Procurement

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?

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.

This content was produced by New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP), part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). Some content was developed with a working group of cross-agency procurement capability professionals.

Introduction to Procurement

This elearning module provides a basic introduction to procurement, a great starting place for public servants.

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

Introduction to New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP)

This elearning module 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 public servants 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. Learn how you could develop a career in government procurement, using the NZGP resources.

Growing procurement capability  (New Zealand Government Procurement)