New Rules summary
(15 minute presentation)
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Government Rules of Sourcing
An overview
Meeting name
Meeting date

What are the Rules?
Government Rules of Sourcing
 New Rules replace the Mandatory Rules of
Procurement by Departments (2006)
 Endorsed by Cabinet
 Come into effect 1 October 2013

Why are the Rules important?
 Set the standard for procurement
 Strengthen accountability
 More consistent process
 Encourage commercial practice
 Get more suppliers involved in delivering to government

Who do the Rules apply to?
Required
Expected
Encouraged
Encouraged
Rule 6

When do they apply?
Value thresholds have not changed.
Value threshold Type of procurement
• Goods
• Services
• Refurbishment works
• New construction works
$100,000 +
$10 million +
Rules 7 & 8

Key changes
 Rules #1 = apply the Principles
 10 day rule gone – new minimum time periods
 Allowable reductions can shorten time periods
 Evaluation criteria published in the tender
 Rank or weight criteria
 E-auctions
 Unsolicited unique proposal
 MBIE review of significant business cases

Our implementation plan
Action
• Attend MBIE briefing
• Notify staff – intranet campaign
• Update our policy
• Brief managers
• Train procurement staff
• Rules ‘go live’
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