Talanoa Ako 2025-2027

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Tender Closed
RFx ID :	31842248
Tender Name :	Talanoa Ako 2025-2027
Reference # :	MOE29320
Open Date :	Thursday, 12 June 2025 9:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  :	Thursday, 10 July 2025 5:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	86000000 - Education and Training Services
Regions:	New Zealand
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Fred Paczkowski Please contact via GETS.
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :
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Agency Address :	NEW ZEALAND

The purpose of this procurement is to procure support services for Talanoa Ako workshops for both parents and learners in Pacific communities. As such, this procurement will ascertain the suitability of potential Suppliers who will deliver:

1. Workshops for the Talanoa Ako Parent Programme and
2. Workshops for the Talanoa Ako Learner Support Programme.

Talanoa Ako is a Samoan term that translates to "talking about education/learning." The purpose of the talanoa is to take stock of Pacific ākonga progress towards their long-term goals, as well as aiming to equip and empower parents, families, and communities with skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to champion their children’s education.

Talanoa Ako (parent-focused workshops)
The objective of the Talanoa Ako (TA) programme is to build the capability, knowledge and voice of Pacific parents, families, and communities to drive and accelerate Pacific educational success. TA aims to empower and support Pacific community organisations, churches, school-led communities, to deliver education programmes that are co-designed for and by Pacific for Pacific.

Talanoa Ako Learners Support Programme
The objective of the Talanoa Ako Learners Support Programme (TA LSP) is to support Pacific NCEA learners to achieve success by providing intensive, targeted academic support. This programme aims to support Pacific learners in preparation for internal and external assessments and resits, using schools and community partners who have existing strong relationships with their communities and can provide face-to-face academic tutoring, particularly in core subjects and utilising a structured literacy approach (SLA), to support Pacific NCEA learners to achieve success by providing individualised academic support from Year 11 to Year 13 and support learners obtain their Levels 1-3 of NCEA and University Entrance.

This tender has been awarded.

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Award Date: Monday, 6 October 2025 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Wednesday, 1 April 2026 12:07 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)