Reducing Demand for Methamphetamine Programme: Intensive methamphetamine treatment service - Invercargill/ Murihiku

Details

RFx ID :	33247795
Tender Name :	Reducing Demand for Methamphetamine Programme: Intensive methamphetamine treatment service - Invercargill/ Murihiku
Reference # :	25TWP021M
Open Date :	Q4 2025
Indicative RFx Release Date  :	Q1 2026  [?]
Department/Business Unit :	Comissioning
Tender Type :	Future Procurement Opportunity (FPO)
Project Status :	Confirmed  [?]
Indicative Total Value :	$1M - $5M  [?]
Expected number of contracts offered :	1
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	85000000 - Healthcare Services
Regions:	Southland
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Elizabeth Espin elizabeth.espin@tewhatuora.govt.nz

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ) is seeking a provider in Invercargill/ Murihiku to deliver Reducing Demand for Methamphetamine Programme.

This procurement relates to seeking provider/s that will deliver a Methamphetamine Harm Reduction programme over a four-year period by Expanding Intensive Treatment Services embedding workforce. The Service will address the following objectives:

- Expansion of community-based treatment capacity in high demand areas
- Provision of wraparound supports that sustain recovery beyond the clinical setting
- Coordinated recovery planning for all service users / whaiora and their whānau where needed
- Strengthened integration across services to avoid duplication and improve outcomes
- Improved recovery outcomes, including reduced relapse rates.
- Support workforce development and training.

The intention is to run an open Request for Proposal (RFP) process to procure the Reducing Demand for Methamphetamine Programme. When the process commences, potential respondents will be able to submit a proposal that demonstrates how their proposal meets the criteria of RFP.

Indicative time frame: The full submission criteria and RFP process will be published on GETS in January/ February 2026.

Note: This is a Future Procurement Opportunity (FPO). It is an alert to providers of a potential upcoming procurement activity, though it does not represent a commitment by Health New Zealand to procure. When the RFP is live, interested providers will only be able to ask questions via GETS and answers will only be published via GETS. The RFP will provide information about how providers can ask questions.