Conflicts of interest in procurement in the Victorian Public Service (VPS)

• About the conflict of interest in procurement guide

  Who this guide applies to and how to use it in your work

• Former private sector employees and procurement conflicts of interest

  A VPS employee is involved in deciding who to award a contract to and their former employer is a prospective bidder.

• External secondees and procurement conflicts of interest

  A prospective bidder has an external secondee embedded in the procurement process.

• Financial delegates and procurement conflicts of interest

  A financial delegate is responsible for signing off a procurement, but they have a conflict of interest.