Australian tender rules are hard thresholds: A$4 million turns on the ATO Statement of Tax Record, A$1 million turns on economic-benefit assessment, A$500,000 opens the SME direct-sourcing lane. Answer three questions; get the exact stack.
Three questions in, the exact mandatory stack out — thresholds from the ATO, Finance, NIAA and state schemes. The same engine scores tenders for paid plans.
Rules verified against published guidance (ATO, Department of Finance, NIAA, Safe Work Australia, state schemes), October 2026. Thresholds change — the tender's own conditions always govern. Insurance minimums marked "typical" are market practice, not statute.
The baseline is an active ABN (and GST where required), workers compensation if staff deliver the work, and public liability at the tender's stated minimum. Above A$4 million (incl GST) on covered Commonwealth tenders you also need a satisfactory Statement of Tax Record from the ATO. Construction adds state prequalification and SWMS; security adds state licences; catering adds food-business registration. Run the tool for the exact stack.
For covered Commonwealth procurements of A$4 million or more including GST — required from tenderers and first-tier subcontractors. Request it through ATO online services before the tender closes; it can take time if lodgments are outstanding.
Queensland building projects over A$1 million require PQC System prequalification (A$50m+ moves to the National Prequalification System). NSW runs its own schemes plus Best Practice Accreditation; Victoria sources through the Construction Supplier Register; WA has the Builders Prequalification Scheme.
No. It is a plain-English routing of published thresholds to help you prepare. The tender's own conditions of tender always govern; for regulated work, engage an accredited adviser.