Australia is not a Party to the Government Procurement Agreement at WTO level. However, this chapter within SAFTA opens up opportunities for Singapore suppliers to participate in procurement conducted by some 77 entities in the Australian Commonwealth government. Under the agreement, suppliers from both parties will be treated equally as any locally established supplier. The other benefit is that there is no minimum threshold applicable under SAFTA

The procurement opportunities can be found online at https://www.tenders.gov.au/federal/index.shtml. The annual procurement plans of the Australian Commonwealth entities as well as useful guides on selling to the Australian government are available at this website.

The endorsed Supplier Arrangement (ESA) is used in the procurement of

Suppliers must be pre-qualified for the purchase of submitting proposals. Information on ESA including the application process can be found at http://www.esa.finance.gov.au/