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The Early Childhood Education Directorate monitors, supports and regulates early childhood education services in NSW.
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About us

We ensure young children get the best start in life by supporting and regulating the early childhood education and care sector. We are the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population.

In this section

Information about how we buy and how you might be able to sell to us.

Tendering for business

Access the NSW eTendering site for current opportunities and further information on tendering for our business.

Selling directly

Suppliers can sell some products to the Department directly. There are policies and guidelines in place that govern the supply of these products.

Existing supply arrangements

Contracts over $150,000 are recorded in the register of government contracts, which can be found on this page and the NSW eTendering website.

Small business registration

NSW Government policy requires government agencies to pay small businesses within 30 days of receiving a correctly rendered invoice.

Unsolicited proposals

Learn about how to approach the government with innovative infrastructure or service delivery solutions.

Online catalogue guideline

The guideline outlines vendor access requirements and category treatment plans, and options for vendors who have been selected to supply.

Supplying IT goods and services

The department’s information technology needs are wide and diverse, but all IT purchases are made through a central process.

Supplier Communication Guidelines

All communication with schools must demonstrate a benefit to the school, be short and to the point.

Learn about the departments policies, guidelines, and procedures to create a safe, inclusive, and effective learning environment.

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Procurement Policy

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Eastern NSW

NowTerm 4
Mon 15 Oct – Fri 21 Dec

Coming up
School holidays
Sat 22 Dec – Mon 28 Jan
Western NSW

NowTerm 4
Mon 15 Oct – Fri 21 Dec

Coming up
School holidays
Fri 21 Dec – Mon 04 Feb

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This information is current as at 18/11/2018 02:54am, AEDT. For the most up-to-date information, go to https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/supplying-to-us/home.

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