Status and Details
This page contains information about the status, approval and a summary of the changes from the previous version of the document. Please note that the Unit Head listed on this page is the current owner of this policy and may not reflect the University position/staff member who owned this policy at the time of publication.
28 September 2016 - Amend clauses 51,60,72,74,96 - Office of Legal Counsel changed to Office of General CounselProcurement Policy
Status
Historic
Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date
3rd February 2014
This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date
3rd October 2016
The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority
Vice-Chancellor and President
The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date
30th January 2014
This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date
6th February 2017
This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head
Seema Varma
Executive Director, Procurement Services
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This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Author
Philip Clark
This is the author of record for this version of the document.
Enquiries Contact
General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.
Summary of Changes from Previous Version
8 July 2016 - policy amended to reflect the official name change of the University concurrent with the change to the University's Act and By-Law.
7 October 2015 - Preliminary Review Completed - no change required.
17 June 2015 - Amended the policy to reflect the unit name change for Office of University Legal Counsel (OULC) to Office of Legal Counsel (OLC).
1 June 2015 - Amended the policy to reflect the position title change of the Associate Director, Procurement to Associate Director, Procurement and IT Planning Services.
10 February 2015 - Amended policy to reflect change of position title from 'Chief Financial Officer' to 'Vice-President, Finance and Resources'.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) released a report in late 2013 as a result of their 'Investigation into allegations of corrupt conduct in the provision of security products and services by suppliers, installers and consultants'. In response to recommendations made to UWS in this report, changes have been made to the Procurement Policy dealing with the use of consultants who provide specialist advice to the University.
Clauses 17-19 have been added to provide guidance on how UWS staff should utilise specialist consultants. Additional reference checking and the use of specialist consultants in relation to quote and tender evaluation is covered in additional Clauses 68 and 89.
Restrictions limiting the procurement of Security Services to Capital Works or ITS have been included in the Restricted Item Schedule that accompanies the Policy.
Clauses Amended
Policy: 17-19
Procedure: 68, 89