higher quality project and service delivery, improved opportunities for sustainable procurement, and reduced risks to the agency.

• Planning for significant procurement (PDF, 631KB)
• Quality assurance (PDF, 539KB)
• International trade obligations and government procurement (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Refer to the Plan for significant procurement section of Integrating sustainability into the procurement process (PDF, 849KB)

This is the final step in the 'Procurement planning' stage.

More information

For more information contact us on (07) 3235 4333 or betterprocurement@qgcpo.qld.gov.au.