Getting ready for procurement

There are almost 150 government agencies ranging from Waka Kotahi to the Human Rights Commission. They buy a lot of different goods and/or services. These range in value, complexity of requirements, location, budget, and length of contract (from a one-off purchase to a five-year contract).

The goods and/or services mandated agencies buy include:

• construction

• design services

• consultancy

• catering

• IT software

Tuatahi/1: Prepare
Check if government agencies buy the goods and/or services your business provides.  

Tuarua/2: Register
Register on Government Electronic Tenders service (GETS), the free service for government contract opportunities. Identify as a Māori business. Select to be notified when potential procurement opportunities arise that may suit your business.

Tuatoru/3: Reach out
Email supplierdiversity@tpk.govt.nz so we can advise your business what support is available.

Tuawhā/4: Deliver
Access tenders that suit/match your business capability and capacity on GETS, as well as other procurement opportunities that have been made available by individual agencies. Ensure you are ready to enter a competitive bid or other procurement opportunities.

Tuarima/5: Deliver
Meet contracted deliverables and engage confidently with the agency on what you offer as a Māori business

Requirements for Suppliers:

Tuatahi/1: Identifying you are a Māori business
Advise you are a Māori business when you register on GETS or with your Local Intermediary Connect. Also consider including an identifier on any relevant business information that is sent to mandated buyer agencies.

Tuarua/2: Te Ao Māori
Look for opportunities to share te ao Māori perspectives to enhance engagement with government agencies. Sharing knowledge and experience of working with Māori businesses will help agencies grow their understanding as well as create better social outcomes through increased supplier diversity.

Requirements for Buyers: 

There are rules, processes, and guidelines that mandated government agencies must comply with when they buy goods and/or services.

Government agencies use the Government Electronic Tender Service (GETS) website to advertise some of their larger value procurement opportunities www.gets.govt.nz.  Checking this site out will give you a good idea of what government mandated agencies are wanting from a provider.