The Aboriginal Procurement Policy (the Policy) commenced on 1 July 2018 and mandates progressive targets for the award of contracts to Aboriginal businesses. WA Government agencies were required to award a minimum of two per cent of contracts to Aboriginal businesses in the 2019-20 financial year.
The Department of Finance is committed to monitoring and measuring the impact of the Policy’s introduction, and detailing the contracting success of the Aboriginal business sector.
The data contained within this Report relates to contract award information extracted from Tenders WA (unless otherwise specified) for the period of 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 and is subject to the accuracy of that information.
Following analysis of this data, the evidence suggests government agencies responded positively to the Policy initiative and significantly increased contracting with Aboriginal businesses. The key findings of the report are as follows:
- 234 contracts were awarded to Aboriginal businesses
- 106 Aboriginal businesses were engaged across a wide range of industries
- 98% of those businesses were Western Australian businesses
- 5.55% of contracts were awarded to Aboriginal businesses
- Total value of contracts in excess of $172 million
- 143 contracts were awarded to Aboriginal businesses based in regional locations
