3 December 2009
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New Workplace Supplies Contract


New Supplier Announcement
Suppliers on Contract (per Lot and Sub-Lot)


NSW Procurement will be introducing the new State Contracts Control Board's Workplace Supplies contract in February, 2010. The key implementation dates can be seen on our website.
The Workplace Supplies contract will offer almost 26,500 items categorised into lots and sub-lots (a grouping of products). Suppliers are contracted to supply items only from specific lots or sub-lots.
 
Click here for a table showing the lots and / or sub lots, and the suppliers contracted to each of these.
Single catalogue for Workplace Supplies


We will be hosting the Workplace Supplies catalogue on our smartbuy® nswbuy catalogue, once the contract commences in February 2010. To view the contract catalogue and compare prices in one place, you need access to the nswbuy catalogue.



 Depending on your situation, follow one of the instructions below to register:

  1. Contact your smartbuy® administrator within your organisation and request a login
  2. If you are unsure whether your organisation has a current smartbuy® administrator, contact the NSW Procurement Client Support Centre on 1800 NSWBUY (1800 679 289)
  3. If your organisation has no smartbuy® administrator click here to register. Click on smartbuy® and choose Search & Browse Account (to view products, prices and suppliers)
  4. If your organisation would like purchasing and workflow control to occur within smartbuy®, choose Change smartbuy® Administrator
Premier's Memorandum 2006-11
The Premier's memorandum M2006-11 NSW Procurement Reforms mandates that "All agencies, other than State Owned Corporations, must use State Contracts Control Board's (SCCB's) whole-of-government contracts, where they are available, when procuring goods and services."

Between now and the commencement of the Workplace Supplies contract, we recommend you avoid signing Preferred Supplier Arrangements with suppliers of these types of goods. If you do, once this contract commences you may find that your agency does not comply with the Premier's Memorandum above.

Similarly, we recommend you set an end date for all open order arrangements you may have for workplace supplies, and advise NSWP of these arrangements.
Frequently Asked Questions

More information is available in the FAQs document. This information will be useful to procurement managers, smartbuy® administrators and users.

For further information please contact the Client Support Centre on 1800 NSW BUY (1800 679 289) or email nswbuy@commerce.nsw.gov.au
State Contracts carry an average 1.4% Supplier Management Fee

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