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Government procurement practices offer a unique opportunity to achieve broader cultural, economic, environmental and social outcomes for New Zealand.

The Government Property Group (GPG) works with government agencies to raise standards, improve capability, champion best practice and innovation, and deliver public value in government property through a collaborative centre-led approach.

On 24 May 2021, Cabinet introduced two new Government Procurement Rules to drive positive change across the government procurement system.

We would like to hear from agencies and schools who are using the All-of-Government (AoG) contracts. We are looking for feedback through a short survey to better understand your experience and how these contracts deliver value.

Government procurement spend is now estimated to be $51.5 billion, or approximately 20% of GDP.

For the first time Māori businesses can identify themselves as a Māori business on the New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) register.

A number of government agencies, led by Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency, have collaborated on the development of a practical framework for agencies implementing broader outcomes.

The Broader Outcomes Hapori was set up to enable collaboration across agencies to uplift sector capability for broader outcomes. It consists of a community of procurement practitioners working together as a cross-government broader outcomes working group.

The Electricity Authority, Health and Disability Commissioner, Maritime New Zealand, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Ministry for the Environment, Ministry for Pacific Peoples and Worksafe met at a workshop held in March to discuss initiatives to grow agency procurement capability.

The Construction Sector Accord (the Accord) is a genuine partnership between industry and government that is working to fix many of the issues and challenges facing the construction sector through its three-year Transformation Plan.