Conditions of entry

  1. The 2022 Buy Queensland Buyer Awards (‘the Awards’) are being conducted by the State of Queensland through the Department of Energy and Public Works (‘the Department’).
  2. All information and instructions regarding the Awards published by the Department, including information published on the Engagement HQ Platform, form part of these Conditions of Entry.
  3. The Awards are open to any current employee(s) (hereafter referred to as ‘Nominees’) of a Queensland Government agency, where that entity meets the definition of an ‘Agency’ as defined by the Queensland Procurement Policy 2021.
  4. Nominees must be employed in either a permanent, temporary, or casual role with an Agency. Contractors working for an Agency are excluded from nominating themselves or being nominated.
  5. Nominees agree to be bound by these Conditions of Entry. Failure to abide by these Conditions of Entry may render a nomination ineligible for the Awards.
  6. Nominations open on Wednesday 30 March 2022 and close at 11.59PM on Tuesday 26 April 2022. The Department reserves the right to extend the final date of entry submissions. Late entries may be accepted at the Department’s sole and absolute discretion.
  7. All nominations need to be submitted via the Engagement HQ Platform. No responsibility will be taken for nominations which are not received by the closing date, including lost or misdirected nominations.
  8. The Department may change these Conditions of Entry or cancel or vary the Awards at any time. Notice of this will be given on the Department’s website.
  9. To be eligible, the subject matter (i.e., the procurement or contract management activity which is the subject of the nomination) must have either substantially occurred or been completed between 1 January 2021 and 26 April 2022.
  10. It is a matter for Nominees to determine whether to participate in the Awards. To the full extent permitted by law, the Department is not liable for any injury, damages, expenses or loss whatsoever (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) by reason or any act of omission of the Department or its officers, employees, subcontractors and agents in relation to the Awards.
  11. The Department and judging panel reserve the right to reject or disqualify a nomination, if in their sole discretion, the nomination is found at any stage not to have complied with these Conditions of Entry, information contained in the nomination is false, misleading, incomplete or indecipherable, or the nomination brings the Awards into public disrepute or ridicule, or offends public opinion, or reflects unfavourably upon the Awards’ reputation.
  12. By submitting a nomination, Nominees confirm that the information provided is not confidential and does not infringe the intellectual property or moral rights of a third party. Nominees also agree that in relation to all submission content that the Department has a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to edit, amend, copy, reproduce, use, publish and communicate to the public, in full or part, the material contained in the submission, including but not limited to photographs.
  13. By submitting a nomination Nominees agree that they may, both now and in future years, be contacted by departmental staff in relation to any mater related to the Awards.

    Promotion and marketing

  14. In submitting an Award nomination, Nominees agree to the Department using their personal information (including their name and image) and materials contained within the submission in connection with the Awards, to report on, publicise and promote the Awards, both now and in future years, including in print and online format, such as the Department’s websites and social media channels.
  15. Nominees may be requested by the Department to be photographed or filmed for promotional purposes to be used in future marketing and promotional activities.
  16. The winner(s) and highly commended nominee(s) (as determined by the judging panel) in each category may be invited to attend an Award ceremony which may be held in June 2022.

    The judging process

  17. Each Award category will be judged by a panel of suitable professionals selected by the Department.
  18. Nominees may only nominate for one Award category. Should Nominees nominate for more than one Award category the judging panel may, at their sole and absolute discretion, elect to not consider a nomination, or only consider a nomination for a single category of their choice.
  19. The judging panel may decide not to present an Award in a particular category if they do not consider that any Nominees meet a standard sufficient to warrant the presentation of an Award. The judging panel may also decide to present joint Award winners and/or present one or more Highly Commended commendations given in addition to, or instead of, an Award.
  20. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.
  21. The judges reserve the right to determine the eligibility or otherwise of each nomination at any time and may transfer a nomination from one Award category to another if they consider it necessary.
  22. In no event will the Department or the judging panel be held responsible for any comment, viewpoint, or expression, whether direct or implied, concerning the standard or quality of a nomination.
  23. Nominees may be required to provide supplementary information, either verbally or in writing, to the judging panel.
  24. By submitting a nomination Nominees grant the Department permission to undertake a referee check(s).

Nominations for the 2022 Buy Queensland  Buyer Awards are now closed. 

Thank you for your interest in the 2022 Buy Queensland Buyer Awards. Please stay tuned to see this year’s finalists and winners! 

If you have any questions about the awards, please email the Queensland Government Procurement team at skills2procure@epw.qld.gov.au.