Local Buy Information Forum - Connecting you to work with Councils

Local Buy and Moreton Bay Regional Council have proudly partnered together for a Lunch and Learn forum, designed to educate businesses in the Moreton Bay region about the avenues available to them when tendering for work with local government across Queensland.

Moreton Bay Regional Council is committed to supporting the growth and development of local businesses and growing our region’s economy by delivering on the Regional Economic Development Strategy (REDS).

Local Buy’s purpose is to make it easy for local government across Queensland to connect to suppliers. This is achieved by bridging the legislative requirements which have previously sometimes made it challenging for small businesses to work with local government and other big buyers. Local Buy’s strict prequalified supplier process effectively means that Government can access a range of goods and services through a quotation process rather than a traditional tender process.

Local Buy pride themselves on being the first and only organisation to open tenders through Active Arrangements, which open quarterly throughout each year. The first Active Arrangement to be opened for 2023 is during February 2023, and this session will provide everything you need to know to become pre-qualified and to utilise Local Buy as an avenue to gain more opportunities to win work with local governments.

Event attendees can expect to hear about:

• Avenues to connect with local government

• Local Buy’s prequalified supplier process - Active Arrangements

• How to submit your Local Buy tender

• A case study from a current Local Buy supplier

Event details:

Thursday 16 February 2023

10:30am - 1:00pm

Caboolture Hub (Learning and Business Centre)

Attendance is complimentary with a light lunch provided over networking however, limited spaces are available - register now so you don’t miss out!

We kindly request that you RSVP by ordering your ticket prior to Wednesday 8th February 2023. Please advise of any dietary requirements upon your booking.

Important parking information:

Please note that some time-limited parking exists under and around the building. All day free parking is available in the multi-storey car park on the western side of the Caboolture Hub precinct.

This initiative supports the outcomes of Council’s Regional Economic Development Strategy (REDS) 2020/41.

Although the event organisers will make every effort to host this event, it is subject to any additional COVID-19 developments. Attendees are responsible for protecting their health and safety and that of those in their vicinity, including abiding by social distancing and health/ hygiene measures, as well as COVID tracing requirements as set by Queensland Health.