Procurements to be reviewed by board—Act, s 29 (2) (a) (i)
14 Procurements to be reviewed by board—Act, s 29 (2) (a) (i)
The following procurements by Territory entities must be reviewed by the board:
a procurement that is—
in the planning period; and
has an estimated total consideration of $7 million or more;
a procurement that is in the planning period if—
the procurement relates to information and communications technology that includes an element of system development or redesign; or
the procurement is to enter into a standing-offer arrangement under which goods or services may be supplied to more than 1 Territory entity;
a procurement that proposes to substantially change the scope or nature of an existing procurement contract if the change is not expressly provided for in the existing procurement contract;
a procurement if—
a procurement contract has not yet been entered into for the procurement; and
there are significant concerns about probity;
a procurement that is referred to the board by any of the following:
the Minister;
a responsible chief executive officer for a Territory entity;
the administrative unit responsible for administering the Act;
a person who has been engaged by a Territory entity to investigate whether the procurement was undertaken with probity;
any other procurement that the board considers should be reviewed.
However, the board is not required to review a procurement under subsection (1) (a), (b) or (c) if—
the procurement is of a kind mentioned in section 9 (1) (i); and
the responsible chief executive officer for the Territory entity undertaking the procurement has exempted the Territory entity under section 10 or section 10A in relation to the procurement.
In this section:
planning period, in relation to a procurement, means the period before a Territory entity seeks quotations or invites tenders for the procurement.
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