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Office of the Controller and Auditor General

• Procurement Guidance for Public Entities - 2008
• Public sector purchases, grants, and gifts: Managing Funding Arrangements with external parties - 2008
• Managing conflicts of interest: guidance for public entities - June 2007
• Controlling sensitive expenditure: Guidelines for public entities - February 2007
• Managing funding to non-government organisations - from principles to practice - 2008
• Principles to underpin management by public entities of funding to non-government organisations - June 2006
• Achieving public sector outcomes with private sector partners - February 2006
• Inquiry Report: Electricity Commission: Contracting with service providers (provides guidance on sole source procurement) - July 2005

State Services Commission

• Guidelines for Treatment of Intellectual Property Rights in government ICT contracts
• 2007 Guidelines for preparing e-government business cases - the principles and processes outlined can also be applied to business cases generally
• Standards of Integrity and Conduct – Code of conduct for the State Services which came into effect on 30 November 2007 and supercedes the Public Service Code of Conduct.
• Guidance to Chief Executives on acceptance of gifts, benefits and gratuities - October 2002

The Treasury

• Guide to the Public Finance Act - August 2005
• Guidelines for Contracting with Non-Government Organisations for Services Sought by the Crown - December 2003

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

• New Zealand Timber and Wood Products Procurement Policy - November 2006

Department of Labour

• Tendering for cleaning, food catering, orderly, laundry or caretaking services: Disclosure of employee transfer costs information during a restructuring – December 2006
• Construction Tendering Process: Health and Safety Guide - 2000

New Zealand Transport Agency (formerly LTNZ)

• Review of procurement procedures for physical works and professional services www.landtransport.govt.nz/funding/procurement
  This review aims to help approved organisations such as regional, city and district councils obtain better value for money from National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) funded projects.

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New Zealand Trade and Enterprise – Industry Capability Network

• Understanding Public Sector Procurement Processes: A Suppliers Guide to the Procurement of ICT Goods and Services - May 2007

Ministry of Research, Science and Technology

• Cabinet guidelines for intellectual property from public service research contracts - January 2004