Get support and build capability
Find practical support, resources and training to build capability and confidence when supplying to government.
Council provides access to a range of practical support and resources to help you build capability and confidence to supply to government.
These resources draw on support available across local, state and federal government and are designed to help you understand procurement requirements, strengthen tender readiness, and prepare to engage more effectively when opportunities arise.
Doing Business with Government Workshops
Council regularly delivers Doing Business with Government workshops designed to help you understand:
- How government procurement works
- What buyers typically look for
- How to prepare stronger tender responses
- Common pitfalls and practical tips for first‑time suppliers
These sessions are particularly useful for small businesses and those with limited experience supplying to government. To stay informed about upcoming workshops, subscribe to Council’s Business E-news.
Annual Supplier Briefing
Council hosts an annual Supplier Briefing to provide businesses with insights into:
- Council’s procurement pipeline
- Upcoming projects and opportunities
- Strategic priorities
- How suppliers can plan ahead
The briefing is an opportunity for businesses to better understand Council’s upcoming opportunities and hear directly from and connect to Council representatives.
View the 2025 Annual Supplier Briefing presentation
To stay informed about upcoming Supplier Briefings, subscribe to Council’s Business E-news.
External capability‑building opportunities
The Queensland Government delivers a range of capability‑building workshops to help businesses strengthen their procurement and tendering readiness.
These workshops are delivered through the Department of State Development and are designed to support businesses at different stages of their procurement journey.
Available workshops commonly include:
- Capability Statement Workshops
Practical, interactive sessions that help businesses develop or refine a capability statement. These workshops focus on how to clearly communicate your experience, strengths and capacity, and how to use your capability statement when marketing your business or responding to tenders. - Tendering for Business Workshops
Workshops designed to help businesses understand tender documentation and prepare clear, compliant tender responses. Topics typically include responding to evaluation criteria, understanding non‑price considerations, and avoiding common tendering pitfalls. - Contract Delivery Workshops
Sessions aimed at businesses that have tendered or secured work, focusing on contract management, terms and conditions, variations, performance requirements and successful delivery.
Workshops are delivered both in‑person and online and are offered across Queensland throughout the year. Learn more and view upcoming workshops via State Development workshops and seminars
Find out if your business is ready
The Queensland Government provides a free Fit to Supply self‑assessment tool to help businesses understand how prepared they are to tender for government work.
The tool identifies strengths, highlights potential gaps and provides practical guidance to help businesses improve tender readiness before opportunities arise.
Take the Fit to supply quiz.
Find more resources on Business Queensland, to improve your approach to tendering.
Stay informed – Subscribe to Council’s business e‑news
Council’s Business e‑news is the main way Council shares information about:
- Doing Business with Government sessions
- Supplier briefings
- Business support resources and events
Subscribe here to stay informed about opportunities to build capability and engage with Council.
Have any questions? Reach out to the Local Business Support via businessdevelopment@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au or check out Level Up Your Business for more resources.