Practitioners Toolkit

Important notices

DTF has made several changes to standard form contracts, request for tender templates, Instructions, guidance and other documents to reflect:

the increase of several dollar-value thresholds within the Ministerial Directions and Instructions for Public Construction Procurement effective on 1 September 2024 following the recently completed review approved by the Assistant Treasurer
changes to incorporate the updated Fair Jobs Code policy effective from 1 September 2024
a number of miscellaneous and technical amendments to correct formatting, typographical and other minor issues.

The changes have been made to several of the standard form contract and request for tender templates which can be found on the Practitioners Toolkit – Standard form contracts page. All updated template versions are be marked 'September 2024'.

The changes to the dollar value thresholds are summarised in the table below.

Dollar-Value threshold type	New thresholds from 1 September 2024 (inclusive of GST)
1. Competition and contestability	Increase the cap where a limited tender with one supplier can be conducted from $50,000 to $75,000. Increase the cap where a limited tender with at least three suppliers can be conducted from: $200,000 to $300,000 for services $500,000 to $750,000 for works.
2. Evaluation criteria	Increase the threshold over which additional evaluation criteria are mandated from: $200,000 to $300,000 for services $500,000 to $750,000 for works.
3. Forward and tender notices	Increase the threshold over which forward and tender notices are required from: $200,000 to $300,000 for services $500,000 to $750,000 for works.
4. Prepare a probity plan	Maintain threshold over which a probity plan is required at $10 million.
5. Publish details of contracts	Maintain threshold over which key details of contracts must be published at $100,000.
6. Alternative form of contract	Increase the threshold permitting an alternative form of contract to be used from $15,000 to $25,000.
7. Supplier performance reporting	Increase the threshold over which supplier performance reports must be submitted from: $200,000 to $300,000 for services $500,000 to $750,000 for works.

Please email construction.procurement@dtf.vic.gov.au if you would like to be included in a mailing list to receive updates about public construction. Please let us know your name, your position title, your organisation and whether you are a procurement practitioner or legal advisor.

For more information in relation to construction policies, contact the Construction Policy Team .

Updated 27 October 2024