Procurements

Procurement professionals: costs out! Corruption in? – What are our responsibilities?

Tod Cooper Joanne Toon Tod Cooper is the New Zealand Chair for The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). CIPS will be a regular contributor to Transparency Times. This article is co-authored by Tod and Wellington Vice Chair Joanne Toon. It discusses the broad range of issues a procurement professional needs to consider in {read more…}

Preventing corruption in procurement

Janine McGruddy, CEO TINZ Fresh off the heels of the latest budget it is always a good time to think about how that money will be spent—no, not the extra $10 per year in your pocket, but the approximately $30 billion to $40 billion on goods and services, including infrastructure, spent by the New Zealand {read more…}

Message from the CEO

Janine McGruddyTINZ Chief Executive Officer by Janine McGruddy TINZ Chief Executive Officer Kia ora TINZanites! I recently was invited to give a couple of procurement focused presentations to Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Australasia (CIPSA) events. I first spoke at the CIPSA New Zealand Conference 2017 and the following week at a breakfast meeting {read more…}

Acceptable bounds for gifts and hospitality for public officials

The following table is © Bell Gully and reproduced with permission. It was produced by former TINZ Director and current Bell Gully Senior Associate Fiona Tregonning who works with organizations in managing corruption risks. The full article is here: New Zealand public sector on top – but fight against corruption real. Findings by Judge Sally {read more…}

Transparency in procurement

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL MAGAZIINE ARTICLE; HOW LACK OF TRANSPARENCY INCREASES PROCUREMENT COST – PART B Margaret Gilbert specialises in procurement principles, practice and processes Lack of transparency in procurement leads to increased financial cost but also increases the cost in time. It is essential that procurement is carried out cleanly and openly so there is clarity {read more…}