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Workshops for businesses

The Department of Finance is offering free virtual and face-to-face workshops for businesses.

Building your best tender response workshop

The Department of Finance is hosting free, face-to-face ‘Building your best tender response’ workshops. The workshops are designed to help businesses strengthen their tender responses to Australian Government procurements.

This practical session will provide tips on how to develop clear, competitive and compliant tender submissions, along with common pitfalls and how to avoid them.

Who should attend

Businesses interested in supplying to the Australian Government or improving their tender response capability.

Next available sessions:

A face-to-face session is scheduled for:

City Date and time Location Registration
Melbourne Tuesday, 13 October 2026
1.00pm - 2:00pm
The Rendezvous Hotel, 328 Flinders Street Register here

An introduction to Australian Government procurement for suppliers workshop

This workshop is intended as an introductory session to help potential suppliers understand how to participate in Australian Government procurement and contracting opportunities. It covers:

  • why you may want to sell to the Australian Government
  • what the Australian Government buys and how
  • procurement methods
  • how to start the process to sell
  • responding to an approach to market
  • what to expect if you win or don't win a contract.
An introduction to Australian Government procurement for suppliers workshop times 
Workshop dates are currently being finalised and will be published here once available.