# Sedo Group > Experts In Strategic & Social Procurement --- ## Pages - [Case Studies](https://sedogroup.com.au/case-studies/) - [Resources](https://sedogroup.com.au/resources/) - [Contact us](https://sedogroup.com.au/contact-us/): Get in touch and discover how we can connect your business. - [About Us](https://sedogroup.com.au/about-us/): Experts in Strategic and Social procurement - [Insights](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/): Discover the latest trends, strategies and insights in government procurement and business growth. Our expert analysis helps you stay ahead... - [Who We Help](https://sedogroup.com.au/who-we-help/): Dedicated to delivering outcomes that exceed expectations through integrity, transparency, and reliability. - [Terms & Conditions](https://sedogroup.com.au/terms-conditions/) - [Home](https://sedogroup.com.au/) - [Privacy Policy](https://sedogroup.com.au/privacy-policy/) - [Our Partners](https://sedogroup.com.au/our-partners/): The power of collaboration allows us to deliver even greater value in procurement. --- ## Posts - [Strengthening McCorkell Constructions’ Social Procurement Strategy for Officer Brunt Road Specialist School](https://sedogroup.com.au/case-studies/case-study-social-procurement-mccorkell-constructions/): At Sedo Group, we support construction partners to unlock the full value of social and strategic procurement. Earlier this year,... - [Driving Sustainable Outcomes: How the Recycled First Policy is Shaping Victoria’s Future](https://sedogroup.com.au/case-studies/recycled-first-policy/): Building a Circular Future Through the Recycled First Policy Since its introduction in 2020, the Victorian Government’s Recycled First Policy... - [Our Procurement Policy Support on the Suburban Rail Loop](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/procurement-policy-support-on-the-suburban-rail-loop/): The Client The TransitLinX consortium comprising of John Holland, Alstom, Kellogg-Brown Root, WSP and RAPT Dev Sector Infrastructure | Procurement... - [Sedo Group Reappointed to Victorian Government Procurement Panel](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/sedo-group-on-professional-advisory-services-panel-procurement/): We’re proud to announce that Sedo Group has once again been appointed to the Victorian Government’s Professional Advisory Services Panel,... - [The National State of Social Procurement in 2025](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/the-national-state-of-social-procurement-in-2025/): Social procurement is no longer just a compliance exercise. It is now a key driver of inclusion, sustainability, skills and... - [Social Procurement: A Strategic Necessity for Forward Thinking Organisations](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/social-procurement-strategic-necessity-organisations/): Over the past year, our clients have highlighted an increasing demand for social procurement. Across both the construction and ICT... - [Victoria’s Local Jobs First Amendment Bill: What Contractors Need to Know](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/victorias-local-jobs-first-amendment-bill-what-contractors-need-to-know/): On 31 July 2025, the Victorian Government introduced the Local Jobs First Amendment Bill into Parliament. This is a major... - [Uplifting Capability – Supporting Humble Brag to Engage Government](https://sedogroup.com.au/case-studies/uplifting-capability-supporting-social-enterprise-to-engage-government/): About Humble Brag: Ethical Coffee Social Enterprise in Australia Humble Brag is a Victorian-based, certified Social Enterprise specialising in the... - [Strategic Support for Local Jobs First Compliance](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/strategic-support-for-local-jobs-first-compliance/): As organisations compete for Victorian Government contracts, they must align their bids with key procurement policy obligations. One of the... - [Sedo Group & SocialPro Partnership: Unlocking Social Procurement](https://sedogroup.com.au/case-studies/sedo-group-socialpro-partnership-unlocking-social-procurement/): Sedo Group is excited to announce our strategic partnership with social enterprise SocialPro, a trusted leader in social procurement reporting... - [Unlocking Social Procurement Opportunities in Professional Services](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/unlocking-social-procurement-in-professional-services/): Professional services—from architects and engineers to building surveyors—are increasingly encountering social procurement requirements within tenders. But with limited or non-traditional... - [Win More Government Work with Strategic Procurement Support](https://sedogroup.com.au/resources/win-more-government-work-with-strategic-procurement-support/): Are you a construction business bidding for Victorian Government tenders? Are you finding it challenging to meet growing expectations around... - [Why Local Councils Should Embed Social Procurement—Mandated or Not](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/local-council-social-procurement/): Local councils play a critical role in shaping vibrant, inclusive, and economically sustainable communities. While social procurement is not currently... - [Case Study: Developing Devco’s Inaugural Social Procurement Strategy](https://sedogroup.com.au/case-studies/case-study-developing-devcos-inaugural-social-procurement-strategy/): At Sedo Group, we specialise in helping businesses align their procurement strategies with government requirements. This allows our clients drive... - [Is the 2025–26 Pre-Election Budget Bold Enough — or Just Treading Water?](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/federal-budget-analysis-2025/): As Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered the 2025–26 Federal Budget with a steady voice and a surplus in the rear-view mirror,... - [Change Management for Local Government Procurement