ITS Commitment Letter Supplier Code of Conduct
ITS Commitment Letter Supplier Code of Conduct
ITS Commitment Letter Supplier Code of Conduct
Commitment Letter
[Note to tenderers: The Victorian State Government's Supplier Code of Conduct is available at the
Victorian Government Purchasing Board website: http://www.procurement.vic.gov.au/Home.
Updates and amendments to the Code will also be made available at this website.
Tenderers are to familiarise themselves with the Supplier Code of Conduct and must include in
their tender response a Commitment Letter substantially in the form provided here, addressed to
the contact officer listed at [insert] of the request for tender]
[insert date]
1. I acknowledge that:
a. the Victorian State Government (the State) is committed to ethical, sustainable and
socially responsible procurement;
b. the State has a Supplier Code of Conduct (Code) the Code describes the State's
minimum expectations of the conduct of its suppliers in relation to:
i. integrity;
ii. ethics and conduct;
iii. conflicts of interest;
iv. gifts, benefits and hospitality;
v. corporate governance;
vi. labour and human rights;
vii. health and safety; and
viii. environmental management;
c. the expectations set out in the Code are not intended to reduce, alter or supersede any
other obligations which may be imposed by any applicable contract, law, regulation
or otherwise;
d. to ensure that the Code remains current and relevant, it may be amended or updated
by the State; and
e. the Code includes an ongoing expectation that suppliers (including my organisation)
will raise concerns or otherwise seek clarification in relation to any aspects of the
Code, including any updates or amendments to the Code.
2. On behalf of my organisation I:
a. confirm that the State's expectations of suppliers as set out in the Code are
understood;
b. provide a commitment that if selected to supply goods and / or services to any State
department or public body my organisation will:
i. periodically check with reasonable frequency for updates and amendments to
the Code; and
ii. aspire to meet the State's expectations of Suppliers as set out in the Code,
including as updated or amended by the State.
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Signature:
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Name:
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Position:
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Organisation:
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Date: