Section 55 (3) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) provides a number of exemptions from the need for councils to call for tenders for goods and services. View how LGP has met the requirements under Section 55(3) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW).
As a result of the National Competition Policy Review’s Local Government Amendment Bill of 2003, the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) was amended with the inclusion of a new clause within Section 55 (3).
After a somewhat lengthy and complicated process between LGNSW and Office of Local Government, Department of Premier and Cabinet (OLG), LGP has been prescribed under this clause.
LGP has been gazetted, it stands in the Act equivalent to NSW Procurement. That is, LGP is a bulk purchasing organisation as prescribed by the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW).
In short, this means that councils are able to buy – if they so choose – from LGP without any further need to go to tender.