Procurement Technology

The fully funded procurement system for all Queensland councils

Our Procurement Technology Program is a fully funded procurement platform available to all Queensland councils.

This future-proof solution transforms how local government engages with local suppliers and offers a suite of tools and features that streamline the procurement process while maintaining legislative compliance.

The platform helps thousands of purchasers to save time and money and provides reporting and insights for better decision making and improved local economic outcomes using robust analytics.

This technology simplifies the procurement process by connecting councils with their local suppliers. It allows for greater transparency in procurement process and assists councils in delivering more efficient, accountable, and community focussed outcomes.

Advancing Procurement Across Queensland

• 77 Queensland Councils
• 5,000+ Purchasing Staff
• 4,000+ Pre-Qualified Suppliers
• 50,000+ Marketplace Suppliers
• 900+ Social & Indigenous Suppliers

Our procurement ecosystem provides:

• Technology Solutions – Leverage digitisation to reduce inefficiencies and risk, optimise resource utilisation and identify opportunities.
• Centralised Hub - Access your centrally managed, branded and configured interactive procurement platform.
• Procurement Technology Platform - Market leading go-to-market platform for all quote and tender requirements.
• Improved Economic Outcomes – Easily identify and engage with local suppliers through VendorPanel technology.
• Supplier Discovery - Access a comprehensive network of your existing suppliers, 4,500+ pre-qualified Local Buy suppliers, and a public marketplace of over 50k additional non-prequalified marketplace vendors through a single platform for all quotes and public tendering.
• Environmental, Social, and Indigenous Supplier Intelligence – Access embedded supplier insights including local supplier mapping, ESG insights integrated across planning, go-to-market, and reporting stages.
• Integrated Policy Guidance and Guided Buying – Equip staff with clear, user-friendly workflows that provide purchasing process and policy guidance before going to market. Built-in rules and interactive prompts support compliance and help drive optimal procurement outcomes.
• Evaluation and Award - In-built evaluation solutions designed for both individual purchasers and multi-party evaluation teams.
• Analytics - Reporting dashboards that deliver actionable procurement insights and supports strategic decision making.
• Supplier Management - Manage supplier compliance and access our large active pre-qualified network.
• Contracts Management - Transfer sourcing and other key details easily to establish and manage the contract.
• Single Sign-On - Seamless access and connectivity between the ecosystem tools and modules.

Our Procurement Technology is available to:

GOVERNMENT	SUPPLIERS	PARTNERS
Born from local government DNA, we have strong experience in delivering cost-effective solutions suited to highly regulated environments.	Local Buy manages the largest tendered pre-qualified supplier network across Queensland, the Northern Territory, and beyond. This network is available to purchasers at no cost for quoting—driving efficiencies and improved outcomes for buyers and thousands of qualified suppliers.	Local Buy is uniquely positioned to partner with other peak bodies. We seek partnerships that advance procurement and support purchaser/supplier networks across regions and sectors.

 

Our Procurement Ecosystem provides:

Technology Solutions Digitise to remove inefficiencies and risk, and better use resources and identify opportunity.		Centralised Hub Access your centrally managed, branded and configured interactive procurement platform.		Procurement Platform Leading go-to-market platform for all quote or tender needs.
Analytics Comprehensive cleansed and categorised reporting dashboards, in the procurement context.		Improved Economic Outcomes Easily identify and engage with local suppliers through VendorPanel technology.		ESG Supplier Intelligence  Identify Environmental, Social and Indigenous supplier credentials through intelligence badging in go-to-market technology.