We work together with our suppliers to deliver a large variety of goods, services, facilities and infrastructure for the local community. For goods, services and works valued under $250,000 we invite suppliers to quote for work.
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Quotation process
- City of Melbourne invites suppliers to provide a quote for goods, services or works in COMBUY.
- Supplier reviews the quotation terms and conditions and confirms they would like to provide a quotation.
- Supplier fills in all the requested requirements.
- Supplier submits their quote for the City of Melbourne to evaluate.
- City of Melbourne notifies supplier of the outcome.
- The successful supplier receives a purchase order and commences the contract.
Quotation process
A City of Melbourne buyer invites suppliers to provide a quote for goods, services or works.
Note: Register in our procurement system, COMBUY.
The supplier reviews the quotation terms and conditions and confirms they would like to participate.
The supplier fills in all the necessary areas that have been specified.
The supplier submits their quote for the City of Melbourne buyer to evaluate.
Note: Quotes must be submitted before the closing date as late submissions are not accepted.
The City of Melbourne buyer notifies suppliers of the outcome: preferred supplier or unsuccessful.
The preferred supplier receives a Purchase Order and can now commence work as agreed.
COMBUY
We are improving the way we engage with suppliers to provide quotes for goods, service and works valued under $250,000 (exc GST) by moving away from manual processes and going digital with a system called COMBUY (powered by Zycus).
- COMBUY is our source to contract system for goods, services and works
- Suppliers need to be registered with COMBUY to be able to quote for business
COMBUY Supplier user guide
Need help getting started or using the system? Check out the Supplier user guide to step you through providing us with a quote through COMBUY.
COMBUY Supplier user guide
Website Supplier FAQs
As City of Melbourne’s official procurement system, all CoM suppliers must register on COMBUY to receive quote requests. This applies to quotes valued between $2,000 to $250,000. If you are part of a panel or you are approached to participate in a tender, you do not need to use COMBUY.
- Go to the COMBUY portal
- Complete the registration details on the right-hand side of the screen.
- Ensure you register using your primary business email.
- Complete your profile including Company details, Address, Sustainable Procurement, Categorisation, Financial, Insurance and Compliance.
- Submit
- Download the COMBUY Supplier User Guide.
We recommend that you use a Google Chrome browser.
Yes, it is important to answer all questions to ensure that you meet the requirements. Failure to do so may result in a negative evaluation of your submission.
Yes, if you do not use the same login and password you will not be able to respond to the request for quotation.
Please let your buyer know and they can arrange on your behalf.
Log in to the COMBUY portal using the one time password (OTP) using your registered email address.
Contact our partner Zycus on tech-support@zycus.com or call toll free 1800 442 793.