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Current Policy Framework
The Government expects its departments, and encourages other public sector
agencies, to be guided in their procurement by the following principles:

best value for money over whole of life;
open and effective competition;
full and fair opportunity for domestic suppliers;
improving business capabilities, including e-commerce capability; and
recognition of New Zealand's international trade obligations and interests.
The Government has also endorsed the APEC Non-Binding Principles (NBPs) on
Government Procurement as revised in 2006 (value for money, open and effective
competition, fair dealing, accountability and due process, and
non-discrimination) incorporating the 2004 APEC Transparency Standards on
Government Procurement.

Note: The Ministry is currently revising this framework to emphasise that
sustainability considerations should be taken into account when making value
for money over whole of life decisions

Application
Under the current approach, established by Cabinet direction in 2001 [CAB Min
(01) 11/18], Public Service Departments [link to SSC website], New Zealand
Police and the New Zealand Defence Force are expected, and other public sector
agencies (including state owned enterprises and local government) are
encouraged to be guided in their procurement of goods and services by the
principles of the Government Procurement Policy.

In May 2007, Cabinet agreed in principle that a single procurement policy be
extended to agencies beyond core departments [CAB Min (07) 17/2B] (part of the
Sustainable Business: Government procurement, Economic Transformation and
Sustainability Cabinet paper - May 2007). The Ministry is currently developing
proposals for the application of a single procurement policy across government,
for report back to the Cabinet Economic Development Committee by November 2007.

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