Regional Business Network

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Tender Closed
RFx ID :	24859597
Tender Name :	Regional Business Network
Reference # :	PRO0000181
Open Date :	Thursday, 23 September 2021 11:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  :	Friday, 18 February 2022 2:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	43000000 - Information Technology Broadcasting and Telecommunications 80000000 - Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services 84000000 - Financial and Insurance Services 86000000 - Education and Training Services
Regions:	Auckland Bay of Plenty Canterbury Chatham Islands Gisborne Hawke's Bay Manawatu-Wanganui Marlborough Nelson Northland Otago Southland Taranaki Tasman Waikato Wellington West Coast
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Tracy Wood internalprocurement@mbie.govt.nz
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :
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Agency Address :	NEW ZEALAND

The Regional Business Partners (RBP) Programme is a key Government service helping New Zealand businesses to be resilient, productive, sustainable and innovative. Through this Request for Proposal (RFP), the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and Callaghan Innovation will provide business and innovation advisory services for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across New Zealand. We are seeking partners to provide SMEs a ‘one stop shop’ for building business management capability for business growth, productivity, inclusivity and sustainability.

This RFP relates to the purchase of the delivery of the following three service areas of the RBP Programme Service Portfolio (providers need to be able to provide all three areas which are of equal importance):
1. BUSINESS AND INNOVATION SUPPORT
2. CAPABILITY FUNDING
3. CALLAGHAN INNOVATION SERVICES (provided by Growth Advisors who are designated Innovation Specialists)

Supplier Briefing: If you would like to attend our supplier briefing session Thursday 30th September at 10am, please email internalprocurement@mbie.govt.nz to register with names and number of people attending. A link will then be issued on registration (Platform to be ‘Microsoft Teams').

This tender has been awarded.

• BUSINESS SOUTH INCORPORATED - L3, 442, Moray Place, Dunedin, 9016, NEW ZEALAND
• Boston Trading Limited - Level 3, 101 Cashel Street, Christchurch, 8011, NEW ZEALAND
• CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TAURANGA REGION INCORPORATED - 90, Symonds Street, Grafton, Auckland, Auckland, 1010, NEW ZEALAND
• Central Economic Development Agency Ltd - Level 1, 1-19 Fitzherbert Ave, Palmerston North, Manawatu, 4410, NEW ZEALAND
• DEVELOPMENT WEST COAST - 54, Tainui Street Greymouth 7805, Greymouth, Westland, 7805, NEW ZEALAND
• Great South (Southland Regional Development Agency) - 143, Spey St, Invercargill, Invercargill, Southland, 9810, NEW ZEALAND
• HAWKE'S BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INCORPORATED - 36, Bridge Street, Ahuriri, Napier, Hawke's Bay, 4110, NEW ZEALAND
• Nelson Regional Development Agency - 322, Hardy Street, Nelson, Nelson, Nelson Tasman, 7010, NEW ZEALAND
• Northland Inc Limited - 85, Cameron Street, Whangarei, Whangarei, Northland Region, 0110, NEW ZEALAND
• Poutama Trust - 1072, Haupapa Street, Rotorua, 3010, NEW ZEALAND
• Soda Inc Ltd - Level 1, Wintec House, Cnr Anglesea & Nisbet Sts, Hamilton, Hamilton, 3204, NEW ZEALAND
• Trust Tairawhiti - 50, The Esplanade, Shed Three, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, NEW ZEALAND
• Venture Taranaki Trust - 25, Dawson Street, New Plymouth, New Plymouth, Taranaki, 4310, NEW ZEALAND
• WELLINGTON REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LIMITED - 175, Victoria Street, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011, NEW ZEALAND

Further Award Information:
1) Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay
Auckland Business Chamber on behalf of North Island Chambers of Commerce (joint with Bay of Plenty Chambers of Commerce & Poutama Trust / Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce Incorporated)

2) Canterbury
Canterbury Regional Business Partners Ltd

3) Gisborne
Trust Tairawhiti Ltd

4) Manawatu – Whanganui
Central Economic Development Agency Ltd and Whanganui and Partners Ltd

5) Marlborough Nelson Tasman
NRDA - Nelson Regional Development Agency

6) Northland
Northland Inc, Regional Economic Development Agency for Te Tai Tokerau Northland and Te Hiringa Trust

6 Otago
Business South Inc

7) Southland
Southland Regional Development Agency Limited

8) Taranaki
Venture Taranaki Te Puna Umanga

9)Waikato
Soda Inc

10) Wellington
Wellington NZ

11) West Coast
Development West Coast

12) Poutama Trust

Award Date: Friday, 15 July 2022 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Monday, 15 August 2022 11:30 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)