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Local Buy is peak procurement body for Queensland local government. We provide access to over 4,500 pre-qualified suppliers through more than 50 Arrangements.

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

Local Buy is the largest provider of legislatively compliant pre-qualified supplier Arrangements in Queensland and the Northern Territory. We develop and manage a register of pre-qualified supplier Arrangements to cater for a diverse range of goods and services on behalf of Local Government and other organisations. We make it easy, efficient and effective for local governments to connect with trusted suppliers. We are experts in creating pre-qualified Arrangements to help councils and other organisations to deliver value for money by streamlining the procurement process. Our Arrangements are considered an LGA Arrangement and are subject to an exception within the Local Government Regulations 2012

Established in 2001 to assist Queensland councils with procurement, we are a wholly owned subsidiary of the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ). We are a profit-for-purpose organisation and any profit is provided to the LGAQ, who use the funds to provide high quality services to member councils in Queensland. We also work in partnership with the Local Government Association of Northern Territory (LGANT), whose member councils can access our Arrangements through an exemption in the Local Government (General) Regulations 2021.

𝗔𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆
In the spirit of reconciliation, Peak Services and Local Buy acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land, respecting the lands and waters that give us life; into which the songlines, stories, ancestors, and dreamings of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are woven. We pay respect to all First Nations people and Elders past, present, and emerging.

30/10/2026

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

Are you a supplier looking to join Local Buy Arrangements? Join our online information session:

📅 12 November 2026
📍 Online (via Teams)
🕙 2.00pm - 3.00pm AEST

This insightful webinar will help you understand Local Buy and explore the potential advantages of becoming a pre-qualified Local Buy supplier.

Key takeaways:
➡️ Learn the advantages of being a pre-qualified supplier, such as boosting your brand's exposure through Local Buy's platforms and networks.
➡️ Discover the Local Buy Arrangements you can tender for and how you can save time and money bypassing traditional tendering processes.
➡️ What you need to do to become a Local Buy pre-qualified supplier.
➡️ Your responsibilities once you become a supplier.
➡️ Q&A Session.

These advantages make it an essential move for businesses aiming to partner with local governments and expand their presence.

👉 READ MORE & REGISTER HERE https://www.localbuy.net.au/Events-Training/Events-Calendar/2026-Events/2026-Prospective-Supplier-Information-Session/Prospective-Supplier-Information-Session-November-2026

28/10/2026

Learn how to streamline procurement through Local Buy and discover best practice methods using Unimarket (formerly VendorPanel).

📅 Tuesday, 24 November 2026
📍 Virtual Event (via Teams)
🕙 2pm - 3pm AEST

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀

The session will recap the benefits of using Local Buy to procure goods and services and include a demonstration of best practice system use.

Key takeaways:
➡️ Identifying Local Buy suppliers within your geographical region.
️How to create a shortlist of suppliers to invite to Request for Quote (RFQ).
➡️Where to find compliance documents, insurances, and pricing information.
➡️How to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ).
➡️Tracking, monitoring, and managing your RFQs.

This one-hour session will enable you to confidently utilise the power of Unimarket (formerly VendorPanel) to manage your procurement activities.

REGISTER HERE 👉 https://www.localbuy.net.au/Events-Training/Events-Calendar/2026-Events/2026-Local-Buy-Training-Unimarket-formely-VendorPanel-Demonstration-a/Local-Buy-Training-Unimarket-powered-by-VendorPanel-Demo-November-2026

26/10/2026

🙌 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗡𝗤 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁

The FNQ Procurement Summit is just around the corner, and we're looking forward to welcoming procurement professionals from across Far North Queensland and beyond, to Cairns next week.

As we count down to the event, we'd like to thank the exhibitors who are helping make this year's Summit possible.

Events like this are about more than presentations and discussions. They're an opportunity for procurement professionals to connect with Local Buy pre-qualified suppliers, explore new ideas and solutions, and have meaningful conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing local government.

We're grateful to our exhibitors for supporting the Summit and for the knowledge, experience and insights they'll be bringing to delegates from across Far North Queensland.

We look forward to seeing everyone in Cairns on 29 October.

https://www.localbuy.net.au/Events-Training/Events-Calendar/2026-Events/2026-FNQ-Procurement-Summit/FNQ-Procurement-Summit-2026

26/10/2026

When disaster strikes, councils need to be ready to act.

As we heard from our CEO Brett Fraser last week at the LGAQ annual conference, effective disaster recovery starts well before an event occurs.

Strong planning, community preparedness, resilient infrastructure and access to the right expertise can help councils respond quickly, support recovery and strengthen communities for future events.

Our 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗕𝟱𝟬𝟱, developed in consultation with Queensland local government and the Queensland Reconstruction Authority, provides councils with a streamlined pathway to access pre-qualified suppliers for specialist disaster management and recovery services.

