Procurement Technology

The fully funded procurement system for all Queensland councils

Our Procurement Technology and Data Analytics 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 powerful reporting and insights for better decision making and improved local economic outcomes using robust data and 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:

  • Centralised Hub - Access your central, branded and configured interactive procurement hub.
  • Procurement Platform - Market leading go-to-market platform for all quote and tender requirements.
  • Data and Analytics - Comprehensive cleansed and categorised reporting dashboards that deliver actionable procurement insights and support strategic decision making.
  • Technology Solutions – Leverage digitisation to reduce inefficiencies and risk, optimise resource utilisation and identify opportunity.
  • Powerful Reporting and Insights - Dashboard reporting that identifies trends, spend opportunities, and process improvements across all spend profiles.
  • Improved Economic Outcomes – Easily identify and engage with local suppliers through VendorPanel technology, plus access to dashboard economic data insights available in your Procurement Hub.
  • Streamlined Access to Suppliers - Access to 4,500+ pre-qualified suppliers, plus a public marketplace of over 50k other suppliers through a single platform for all quotes and public tendering.
  • Built in Policy Guidance driving compliance - Integrated guidance helps staff understand how to purchase before they buy, using easily configurable, interactive, and user-friendly workflows.
  • Local, 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.
  • Enabling Cross-Council Collaboration - Connect with a Queensland local government network-wide collaboration forum or create your own through your Procurement Hub functionality to drive procurement conversations, share solutions and progress.
  • Policy Guide/Guided Buying - Equip staff with clear guidance on purchasing processes and policy prior to going to market including built-in rules to support compliance and to drive optimal procurement outcomes
  • Supplier Management - Manage supplier compliance and access our active large pre-qualified network.
  • Contracts Management - Transfer sourcing details easily to establish and manage the contract.
  • Evaluation and Award - In-built evaluation solutions designed for both individual purchasers and multi-party evaluation teams.
  • Supplier Discovery - Access a comprehensive network of your existing suppliers, Local Buy suppliers and additional non-prequalified marketplace vendors.
  • 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:

Centralised Hub

Access your central, branded and configured interactive procurement hub.

  

Procurement Platform

Leading go-to-market platform for all quote or tender needs.

  

Data and Analytics

Comprehensive cleansed and categorised reporting dashboards, in the procurement context.

Technology Solutions

Digitise to remove inefficiencies and risk, and better use resources and identify opportunity.

  

Powerful Reporting and Insights

Dashboard reporting identifies trends, spend opportunities, and process improvements across all spend profiles.

  

Improved Economic Outcomes

Identify and engage with local suppliers more easily, as supported by analytics reporting for greater insight and visibility.

 

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