Government disposals
The Queensland Government Chief Procurement Office’s Government Disposals team has a solution for government agencies that have accumulated unwanted items as a result of organisational restructuring, relocations, office re-fits and computer system upgrades.
The Government Disposals team are experts at turning clients’ disused goods into cash by selling them at auction or by quotation or tender.
The benefits of using Government Disposals include:
- complete monitoring of goods, from pick-up to sale, providing a total audit trail
- no charge for storage of items at auction (more savings for agencies)
- auction houses in all major regional centres and four in Brisbane
- free listing of disposal items
- access to an extensive database of buyers of all types of goods
- weekly auctions of computers and general goods ensure quick sales returns
- tender and quotation service for non-auctioned goods
- ability to arrange private treaty sales between agencies and approved institutions
- lower commission rates from auction houses
- local, national and international advertising
- economic and reliable freight in the Brisbane region and collection of goods at very short notice, even during non-working hours.
Government Disposals has experience in disposing of a wide range of items, including:
- furniture, computers and general goods
- military equipment such as LARCS (Amphibious vehicles), ships, aircraft and aircraft spares, tents, portable huts
- jetties and pontoons
- workshop machinery
- printing presses
- unclaimed property from Police
- house demolitions and removals
- even live barramundi
Government Disposals provides a range of disposal services at reasonable and agreed fee-for-services rates. Please view the Disposals Information Brochure for more information or contact Paul Thomasson on +61 7 3235 4333 or disposals@qgcpo.qld.gov.au to find out the most appropriate and best value-for-money disposals method for your agency's needs.
Last updated September 2008