Aboriginal Preferred Supplier Program

Aboriginal Business as WALGA Preferred Suppliers

In April 2025 WALGA hosted its first ever Aboriginal Elected Member Roundtable, where participants highlighted the need for Local Governments to do more to increase employment of local Aboriginal people.  Following the Roundtable, WALGA undertook to increase inclusion of Aboriginal business through the Preferred Supplier Panels.

This activity strongly aligns with WALGA's strategic pillars by supporting Member needs, and providing practical sector wide solutions.  the inclusion of Aboriginal businesses assists Members to meet their own policies and procurement goals.

In mid 2025 WALGA arranged a special project to identify and tender for a greater presence of Aboriginal Businesses in the WALGA Preferred Supplier Program (PSP).  Following this WALGA updated its regular business process to give greater visibility and opportunity for Aboriginal Businesses to Tender for access to WALGA Panels through regular PSP activity.

The above project activity also aligns with WALGA's Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) which specifically includes a commitment for the identification of Aboriginal Business on our Preferred Supplier Directory.  New search functionality has been introduced to filter to easily identify Aboriginal Business within each Panel and category of the WALGA PSP.

The PSP is a procurement option for WALGA Members to purchase goods, services and works from a range of pre-qualified suppliers.  It is not mandated to Members, but offers the benefits of pre-qualification, tender exempt access, and administrative efficiency.  WALGA does not make buying decisions for Members, however extends the PSP medium for easy access to quotation based procurement under a robust contracting model.

WALGA's ongoing vision is to advance economic inclusion by continually enhancing the presence of Aboriginal business on the PSP.

WALGA encourages business registered with the Aboriginal Business Directory WA, Noongar Chamber of Commerce, and Supply Nation to apply for WALGA's pre-qualification tenders to enhancing your visibility to the sector and have access to significantly recognised and respected procurement option for WALGA Members.

If you are an Aboriginal Business, Incorporated Aboriginal Organisation, or Incorporated Indigenous Joint Venture (requirements as outlined on the Aboriginal Business Directory WA).  Please get in touch via [email protected].

Engaging with Local Governments

Panel of supply delivers an integrated range of ICT products and services including products, software, telecommunications, CCTV and associated services.

Panel of supply includes consultants across a wide range of disciplines including, but not limited to bridge, disaster recovery, fire safety, structural, marine and coastal, environmental, ecological, water and traffic engineering. 

Panel of supply including consultants and specialists in asset management, valuation, town planning, architecture, Aboriginal Heritage, HR and Workforce management.

Panel of supply incorporating audit, call centre, leasing, marketing, PR and community consultation service, and managed accounting services.

Panel covers library services, including supply of stocks and management systems, events, and leisure centre equipment and supplies.

This Panel has been developed to supply plant and equipment (on road and off road), automotive supplies, tyres and related services. The scope also includes trucks, specialised vehicles including sweepers, earthmoving equipment and compactors.

WALGA’s Waste and Energy contract provides access to waste collection services and associated supplies such as Mobile Garbage Bins, Resource recovery, energy and sustainable energy infrastructure, public lighting and electrical works, EV charging infrastructure and sustainability offset services.

Panel contains categories of supply with a focus on consumable stocks for depot and corporate service activity, this contract delivers goods including hardware and industrial products, office stationery, corporate wardrobe, janitorial, print, signs, security infrastructure and PPE.

All aspects of Road construction and maintenance are covered by this Panel inclusive of Works, Services and related materials.

This Contract provisions supply for Parks and Gardens including playground goods & services, trees & nursery plants, landscape infrastructure, tree pruning and maintenance, water management, turf and turf management, mowing and weed management.

The PSP is for the provision of temporary and permanent recruitment services to WALGA Members. The Panel provides for temporary labour, and temporary to permanent transition, across a full range of Local Government operational areas.

This Preferred Supplier Panel covers the construction of new buildings, refurbishment of existing buildings, modular and prefabricated dwellings including the demolition and site restoration of existing structures.
Acknowledgement of Country

WALGA acknowledges the continuing connection of Aboriginal people to Country, culture and community. We embrace the vast Aboriginal cultural diversity throughout Western Australia, including Boorloo (Perth), on the land of the Whadjuk Nyoongar People, where WALGA is located and we acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past and present.

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