WA Industry Link: Resources for businesses

ILAS can help your business:

• Find government tenders. 
• Understand the requirements of participation plans.
• Access State and Federal Government financial support and capability building programs. 
• Clarify any WAIPS or related Government procurement policies. 
• Get information on how to update or identify local supply chains. 
• Address concerns related to the design and specifications of State Government supply opportunities to ensure that, wherever possible, they are structured to best use the capability and capacity of local industry.
• Build the capability, capacity and competitiveness of local small and medium sized enterprises and investigate import replacement opportunities.  

Contact the Industry Link Advisory Service:
Telephone: 61 8 6277 2999
Email: industrylink@deed.wa.gov.au 

Local Content Advisers help support regional businesses compete for State Government supply opportunities.

LCAs can help head contractors to:

• Understand how to sell to government.
• Help build supply chain capability and capacity.
• Identify upcoming major contracts.
• Identify other government supply opportunities.
• Identify State and Federal Government financial support programs.
• Understand your rights and responsibilities under the Western Australian Jobs Act 2017 and the Western Australian Industry Participation Strategy.

LCAs can help sub-contractors to:

• Understand how to sell to government as a subcontractor.
• Connect with head contractors.
• Identify other government supply opportunities.
• Identify State and Federal Government financial support programs. 
• Participate in productivity and business capability activities.
• LCAs will also raise awareness of import replacement opportunities. This is important in creating more supply opportunities for local businesses and more jobs for Western Australians.

For more information, contact your Local Content Adviser at local.content@dpird.wa.gov.au or alternatively via telephone at:

As part of the WAIPS, businesses seeking to supply to agencies must provide a participation plan, which will form part of the tender evaluation, award, contracting and reporting process. Find out how to complete each section of the participation plan by following this guide.

WA Industry Link: How to complete a WAIPS participation plan

All WAIPS requirements must be completed via the WAIPS Portal. Further information including a step-by-step user guide can be found at the link below. 

WA Industry Link: WAIPS Portal