Bronwyn Challis

Learn and Connect with World Commerce and Contracting LGP is a corporate member of World Commerce and Contracting (WorldCC), a global not-for-profit organisation dedicated to raising standards and capabilities in procurement, contracting, and commercial practice. Through LGP’s corporate membership, both buyers and approved suppliers, including councils and individuals, can immediately access a range of programs […]

As all local government procurement professionals know, assessing value for money is at the heart of why we go to so much effort when evaluating quotes and tenders. But have you ever stopped to consider how you evaluate your quotes and tenders, and whether your method is the most effective way to identify the supplier

At LGP, we’re committed to helping you get the most value out of our contracts. Our recent Stakeholder Sentiment Survey revealed that many of you find it challenging to engage suppliers through LGP Contracts. To make this process easier, we’ve begun developing Buyers’ Guides for each contract. These handy guides are now available for the

In September 2021, the NSW Office of Local Government updated the Integrated Planning and Reporting Guidelines, introducing a new requirement for councils to establish and publish a program of Service Reviews. The results of these Service Reviews are required to be published in Councils’ Annual Reports. LGP218 – Internal Audit and Management Services offers a

Local Government Procurement kicks off the 2025 Networking Events. Details of the schedule as well as upcoming Lunch and Learn sessions. Sign up if you’d like to subscribe to receive these quarterly videos straight to your inbox.  

Welcome to the LGP Summer update video. This season’s update includes information on our inaugural Lunch & Learn event, a recap of our networking meetings and events, an announcement about our collaboration with Telstra on the new Innovation & Development Fund, our upcoming Waste Webinar, current Tender Program and LGP’s Holiday shutdown period. Thanks for

The Business Development Spring Update video covers: The upcoming LGP Annual Conference; updates on the Training Academy, including upcoming regional training programs; Strategic Procurement Solutions; and upcoming webinars on VendorPanel, LGP Contracts for Council Stores (now scheduled for 24th October); the latest updates on our website and expiring contracts and upcoming contract renewals. If you’d