Government Procurement Rules 5th Edition 2025

Status: ✅ Approved    Version: 1.0

Field	Value
ID	GUARD-GOV-008
Category	Governance
Subcategory	procurement
Type	policy
Owner	Procurement Team / Government Procurement System Lead
Approved by	—
Approved date	—
Review due	—

Description

New Zealand government procurement policy document establishing mandatory rules and principles for responsible expenditure of public funds. Covers the complete procurement lifecycle including planning, market approach, contract award, and system requirements with emphasis on public value, integrity, transparency, and economic benefits to New Zealand.

Source document

government-procurement-rules-5th-edition.pdf

Last modified: 2026-04-02

Related guardrails

• GUARD-GOV-005 — Privacy Principles Quick Tour — NZ Privacy Act 2020
• GUARD-GOV-006 — Data and Statistics Act 2022 (New Zealand Public Act)
• GUARD-GOV-007 — Data Protection and Use Policy (DPUP) v1.2

Change history

Version	Date	Author	Summary
1.0	2026-04-02	auto-generated	Initial guardrail created from Government Procurement Rules 5th Edition 2025 source document