General Manager NZ Government Procurement
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Laurence Pidcock (FCIPS) was appointed as General Manager, Government Procurement with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) in April 2021. Prior to this, Laurence was the Chief Procurement Officer for the Ministry of Education (MoE) where he worked at unifying and creating systems change in an environment with 2,400 schools, and an annual investment of well over $2bn.
Laurence has a broad experience in leadership, operations, policy, and consultative procurement roles in both the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Laurence has a passionate belief that New Zealand Government Procurement is at a pivotal position to lead and realise the greater public value government procurement can deliver.