Success](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/change-management-for-local-government-procurement-success/): Change in local government procurement can be challenging. With deeply embedded processes, policies, and long-standing supplier relationships, transformation can feel... - [Comparing Indigenous Procurement Policies: Australia vs New Zealand](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/comparing-indigenous-procurement-policies-australia-vs-new-zealand/): The Importance of Indigenous and Social Procurement Policies Indigenous procurement plays a crucial role in fostering economic inclusion and driving... - [Leveraging Procurement Policy Expertise: Sedo Group’s Insights into the Australian Skills Guarantee](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/leveraging-procurement-policy-expertise-sedo-groups-insights-into-the-australian-skills-guarantee/): At Sedo Group, we understand that procurement policies play an important role in ensuring that workforce development opportunities are available... - [Unlocking Social Procurement Success in NSW: Insights from Sedo Group’s Victorian Expertise](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/unlocking-social-procurement-success-in-nsw-insights-from-sedo-groups-victorian-expertise/): Social Procurement in New South Wales (NSW) At Sedo Group, we are leaders in strategic procurement and social procurement, guiding... - [The Complete LIDP Checklist](https://sedogroup.com.au/resources/the-complete-local-industry-development-plan-checklist/): If your business ready for the Victorian Government’s Local Jobs First Policy? Navigating the Local Jobs First Policy (LJF) can... - [Do You Know What A Winning Tender Response Looks Like?](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/do-you-know-what-a-winning-tender-response-looks-like/): How do you know what a winning tender response looks like if you’ve never seen one? Last week, I was... - [Spotlight On The Victorian Aboriginal Procurement Target](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/spotlight-on-the-victorian-aboriginal-procurement-target/): Six years down the track, we take a look at progress towards the Victorian Aboriginal Procurement Target and consider how... - [Company Policies: Why Your Organisation Needs Them](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/company-policies-why-your-organisation-needs-them/): Company policies guide decision-making and are an important governance tool. Importantly for government suppliers, there are some policies you need... - [Building Equality Policy Targets Gender Equality In Construction](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/building-equality-policy-targets-gender-equality-in-construction/): Complete with three actions and gender equality targets across the construction sector, Victoria’s new Building Equality Policy is a mandatory... - [Early Market Engagement – Why It’s Important For Government Procurements](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/early-market-engagement-why-its-important-for-government-procurements/): Good procurement is about delivering business outcomes. Governments that embrace early market engagement encourage innovation and empower the market to... - [How To Address The Indigenous Procurement Policy In Government Tenders](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/how-to-address-the-indigenous-procurement-policy-in-government-tenders/): Have you ever encountered the section on the Indigenous Procurement Policy when responding to a federal government tender, and wondered... - [Social Procurement vs CSR, Are They The Same?](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/csr-and-social-procurement-are-they-the-same/): Social Procurement vs CSR in Procurement: What’s the Difference and White It Matters As competition for government contracts intensifies, many... - [Social Enterprises Mean Business With Purpose](https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/social-enterprises-mean-business-with-purpose/): The Victorian Social Enterprise Strategy 2021-2025 represents a plan to capitalise on increasing social procurement recognition to grow Victoria’s social... --- ## Services - [Construction & infrastructure](https://sedogroup.com.au/who-we-help/business/construction-infrastructure/): Helping construction firms navigate regulations, procurement processes, and compliance requirements. - [Technology](https://sedogroup.com.au/who-we-help/business/technology/): Helping technology firms navigate regulations, procurement processes, and compliance requirements. - [Government](https://sedogroup.com.au/who-we-help/government/): Guiding government through policies, processes, and expectations for successful outcomes. - [Business](https://sedogroup.com.au/who-we-help/business/): Helping businesses navigate regulations, procurement processes, and compliance requirements. - [Social enterprise](https://sedogroup.com.au/who-we-help/social-enterprise/): Supporting social enterprise organisations with accreditations, business engagement and capability uplift. --- # # Detailed Content ## Pages - Published: 2025-07-25 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/case-studies/ --- - 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Categories: Case Study, Tips & Strategy --- - Published: 2025-08-31 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/sedo-group-on-professional-advisory-services-panel-procurement/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy - Tags: business case, diverse suppliers, government procurement, local government procurement, procurement, social enterprise, social procurement, social spend --- - Published: 2025-08-26 - Modified: 2025-11-18 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/the-national-state-of-social-procurement-in-2025/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy - Tags: construction policy, government procurement, infrastructure policy, procurement, procurement policy --- - Published: 2025-08-13 - Modified: 2025-10-14 