8.  Links to Northern Territory procurement policy

The Department of Business and Employment has responsibility for administration of the Northern Territory Government's procurement policies. While the National PPP Policy and Guidelines are not encapsulated within Government's procurement policies, the principles which underpin Government's procurement framework apply. These principles are:

•  value for money;

•  open and effective competition;

•  enhancing the capabilities of local business and industry;

•  environmental protection; and

•  ethical behaviour and fair dealing.

The Procurement Review Board (PRB) is a board established under the Procurement Act to review government procurement processes. Unless an exemption is obtained, PRB approval of short-listed tenderers and of the preferred tenderer is required prior to formal government consideration and decision.