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New milestone for Indigenous Businesses

16 July 2020
Jobs, Land and Economy
Blue tile with white words and small icons below. The words are Indigenous procurement policy | performance snapshot. 1998 indigenous businesses, 20803 contracts, valued at over $3.14 billion.

The Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) reaches another milestone. Indigenous businesses have won contracts valued at over $3 billion since the policy launched in July 2015.

Since the Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) launched in July 2015, Indigenous businesses have won contracts valued at over $3 billion.

The minimum mandatory requirements for Indigenous participation has expanded to cover 11 additional industry sectors, bringing the total to 19.  As a result, even more large businesses, across more industries, will be looking to engage Indigenous businesses and job seekers.

The Indigenous Procurement Policy Guide has been updated to show the new sectors and provides additional advice on IPP rules and policy settings.

New guidance material has also been released to support implementation of the expanded IPP. 

Read more about updates on the Indigenous Procurement Policy.

Find out more

Visit the Indigenous Procurement Policy page for more information.