Canterbury Stop Smoking Service

Details

Tender Closed
RFx ID :	34270284
Tender Name :	Canterbury Stop Smoking Service
Reference # :
Open Date :	Thursday, 11 June 2026 3:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  :	Monday, 13 July 2026 5:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Department/Business Unit :	National Procurement
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	85000000 - Healthcare Services
Regions:	Canterbury
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Arahina Roberts arahina.roberts@tewhatuora.govt.nz 02108291874
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :
Alternate Physical Fax Number  :
Agency Address :	83 Molesworth Street, Wellington, 6011, NEW ZEALAND

Hauora Māori Service, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, invites proposals for the delivery of a face-to-face stop smoking service in the Canterbury region. This service forms part of a national programme of stop smoking services and aims to support individuals and whānau to become smoke-free through accessible, evidence-based behavioural support, with a strong focus on improving outcomes for priority populations and reducing inequities in smoking prevalence.

We are seeking proposals from Hauora Māori partners (or lead providers with agreed partners) with experience and capability to deliver stop smoking support services that are equity-focused, client-centric, data-driven, and integrated with national, regional, and local systems. Providers must demonstrate the ability to deliver high-quality, face-to-face, multi-session behavioural stop smoking support, and to engage effectively with priority populations. The service must be for priority populations including Māori, Pacific peoples, pregnant women (all ethnicities) smoking partners and family living with a pregnant woman, and other locally identified priority populations based on Canterbury needs

Objectives of the Service

- Increased engagement in multi-session behavioural stop smoking support, particularly for priority populations 
- Improved quality and consistency of service delivery aligned with the New Zealand Guidelines for Helping People to Stop Smoking and relevant service specifications 
- Strengthened local referral pathways and collaboration across secondary / primary care, maternity, and community services

This tender has been awarded.

• HE WAKA TAPU LIMITED - PO Box 15037 Aranui Christchurch NZ
  Value $ 640,000
• Te Puawaitanga ki Ōtautahi Trust - 3/7, Winston Ave, Papanui, Christchurch, 8053, NEW ZEALAND
  Value $ 0

Further Award Information:
RFx Outcome
This tender has been awarded. Total spend value $640,000

He Waka Tapu Limited - PO Box 15037 Aranui Christchurch NZ

Further Award Information:
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, PO Box 793, Wellington, 6140

Successful supplier

He Waka Tapu Limited, PO Box 15037 Aranui Christchurch NZ

This service is a targeted community-based stop smoking service for people and whānau across Canterbury, with a focus on populations disproportionately impacted by smoking-related harm, including Māori, Pacific peoples, pregnant women, and other priority groups.

It contributes to national smokefree outcomes by providing evidence-based behavioural support and access to stop smoking treatments to help people successfully quit smoking. It will support:

• improved access to, and uptake of, stop smoking support for priority populations

• improved quit outcomes and reduced inequities in smoking prevalence

• greater health system and community capacity to provide coordinated, culturally responsive stop smoking support.


Date the contract was awarded

3 August 2026.

The term of the contract
Two years.

Expected spend under the contracts
Total funding for the service is $320K per annum over two years (total of $640K).

Procurement type:
One-step open competitive tender with a weighted assessment.

Economic benefits to New Zealand built into the procurement

Improved access to, and uptake of, stop smoking support for priority populations
Improved quit outcomes and reduced inequities in smoking prevalence
Stronger integration across the health and community system to support seamless access and continuity of care

Award Date: Wednesday, 3 August 2026
Date RFx was completed/updated: Friday, 14 August 2026

Award Date: Monday, 3 August 2026 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Tuesday, 18 August 2026 2:24 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)