Checklist · Government Procurement & Tendering
Open tender minimum time limits
Checklist for the minimum calendar-day period between publishing an open approach to market and the closing time, under Division 2 of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the authority it cites, for Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when setting or checking the closing time for an open tender at or above the procurement threshold, where an Appendix A exemption does not apply. The periods are minimums, not the usual period.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may count calendar days from a publication time once the official has selected which paragraph applies. It must not choose a shorter period or accept a late submission.
AI may
- Count 25, 30, 35, 10 or 13 calendar days from the date and time of publication once the official has ticked the paragraph
- List whether request documentation is electronic and whether submissions are accepted electronically
- Record the annual procurement plan publication date if one is in the file
AI must not
- Must not decide that a state of urgency makes the ordinary period impracticable
- Must not decide that the goods and services are commercial goods and services
- Must not accept, open or summarise a late submission
The lawyer checks
- Division 2 applies: at or above the threshold and no Appendix A exemption
- The shorter period, if used, matches one of paragraph 10.24(a), (b) or (c)
- Late submissions are dealt with only under paragraphs 10.28 to 10.31
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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