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Joint purchasing initiatives

All of Government Procurement Programme

This is a central government initiative that has been expanded to local government and provides centralised contracts in a range of supply categories at the best buying rates in New Zealand. Bay of Plenty Regional Council is a party to several of the AoG contracts.

Bay of Plenty Local Authority Shared Services LImited (BOPLASS)

BOPLASS is a company owned by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Rotorua District Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, Kawerau District Council, Tauranga City Council, Ōpōtiki District Council, Whakatāne District Council, Taupō District Council and Gisborne District Council and has been established to promote shared services between local authorities in the Bay of Plenty/Gisborne Regions and elsewhere.  The purpose of the company is to provide benefit to Councils and their stakeholders through improved levels of service, reduced costs, improved efficiency and/or increased value through innovation. Bay of Plenty Regional Council has entered into a number of contracts for goods and services through BOPLASS to benefit from the joint purchasing power of consolidating spend with other Councils.

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