Procurement Capability

You don’t have to be a specialist to be involved in procurement. Every public servant plays a part in how we spend public money - and that means every public servant should understand the basics.

Have you ever:

• engaged a supplier or contractor to deliver work for your organisation?
• been asked to get quotes or raise a purchase order?
• wondered who decides which suppliers government can use, or why?
• heard of GETS (Government Electronic Tenders Service), even if you aren’t sure what it’s for?
• wondered what skills and knowledge are required when carrying out procurement activity?
  
  

Each year, government agencies spend around 20% of the country’s GDP, procuring a wide range of goods and services from third party suppliers.

Getting procurement right produces better outcomes for New Zealanders. 

You could be hiring a contractor, buying IT equipment,  organising a community programme or managing large infrastructure projects – all these procurement activities have an impact on your organisation and beyond. 

Learn more about procurement, New Zealand Government Procurement and the foundational competencies. 

New Zealand Government Procurement Competency Framework

Learning modules

These learning modules are designed to help you understand the fundamentals of procurement in the New Zealand public sector.

Introduction to Procurement

This eLearning module is for all public servants and provides a basic introduction to procurement. 

Introduction to Procurement (this link opens in a new tab)

Introduction to New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP)

This eLearning module is for all public servants and provides an overview of the New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) and how they support the government procurement system.

Introduction to New Zealand Government Procurement (this link opens in a new tab)

Foundational Competencies

All members of the public service can benefit from developing foundational procurement skills and knowledge. Learn more in the New Zealand Government Procurement 's foundational  competencies one-pager. 

Foundation competencies for procurement of goods and services [PDF, 240 KB]

There are a wide range of skills and pathways that lead to a career in procurement. Find out how you could develop a career in government procurement, using the NZGP resources.

Growing procurement capability  (New Zealand Government Procurement)