These include:
▪️ Damage assessment
▪️ Recovery planning
▪️ Program management
▪️ Funding advisory
▪️ Grant writing
▪️ Response coordination and consultancy

By having an established procurement pathway in place, councils can reduce procurement timeframes when they need specialist support most.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗟𝗕𝟱𝟬𝟱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.
👉 https://www.localbuy.net.au/News/Disaster-recovery-and-resilience-in-Queensland-councils

23/10/2026

What a week at the LGAQ Annual Conference in Cairns!

It was great to see so many Local Buy pre-qualified suppliers in the trade hall, connecting with Queensland councils, hearing about their challenges and working together to find practical solutions.

These conversations are what it’s all about. Building relationships, sharing ideas and helping councils access the products, services and expertise they need to deliver for their communities.

A big shout-out to all our Local Buy pre-qualified suppliers who joined us in Cairns! 🙌

📸 We tried to catch everyone for a photo, but if we missed you, drop us a comment below. We’d love to hear from you!

22/10/2026

🌟𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗡𝗤 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁

As the FNQ Procurement Summit draws closer, we'd like to take a moment to recognise and thank the sponsors supporting this year's event.

Bringing procurement professionals together from across Far North Queensland and beyond is strengthened by the support of pre-qualified suppliers that value connection, collaboration and shared learning across the local government sector.

We're grateful to our sponsors for their support and for helping us deliver an event that brings councils, industry partners and procurement professionals together to share ideas, discuss challenges and explore opportunities.
We look forward to welcoming everyone in Cairns on 29 October and thank our sponsors for being part of the journey.

https://www.localbuy.net.au/Events-Training/Events-Calendar/2026-Events/2026-FNQ-Procurement-Summit/FNQ-Procurement-Summit-2026

20/10/2026

🚛 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭?

Local Buy is looking for a Category Manager – Fleet and Field Equipment to bring strong market knowledge and strategic procurement experience to a portfolio of arrangements supporting councils and other buying organisations across Queensland and Australia.

Working across strategic category management, sourcing and stakeholder engagement, you’ll have the opportunity to:
🔹 Shape the strategic direction of your portfolio
🔹 Lead end-to-end sourcing and procurement activities
🔹 Work closely with councils, suppliers and manufacturers
🔹 Provide practical advice across fleet, plant and field equipment
🔹 Monitor market trends, emerging technologies and new opportunities
🔹 Use market intelligence and stakeholder feedback to inform category decisions

We’re looking for a commercially minded, collaborative professional with strong experience across 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘁, 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲, 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, and the confidence to build trusted relationships across the sector.

At Local Buy, you’ll join an experienced team with a shared purpose: helping councils deliver better outcomes for their communities.

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿? 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉https://www.localbuy.net.au/About-Us/Work-for-us

For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact Matthew Ziegenfusz, Manager Procurement on 0478 921 788.

20/10/2026

Could your council explain why every term in their standard form contracts are reasonably necessary?

The Federal Court's recent $3.5 million penalty against CashnGo provides a timely reminder that unfair contract terms can carry significant consequences.

For councils, the decision highlights the importance of reviewing standard form contracts to ensure contractual protections are:
🔹 reasonably necessary to protect legitimate interests
🔹 proportionate to the risk being managed
🔹 transparent and easy to understand
🔹 balanced within the context of the contract as a whole

Our latest article by Local Buy’s General Counsel explores four key principles from the CashnGo decision and what they may mean for councils reviewing their contractual arrangements.

It also looks at how established contract conditions can help support transparent risk allocation and more efficient procurement.

Read the full article to see what councils should consider when reviewing their contracts.

19/10/2026

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

We all need it to stay hydrated, but have you ever wondered how much communities need it to function?

From supply and distribution infrastructure, wastewater & sewerage treatment, keeping community fields green, to stormwater pipelines and water storage; communities need water.

To help Queensland councils deliver water infrastructure projects that benefit their communities, Local Buy has multiple established Arrangements covering a range of products and services, giving councils access to local suppliers.

Explore the Arrangements on our website: https://www.localbuy.net.au/Arrangements/Find-an-Arrangement/Construction-Roads-and-Engineering

Want to learn more about water? Check out the resources on the National Water Week website: https://www.nationalwaterweek.org/resources/resources

16/10/2026

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀!

Procurement continues to play a vital role in strengthening council capability, supporting resilient markets and delivering better outcomes for communities.

This edition showcases how procurement through Local Buy is creating lasting value through innovation, capability building, resilience and practical solutions that help councils achieve more.

We look forward to engaging with Mayors, Councillors and CEOs at the 130th LGAQ Annual Conference in Cairns next week, on the priorities shaping council delivery across Queensland.

𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲:
Local Buy Procurement Excellence Conference and awards dinner, Tuesday 18th May, Sofitel Brisbane.

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

🔹 From the General Managers desk
🔹 Unfair contract terms – The Federal Court's $3.5 million warning
🔹 Unlocking energy savings through aggregated procurement
🔹 Disaster recovery and resilience in Queensland councils
🔹 Behind the Arrangements - Building the framework for local government
🔹 Shining a light on the regions: The LGAQ Lab quietly changing local government
🔹 My Local Buy Story | SBTX Water

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out at [email protected].

𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱!
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