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A year in and the pilot Procurement Community of Practice has a lot to celebrate.

A learning programme to empower young professionals is strengthening the procurement workforce.

Director Safety, Assets and Sustainability at Wellington Zoo, talks about what it was like setting up the snow leopard enclosure in Wellington Zoo, the process of accessing snow leopards, and the most exciting thing happening in procurement right now.

Sophia talks about the role of procurement in disaster relief, conflict zones and refugee aid. She details how people working in procurement can help their communities during times of conflict and what to do once the conflict ends.

The University of Otago talks about the delicate nature of running a nationwide poisons database that has been exported to the world.

A Mackenzie District based research telescope and detector that discovered a planet outside our solar system needed a new camera.

Public consultation on the proposed 5th edition of the Government Procurement Rules closed on 8 April.

Government agencies, that are required to follow the Government Procurement Rules, will be expected to use woollen fibres where practical and appropriate in government buildings.

NZGP has supported the Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD) Disability Support Services with their commissioning mahi.

New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for reticulated gas.

The updated Government Model Contract (GMC) templates improve the management of suppliers’ conflicts of interest.

The new syndicated agreement covers a wider range of waste management services.

New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) is seeking feedback on a proposed new edition of the Government Procurement Rules.

Murray Bays talks about the integration of digital technologies in procurement processes and what New Zealand’s greatest contribution to procurement is.

Sarah Minson talks about upgrading the combat and weapon systems on New Zealand’s two frigates, mentoring, and the most exciting thing happening in procurement right now.

The All-of-Government External legal services (ELS) contract will migrate to the free-to-access, procurement platform this year. We’re working with organisations most likely to use the procurement platform in 2025.

The next reporting deadline is 3 March 2025.

New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for Motor vehicles.

This year we achieved a 72% agency satisfaction rating across the 23 collaborative contracts managed by New Zealand Government Procurement. The result is in line with last year’s score and exceeds our 70% target.

We’ve launched the new All-of-Government (AoG) Insurance brokering services contract.

We've now published the revised Crown special conditions of contract to go with the conditions of contract for consultancy services (CCCS).

New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) helps public sector agencies understand the mysteries of procurement with our popular course: Demystifying Procurement.

A short and sweet motion graphic helps make automated templates your go-to way to create procurement documents.

In mid-2024, the Government commissioned the Treasury to undertake a review of the existing guidelines for market-led proposals, leading to an approved release of these new guidelines.

Agencies and schools can realise significant cost savings by using All-of-Government (AoG) contracts.

We’ve released a request for proposal (RFP) for a refresh of the Air travel services panel.

Two new Procurement Rules require faster invoice payment times and eInvoice uptake among mandated agencies.

The reporting due date for this year's Procurement Capability Index (PCI) is 29 November 2024.

New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Fleet Management Services.

We’ve created an easy-to-use online tool called Ready Buy.

Help us improve government procurement practices by taking part in the survey. We want to hear from all businesses and community services providers that supply to government.

New Zealand Government Procurement’s most-visited webpages now feature most prominently on our website.

New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) has successfully extended the supply agreement for reticulated gas with Genesis.

The new Government Property Group (GPG) common capability property consultancy services contract went live on 20 September 2024.

We’ve launched the new syndicated Document storage, digitisation and destruction services contract.

The next reporting deadline is 1 October 2024.

Several government agencies contract with providers to deliver support or services in communities. This can range from courses to help with budgeting, stopping smoking or family and whanau support.

The new All-of-Government (AoG) creative and media services (CMS) contract went live on 31 July 2024. The initial term of the contract is two years, and it provides for three renewal terms of two years each.

New Zealand Government Procurement has released an open Request for Proposal (RFP) for Insurance brokering services with the intention to introduce agencies to the new panel of brokering experts in the first quarter of 2025. The RFP will close on Wednesday 14 August 2024.

Automated templates free up time and are live.

We’ve been working on how to deliver the Graduate programme in the future andare delighted to announce that EPS (Expert Procurement Solutions Limited), headed by Andrew McLean, will be working with us to deliver the graduate programme from August this year until 2026.

The new All-of-Government (AoG) external legal services (ELS) contract went live on 23 June 2024. The initial contract term is for 2 years (ending 30 June 2026) with two further rights of renewal of up to two years each.

We're in the process of finalising contracts with our successful providers on the new All-of-Government (AoG) External legal services (ELS) provider panel.

The Advisory and Business Services team within NZGP offers support to government agencies – from quick questions on procurement, through to supporting development of commercial strategies, and the go-to-market processes.

For our first Knowledge Hour of the year, we were joined by City Rail Link (CRL)

The next reporting deadline is 1 March 2024.