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Support and Reimbursement Services for FW FP Certifier Assessment Reviews
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| RFx ID : | 28411274 |
| Tender Name : | Support and Reimbursement Services for FW FP Certifier Assessment Reviews |
| Reference # : | 1258-01-RFP |
| Open Date : | Monday, 6 November 2023 6:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00) |
| Close Date : | Tuesday, 23 January 2024 12:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00) |
| Department/Business Unit : | Procurement & Contracting |
| Tender Type : | Request for Proposals (RFP) |
| Tender Coverage : | Sole Agency [?] |
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| Exemption Reason : | None |
| Required Pre-qualifications : | None |
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Procurement procurement@mfe.govt.nz |
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Freshwater Farm Plans (FW FP) are a new legal instrument under Part 9A of the Resource Management Act 1991. Under the Resource Management (Freshwater Farm Plans) Regulations 2023, farm operators are responsible for having a certified FW FP. Farm operators engage a certifier of their choice to certify their FW FPs. Where a farm operator disagrees with the certifier’s assessment of their FW FP, they may engage a second certify to review that assessment to carry out the certification.
The Ministry wishes to reimburse the costs to farm operators where they have engaged a second certifier, in certain circumstances.
Through this RFP we are seeking proposals from suppliers with relevant experience and capability, to provide a service that supports farm operators to access reviews undertaken by a second certifier and reimburses the farm operators in accordance with the Ministry’s reimbursement scheme.
The services will include promoting the reimbursement scheme, facilitating farm operators’ access to second certifiers, assessing eligibility and administering reimbursement payments.
Building farm operators’ confidence in the Freshwater Farm Plan system is a key outcome from this initiative. It is important that the successful supplier is trusted and well known by farm operators, with extensive networks in the rural sector.
An online briefing for interested suppliers will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, 14 November 2023. See Section 1 of the RFP for details.
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The Government intends to improve freshwater farm plans so that they are more cost-effective and practical for farmers and is exploring how to make any changes fair for all farmers. This may include looking at whether current requirements to complete a freshwater farm plan could be paused while improvements are developed.
As a result of the improvement process, the Ministry has determined that the services and outputs which it planned to procure as part of this procurement process are no longer required, would not represent public value in the context of current policy direction, and may be inconsistent with current Government policy and objectives.
The Ministry is therefore cancelling the procurement process and will not award any contract/s for services as anticipated. This notification follows careful consideration of the impact of the exceptional circumstances arising from the formation of a new Government after the Ministry commenced the procurement process.
