Legislation Services Panel
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO) is issuing a standing invitation for applications from individuals interested in becoming suppliers on its Legislation Services Panel. About This legislation services panel replaces an existing legal services panel that was established in 2016 and expired in 2022. The purpose of the previous panel was to provide additional legislative drafting and related support services to assist the PCO in managing peak workflows. The legislation services panel sits alongside the AoG External Legal Services panel and is led by the PCO. The key difference is that the legislation services panel will have named individuals who provide specialised legislative drafting, design and related services to the PCO and participating agencies. Named suppliers will not necessarily be on the AoG contract. Purpose The panel supports the PCO's wider objective under the Legislation Act 2019 of promoting high-quality legislation that is easy to find, use, and understand and, to that end, to exercise stewardship of New Zealand's legislation as a whole. Objectives Establish a new panel under an open syndicated contract to support the PCO and other agencies needing legislative drafting and related support services Retain the PCO's right to add suppliers during the life of the contract Build capability in drafting secondary legislation not drafted by the PCO, enabling participating agencies to use suppliers to assist them in drafting and developing secondary legislation Increase access for suppliers to Government legal, policy and legislative design work Scope The scope includes: Legislative drafting and related support services for the PCO and participating agencies, called upon as and when necessary Assisting participating agencies in drafting and developing secondary legislation not drafted by the PCO Suppliers on the panel may select one or more areas for which they are interested in providing services. Certain areas of legal work not related to legislation services are not within scope of this panel, including litigation, mediation and arbitration work. Eligibility This is a standing invitation for applications from individuals interested in becoming suppliers, who will provide specialised legislative drafting, design and related services to the PCO and participating agencies as named individuals on the panel. Enquiries Contact: Kerry O'Rourke Email: contact@pco.govt.nz Phone: 021802985
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