What this is:
A quick screen to work out if your organisation needs a licence (or needs to upgrade from "learning / pilot only" to a full licence).

You are probably NOT in scope if all you are doing is normal buying or internal cost saving.

Example: "We negotiated a bulk rate on cleaning supplies across three offices." - Usually not in scope.

You ARE in scope if you are using the method (even informally) to show impact, justify a decision, win funding, or claim social / community / strategic benefit.

Example: "We’re saying this program creates local jobs and community uplift, and we’re using that argument to get approval or funding." - In scope.

You are in scope if you are using Governance Five™ or Power Group - Humanitarian™ to:

• Guide or justify a decision on spend, funding, supplier selection, grant allocation, program design or delivery.
  SME: "We advised the client to choose Supplier A because Supplier A keeps the work local and hires disadvantaged youth."
  Faith / NGO: "We helped distribute relief funds and said it’s fair, transparent and community-led."
  Government: "We used the framework to score bidders and justify an exemption because of local economic impact."
• Influence or defend policy settings, procurement approach, market shaping, exemption, localisation or sovereign capability arguments.
  SME: "We told a state agency they should buy Australian-made because it strengthens sovereign capability."
  Faith / NGO: "We argued for a special local provider to keep culturally safe services in community."
  University / think tank: "We advised that this procurement model supports regional resilience."
• Claim or report measurable outcomes such as "social value", "jobs first", "local content", "capability uplift", "ESG benefit", "community benefit", or "resilience".
  SME: "Our report says this project creates five apprenticeships and keeps $2M in the local economy."
  Faith / NGO: "We’re documenting reduced harm and improved dignity for participants."
  Council / University: "We reported that 12% of spend went to local Indigenous suppliers."
• Structure negotiations or stewardship across multiple parties, agencies or communities using the method’s logic.
  SME: "We’re brokering between the main contractor, council and TAFE to deliver jobs-first outcomes."
  Faith / NGO: "We’re coordinating multiple relief partners and using fairness / non-harm principles."
  Government: "We’re managing a cross-agency program using Governance Five-style fairness and equity."
• Attach outcomes to Governance Five™ stages, even if you renamed them or embedded them as ‘internal process steps’.
  SME: "We used the same staged method to show progress to the board."
  NGO: "We mapped our refugee support program to your phases and used that to get a grant."
  University: "We relabelled the stages as our internal value pathway."

Category management alone is not automatically in scope.
If you are just combining volumes across sites or departments to get a better price and you are not claiming any structured social value, ESG uplift, local jobs benefit, sovereign capability, community impact or policy alignment - that by itself is usually not in scope.
Example: "We aggregated stationery spend across six offices to save money." - Usually not in scope.

You ARE in scope again the moment you go beyond price.
If you say things like "This delivers community benefit", "This supports sovereign capability / jobs first", "This improves climate or ESG outcomes", or "This meets social value obligations", you’ve moved into Governance Five™ territory. At that point you are using the Framework’s impact logic to shape or defend decisions, and that requires a licence and attribution.

Why this matters:
Licensing keeps claims auditable and protects integrity. It prevents misuse and ensures that credit, influence, costs and outcomes are not distorted in tenders, audits, ministerials, board reviews, community briefings or funding submissions.

If you are unsure, assume in-scope.
You can start under an entry-level permission (for learning / pre-execution / non-commercial pilots) and then upgrade when money, policy influence, delivery authority or public reporting becomes material.

Permissions

• Apply the Power Group Purchasing - Governance Five™ System within your declared scope and jurisdiction.
• Use official descriptions, visuals and phrases with required attribution.

Operating rights and obligations

• Uphold values and ethics aligned to recognised procurement and governance standards, for example ISO 20400 and equivalent national frameworks.
• Comply with applicable local and international laws for procurement, governance, transparency and anti corruption, while recognising humanitarian contexts where lawful neutrality and peace building dialogue apply under the Power Group - Humanitarian™ safeguard.
• Act with integrity, fairness and responsibility in all decisions and engagements.
• Maintain transparency, accurate reporting and meaningful stakeholder participation.
• Apply non harm and accountability principles across activities and partnerships.
• Claim alignment only while compliant with one or more recognised domains:
  • ESG - environmental, social and governance
  • Social value - measurable community, economic or public benefit
  • Sovereign capability - lawful strengthening of national, industrial or community resilience
  • Economic and procurement integrity - transparent, value for money decision making
• Misuse, distortion or false claims void permissions and may trigger review.

Protections

• Licence proof for tenders, audits and verification.
• Access to guidance templates. No redistribution.

Exclusions

• No ownership, resale, sub licensing or derivative frameworks.
• Scope creep or ethical breach triggers upgrade or revocation.

What it is: a plain rule for counting value fairly. Include only the value your governance work influences or enables and can show with evidence.

Why it matters: keeps fees and claims fair, avoids double counting, builds trust with auditors and funders across public, private and community projects.

Quick rule: if your work did not influence it, enable it, or cannot be evidenced, do not count it.

Include

• Program budgets you govern or steer.
• Contracts or grants your process influenced.
• Policy or market shifts linked to your work.
• Delivery governed under the Framework.
• Verified ESG outcomes with real measures.
• Community benefit with independent assessment.

Exclude or discount

• Mandatory compliance costs.
• Base wages and routine operating costs.
• Energy and transport inputs.
• Taxes and duties.
• Speculative brand value.
• Donations not governed by your process.
• Any militarised aggression or use that causes harm.

See FAQ for examples including Jobs First and Sovereign Capability.

What it is: a duty of care that applies to all licensees. It ensures activities under the Framework protect people, communities and the environment, consistent with lawful safety and environmental standards.

How it works:

• All licensees uphold lawful, responsible and transparent safety, health and environmental practices.
• Follow relevant local, national and recognised international OHS standards. Apply a safety first duty of care.
• In civilian settings, follow normal workplace and environmental safety laws.
• In defence, law enforcement or security sensitive settings, comply with lawful command safety regulations and maintain proportionality and prevention of harm under the Framework’s humanitarian safeguards.

Why it matters: it supports trust, avoids harm and keeps the Framework ethical in any context.

Failure to apply appropriate safety, health or environmental safeguards may result in licence suspension or review.

This safeguard ensures the Framework is applied with integrity, neutrality and respect for lawful order, protecting communities, investors and governments from harm, corruption or coercive misuse.

It supports fair competition, transparent decision making and lawful cooperation. No licence can justify aggression, exploitation or political interference. It protects legitimate national security, economic development and humanitarian programs that operate lawfully and transparently. Breach may void a licence and trigger review.

• SME learning or unfunded pilots only. Upgrade when commercial or funded.
• Sole trader or micro fewer than 5 staff or under USD 250,000 turnover in planning or pro bono pilots. Upgrade when commercial or funded.
• Educational or research pre execution non commercial study, planning or simulation with attribution for public reference. Upgrade when commercial or funded or on policy influence.
• Power Group - Humanitarian™ non commercial humanitarian collaboration. See the humanitarian safeguards. Upgrade when material value enters scope.

Option A - SME Fixed Fee

• For sole traders, micro businesses and SMEs under 250 staff and USD 50 million turnover.
• Flat annual fee scaled for affordability using the RAA.
• Best for learning, pilots and local delivery.

Option B - Value Based

For large, institutional or systemic activity, including local councils, utilities, universities and government agencies, or any organisation whose programs influence multiple stakeholders, markets or communities. Uses a progressive 1 percent model on influenced value. Reflects reach and impact, not just turnover.