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/social-procurement-strategic-necessity-organisations/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy --- - Published: 2025-08-05 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/victorias-local-jobs-first-amendment-bill-what-contractors-need-to-know/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy - Tags: government procurement, local content, local procurement, procurement, procurement policy, win government work --- - Published: 2025-07-03 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/case-studies/uplifting-capability-supporting-social-enterprise-to-engage-government/ - Categories: Case Study - Tags: ethical coffee, government procurement, grants, social enterprise, social procurement, tenders --- - Published: 2025-06-24 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/strategic-support-for-local-jobs-first-compliance/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy --- - Published: 2025-05-30 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/case-studies/sedo-group-socialpro-partnership-unlocking-social-procurement/ - Categories: Case Study - Tags: impact partnership, procurement, procurement policy, sedo group, social procurement, socialpro --- - Published: 2025-05-15 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/unlocking-social-procurement-in-professional-services/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy - Tags: architects, bid writing, engineers, procurement, professional services, social procurement --- - Published: 2025-04-30 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/resources/win-more-government-work-with-strategic-procurement-support/ - Categories: Resource - Tags: bid support, bid writing, construction tendering, local content, procurement policy, social procurement, strategic procurement, win government work --- - Published: 2025-04-22 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/local-council-social-procurement/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy - Tags: government procurement, local council, procurement policy, social procurement --- - Published: 2025-04-07 - Modified: 2025-11-20 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/case-studies/case-study-developing-devcos-inaugural-social-procurement-strategy/ - Categories: Case Study - Tags: change management, construction, devco, local government procurement, procurement consulting, procurement policy, procurement transformation, social procurement --- - Published: 2025-03-26 - Modified: 2025-03-26 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/federal-budget-analysis-2025/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy --- - Published: 2025-03-25 - Modified: 2025-03-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/change-management-for-local-government-procurement-success/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy - Tags: change management, local government procurement, procurement consulting, procurement services, procurement transformation, social procurement --- - Published: 2025-03-19 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/comparing-indigenous-procurement-policies-australia-vs-new-zealand/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy --- - Published: 2025-02-28 - Modified: 2025-03-23 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/leveraging-procurement-policy-expertise-sedo-groups-insights-into-the-australian-skills-guarantee/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy --- - Published: 2025-02-28 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/unlocking-social-procurement-success-in-nsw-insights-from-sedo-groups-victorian-expertise/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy --- - Published: 2024-08-05 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/resources/the-complete-local-industry-development-plan-checklist/ - Categories: Resource --- - Published: 2023-02-28 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/do-you-know-what-a-winning-tender-response-looks-like/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy --- - Published: 2023-02-14 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/spotlight-on-the-victorian-aboriginal-procurement-target/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy --- - Published: 2022-06-02 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/company-policies-why-your-organisation-needs-them/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy --- - Published: 2022-05-26 - Modified: 2025-10-14 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/building-equality-policy-targets-gender-equality-in-construction/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy --- - Published: 2022-05-03 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/early-market-engagement-why-its-important-for-government-procurements/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy --- - Published: 2022-03-09 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/how-to-address-the-indigenous-procurement-policy-in-government-tenders/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy --- - Published: 2021-11-11 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/csr-and-social-procurement-are-they-the-same/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy --- - Published: 2021-10-26 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/insights/social-enterprises-mean-business-with-purpose/ - Categories: Tips & Strategy --- --- ## Services - Published: 2024-08-03 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/who-we-help/business/construction-infrastructure/ --- - Published: 2024-08-03 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/who-we-help/business/technology/ --- - Published: 2024-07-31 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/who-we-help/government/ --- - Published: 2024-07-31 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://sedogroup.com.au/who-we-help/business/ --- - 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