DOC's purchasing terms and conditions

By supplying the goods/services specified in this Purchase Order, the Supplier agrees to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions:

Deliverables

The Supplier will provide the Goods and/or Services (as applicable) to the Buyer by the date and for the price recorded in the Purchase Order. The price includes all expenses.

Invoice and Payment

The Supplier will invoice the Buyer for the Goods/Services provided each month/when all the Goods and/or Services have been provided. Provided delivery has been satisfactory, the Buyer will pay a valid tax invoice on the 20th of the month following the date of the invoice.

Start date

This agreement will start on the date of the Purchase Order.

End date

This agreement ends on the date when all Goods and/or Services (as applicable) have been delivered or performed to the required standard and the invoice has been paid by the Buyer, unless the Parties agree in writing to an earlier end date.

Standards

For services: as applicable: the Supplier will provide the Services with due care, skill and diligence and to the Specific Standards specified above (if any).

For goods: as applicable: all conditions and warranties under the Sale of Goods Act 1908 apply to the supply of Goods under this agreement.

Resolving Disputes

The Parties will use their best endeavours to resolve any dispute or difference that may arise under this agreement through direct negotiation. If the Parties cannot resolve a dispute by negotiation, either party may request that the dispute be referred to binding mediation. Each party will meet their own costs of resolving the dispute.

Law

This agreement will be governed and interpreted in accordance with New Zealand law.

Download the full purchase/work order document (PDF, 165K)

Contact

If you have any questions, email our purchasing team at purchasing@doc.govt.nz.

Any accounts payable queries should be emailed to ap@doc.govt.nz.