Purchasing activities undertaken by CGC employees meet the requirements of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules. Relevant employees are aware of the requirements and expectations when undertaking procurement activities and are guided by the CGC’s own internal purchasing policy and accountable authority instructions.

The CGC supports small business participation in the Commonwealth Government procurement market. Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) and small enterprise participation statistics are available on the Department of Finance’s website. The CGC is a small agency and all of its purchasing, other than under whole-of-government arrangements, is undertaken with small or medium-sized enterprises.