In December 2024 a Professional Services Panel (PSP) was established by the four lead councils of:
The panel provides an efficient and compliant procurement process for staff to engage consultancy services from panel members.
There are five activity areas covered by the panel:
The panel is a closed panel for five years with a review at year three. There will be no new panel members until the end of the five-year term, unless the review indicates a need to increase the number of panel members due to resourcing issues. This means that we are not accepting any new applications or enquiries to join the panel.
Co-Lab’s supporting role is to provide ongoing administrative support for the Panel Councils. Co-Lab may also engage consultants from the panel.
During the term of the panel additional Co-Lab member councils may join up to the panel agreement.
The panel consists of two Tiers across the five activity areas.
Consultants on the panel are:
Providing coverage across all five Activity areas:
Per activity area:
Co-Lab has created a password-controlled webpage that includes the details of the PSP approved suppliers, guidance on how best to use the panel, templates to use, and other information. Participating councils can access webpage at procurement.colabsolutions.govt.nz.
For further information or to access the please contact the Professional Services Panel please contact:
