OBS_VALUE: Under Rule 3 of the NZ Government Procurement Rules:1. All suppliers must be given an equal opportunity to bid for contracts. Agencies must treat suppliers from another country no less favourably than New Zealand suppliers.2. Procurement decisions must be based on the best public value, over the whole-of-life of the goods, services or works.3. Suppliers must not be discriminated against because of:a. the country the goods, services or works come fromb. their degree of foreign ownership or foreign business affiliations.