On 22 October 2025, the Minister for Finance, Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher, announced updates to the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs). Key changes include:
- Increasing the $80,000 threshold for open tendering to $125,000;
- Requiring that non-corporate Commonwealth entities invite only Australian businesses to tender for procurements valued above $10,000 and below $125,000.
- For construction services, this requirement extends to procurements valued below $7.5 million. 
- Requiring that non-corporate Commonwealth entities only invite small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to tender for procurements under $125,000 from the Management Advisory Services Panel, People Panels, or standing offers managed by the Digital Transformation Agency
- Clarifying that submissions and confidential information provided as part of tendering may be shared within the Commonwealth for compliance monitoring and other legitimate, non-commercial purposes.
- Clarifying when and how negotiations with tenderers may be conducted.
The updated CPRs will come into effect on 17 November 2025. Further information on the changes to the CPRs is available on the CPRs page.
Guidance on the prioritisation of Australian businesses is available for suppliers in the Guide to Selling and for procuring entities on the CPRs page.
Content on the Selling to Government website, including relevant guidance and resources will be updated to align with the updated CPRs.
