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Our own Michael Hiscox has been recognised for his valuable contribution to the procurement and supply profession by CIPS – the world’s largest professional body for procurement and supply.

Join us for the latest in our ongoing series of procurement for the future collaboration events, this time focussing on procurement capability.

Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage has refreshed the policy on how state sector agencies manage cultural heritage places.

We’re seeking feedback on the proposed introduction of a sector leadership approach to how government manages procurement in key sectors.

We’re hosting a series of design workshops called CoLabs to help us deliver the Government’s procurement for the future strategy.

In an emergency like a cyclone or a flood, agencies may not have to follow the usual procurement procedures. Agencies will need to be flexible in how they procure goods and services that are required for their response, and are permitted to forgo routine procurement procedures.

The next reporting deadline is 1 March 2023.

Launched today, the new Government Property Group (GPG) workplace and classroom furniture contract, previously known as office furniture, goes live on 18 February 2023.

We have achieved 70% agency satisfaction across the 20 All-of-Government (AoG) and two common capability contracts. This meets our target of 70% for agency satisfaction and a slight decrease from last year’s 71%.

New Zealand Government Procurement’s Melanie Ahnau is the sole nominee from Aotearoa to be included in this prestigious list that celebrates women who have made significant achievements in commerce and contracting.

Congratulations to all the winners in the New Zealand Procurement Excellence Forum’s annual awards. The depth of talent and professionalism was obviously evident in the approach of the winners, but across all the finalists.

Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) are working in partnership with Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) and Waikato-Tainui to design their new office space in Kirikiriroa (Hamilton). Together, they’re designing a space that reflects the significance of the site and the community it serves.

Key groups from across central and local government, civil society, and the private sector came together in November for He Whenua Taurikura, the national hui on countering terrorism and violent extremism.

Our popular Influencing in Action programme is back, starting 3 February 2023.

The motor vehicles contract has added four new suppliers under the electric vehicles sub-panel.

Kriza Young, Procurement and Process Improvement Manager, KiwiRail, is passionate about supplier relationship management (SRM), the management of relationships between agencies and suppliers to deliver more value for government.

A Request for Proposal (RFP) for the All-of-Government (AoG) talent acquisition services contract goes live on the GETS website on 21 October for seven weeks until 9 December 2022.

Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ) and the Ministry for the Environment’s (MfE) move into 8 Willis Street represents another evolution in shared accommodation for government agencies. This exciting new building subtly reflects the unique nature of each agency’s work while supporting their new partnership.

Local iwi, Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and New Zealand Police along with the Whanganui Mayor have collaborated to develop Te Puna Hāpori, a shared vision of uniting the community to provide better social outcomes.

The new All-of-Government (AoG) electricity contract went live on 1 September 2022. The initial term for the new contract is three years, with two rights of renewal, each for three years.

New Zealand Government Procurement is pausing the talent acquisition services Request for Proposal.

The new All-of-Government (AoG) print technology and associated services (PTAS) contract started on 11 September 2022.

The Living Wage rate is set to increase from $22.75 to $23.65 per hour from September this year.

The Procurement Team at Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) recently celebrated the completion of the New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) Te Whānau Manaaki suite of learning courses.

The next reporting deadline is 1 October 2022. All government procurement mandated agencies must complete this reporting.

The external recruitment services (ERS) contract expires on 19 September 2023. The next generation of this All-of-Government (AoG) contract will be called talent acquisition services (TAS) to better represent the range of services government agencies require.

In June 2022 Cabinet considered and approved an important New Zealand Government Procurement paper, which has now been proactively released.

New seismic principles have been developed to help agencies make decisions about the seismic resilience of their portfolio and the continued occupation of buildings with low seismic ratings.

The Government Health and Safety lead (GHSL) joined us recently to discuss their role as the functional health and safety lead.

New Zealand Government Procurement’s Commercial Pool works alongside existing government teams to support their important commercial projects.