Aboriginal Preferred Supplier Program

Aboriginal Business Engagement Tender

WALGA is running a Request for Tender (RFT) process to prequalify Aboriginal Businesses to the Preferred Supplier Program (PSP). 

The PSP is a procurement option for WALGA Members to purchase goods, services and works from a range of pre-qualified suppliers. It covers 12 Panels and over 150 categories of supply. All of which will be part of this RFT process.

More information about the Program can be found here: Preferred Supplier Program | WALGA

WALGA’s vision is to advance economic inclusion by enhancing the existing PSP with more Aboriginal businesses.  We aim to support our Members ability to simplify procurement and to support their social procurement policy objectives.

WALGA encourages business registered with the Aboriginal Business Directory WA and Noongar Chamber of Commerce to undertake the prequalification enhancing your visibility to the sector and becoming an easy to access procurement option for WALGA Members. 

We recommend you familiarise yourself with the relevant categories of supply to ensure you apply for the appropriate Panel Request for Tender. 

Through the RFT, applicants will be required to provide evidence that their organisation satisfies the requirements to be listed as an Aboriginal Business, Incorporated Aboriginal Organisation or Incorporated Indigenous Joint Venture. These requirements are outlined on the Aboriginal Business Directory WA.

A summary of the WALGA Panels is provided below:

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.

Please check back on this page for updates and scheduling details.

To access the Request for Tender, please go to Open Request - 360 Public Portal.  There will be twelve (12) options available at this page, once for each of the WALGA panels.  Please review the Scope of Services document, included as part of the "Supporting Documents" for each Request to ensure you respond to the most suitable Panel.  An overview of each Panel is provided above.

For assistance, please contact [email protected].


Timeline for Process

  • Information Session - - 9am, Wednesday, 10th September at Level 3, 170 Railway Parade, West Leederville.  To attend this session, click here to register.   Attendance is not mandatory, and information shared will be provided to all registered parties following the event.
  • Request for Tender - Saturday 30th August 2025
  • Request for Tender close - 2pm AWST, Tuesday, 14th October 2025
  • Evaluation Process - to be scheduled
  • Contracting to Commence - to be scheduled
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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