Queensland Charter for Local Content
The policy that provides businesses with full, fair and reasonable opportunities to tender for Queensland Government funded projects.
The Queensland Charter for Local Content (
882.3 KB) is the local industry policy under the Queensland Industry Participation Policy Act 2011 and is administered by the department. View our fact sheet ( 719.8 KB) for an overview of the charter and services available.
The charter is in line with the principles of Buy Queensland 2023 which is about stewarding Queensland Government procurement investment to support quality, local jobs, boost the Queensland economy and leave a lasting positive legacy for current and future generations of Queenslanders.
The charter and Agency guidelines (
1.1 MB) have been designed to support government agencies to incorporate the principles of the charter into their procurement processes and procedures.
Additionally, the Tenderer and grant applicant guidelines ( 837 KB) has been designed to assist grant applicants, tenderers and managing contractors to address how they will adopt the principles of the charter and comply with reporting requirements. If you have recently been awarded a Queensland Government Grant or Tender, download the Factsheet for successful tenderers and grant applicants ( 502.5 KB) for an overview of the charter and services available along with the charter Reporting Flowchart ( 669.2 KB).
Check to see how the charter applies to you
Follow the steps to see if the charter applies to your project and how to comply with the charter’s principles and reporting requirement.
Services and support available
DSDIP has a range of industry capability development services that will benefit your supply chain partners including the following programs:
- Supplying into Major Projects workshop
- Capability development workshops
- Writing an effective capability statement workshop
- Tendering for business workshop
- Contract delivery workshop
- “Why Choose Your Business” webcast series
- Cyber security webinar series
For more information visit Industry support workshops.
To discuss the charter and guidelines please contact the Local Content team at:
Tel: 07 3452 7259
Email: qclc@qld.gov.au
Charter, guidelines and templates
- Queensland Charter for Local Content ( 883 KB)
- Agency guidelines ( 1.1 MB)
- Tenderer and grant applicant guidelines ( 837 KB)
- Procurement notification (
160 KB) - Statement of intent – Agencies ( 159 KB)
- Statement of intent – Tenderers ( 159 KB)
- Statement of intent – Grant applicant ( 160 KB)
- Example special conditions of contract clause ( 178 KB)
- Early supplier engagement plan ( 160 KB)
- Project outcome reporting template (
649 KB) - Printable flowchart ( 140 KB)
- Queensland charter of local content factsheet ( 719.8 KB)
- Successful tenderers and grant applicants ( 502.5 KB)
- Reporting flowchart ( 669.2 KB)
Last updated: 26 May 2025