Prequalification, insurance, ISO, and mandatory requirements
The Commonwealth Procurement Rules were updated in November 2025, raising the key threshold from $80,000 to $125,000 and locking in Australian-business-first sourcing for roughly 31,000 federal contracts worth ~$2 billion.
The IPP eligibility threshold rises to 51% ownership from 1 July 2026, with stricter definitions and rising procurement targets. Here's what changes and what to do before the deadline.