Government procurement business survey 2026

Tēnā koe The team at New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) is running a survey for businesses to understand what you think of government procurement. We’d like to hear from you about your experiences of procurement practices within New Zealand government. This covers key stages of the procurement lifecycle, including bidding for work, managing contracts, supplier relationships, and making complaints. This year, we’re particularly interested in hearing about businesses' experience since the introduction of the 5th Edition Government Procurement Rules. This includes whether procurement processes are proportionate and easier to work with, how economic benefit requirements are being implemented in tenders, and suppliers’ experiences of contract management. By completing the survey, your feedback could help us improve government procurement practices, making it easier to work with government. Why should I participate? Each year government agencies spend approximately $51.5 billion on a wide range of goods and services from businesses. Our aim is to ensure that government delivers value for all New Zealanders and working effectively with businesses is crucial to achieving this goal. If your business currently supplies any government department, ministry, Crown entity, tertiary education institution or local authority, we want to hear from you. After the survey closes, we’ll publish the findings, so you are able to see comparisons by type of business and sector. How do I take part? The survey is now open and closes on Monday 19 October 2026. It will take about 20 minutes to complete. START GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT BUSINESS SURVEY: https://www.research.net/r/NZGPBUSSURVEY2026 Is it confidential? All responses are confidential and will be combined during analysis to produce a summary report. Individuals will not be identified. We recommend you avoid using information that may identify you and/or others. You may receive reminder emails encouraging you to complete the survey which you are welcome to forward on. Read about the results of New Zealand Government Procurement Business survey report 2025: https://www.procurement.govt.nz/assets/procurement-property/documents/2025-business-survey-report-government-procurement.pdf?m=5354d8eb432f2f795dbea416d4ccf8113bd21ed0 If you have any questions, or wish to provide additional feedback, email New Zealand Government Procurement: procurement@mbie.govt.nz