Disability Services: Community Participation - Service Expansion

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RFx ID :	31572515
Tender Name :	Disability Services: Community Participation - Service Expansion
Reference # :	25.063.01
Open Date :	Friday, 2 May 2025 12:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  :	Tuesday, 27 May 2025 2:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Department/Business Unit :	Māori, Communities and Partnerships
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	86000000 - Education and Training Services
Regions:	N/A
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Isobel Welsford-Ackroyd socialprocurement@msd.govt.nz
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MSD helps New Zealanders to be safe, strong, and independent. MSD, through Community Participation services (CP), provides contributory funding to the cost of delivering support for people with disabilities and health conditions lasting longer than six months who require additional support with community participation and inclusion and in some cases employment outcomes.

MSD intends to fund the establishment of CP service programmes at new sites to the value of $6 million per annum from:
- Providers currently contracted for or delivering CP services, who have identified a service gap in a location outside the range of their current outcome agreement.
- Providers who are currently delivering other MSD-funded services (e.g. Very High Needs, Transition from School) and have identified interest in expanding their delivery to include CP services, to address demand in their area or existing client base.

MSD invites these providers to submit a proposal for establishing new CP services or new CP service delivery locations through this Request for Proposal (RFP) process.

Successful providers will be awarded a CP services contract and contributory funding towards the cost of delivering this service. The funding will be calculated on the level of service intensity, and provided at an annual rate by service volume, i.e. per client, per year.
To enable the establishment of new service programmes or new sites, MSD will grant a one-off contribution to establishment costs in F25, equivalent to 100% of the value of places awarded through this process.
Contracted providers must begin delivering CP services no later than six months after signing outcome agreements.

This tender has been awarded. Total spend value $ 5,973,027.

• Arohanui Art & Education Trust - 66, Pongakawa School Rd, Rd 6, Te Puke, 3186, NEW ZEALAND
• Aspire-Community Support - 103, Tawa Street, Melville, Hamilton, Waikato, 3247, NEW ZEALAND
• CONNEXU 2020 TRUST - 105, Sloane Street, Te Awamutu, Te Awamutu, Waikato, 3800, NEW ZEALAND
• Creative Arts Trust - 462, Princes Street, Dunedin, Otago, 9016, NEW ZEALAND
• HOHEPA SERVICES LIMITED trading as Hohepa Welington - 40, Pitoitoi Street, Otaihanga, Paraparaumu, 5036, NEW ZEALAND
• Kaleidocare - 6C, Cape Hill Road, Pukekohe, Auckland, 2120, NEW ZEALAND
• MASH TRUST - 180, Cuba Street, Palmerston North, 4440, NEW ZEALAND
• NEW ZEALAND HEALTH GROUP LIMITED - Level 6, 66 Wyndham Street, Auckland, 1010, NEW ZEALAND
• PACT GROUP - 80, Filleul Street, Dunedin Central, Dunedin, 9016, NEW ZEALAND
• Progress to Health - 18, Rostrevor Street, Hamilton, Waikato, 3204, NEW ZEALAND
• Scott Solutions - 41, Clare Street, Cambridge, 3434, NEW ZEALAND
• Taimahi Trust - 19, Bank Street, Whangārei, Northland, 0110, NEW ZEALAND
• Tautoko Services - 31, Princess Street, Palmerston North, 4410, NEW ZEALAND
• Te Awhi Whanau Charitable Trust - 386, Peachgrove, Fairfield, Hamilton, Waikato, 3214, NEW ZEALAND
• Te Hapori Disability Trust Board - 16, Ralph Street, Tamarau, Gisborne, 4010, NEW ZEALAND
• Your Way Kia Roha - 20, Palmerston Street, Hamilton, 3204, NEW ZEALAND

Further Award Information:
MSD awarded 17 providers nationwide with funding to expand or establish Community Participation Services. We anticipate this will provide contributory funding to an additional ~615 clients for Community Participation services from the end of this year, increasing the overall capacity and availability of these vital services for tāngata whaikaha nationwide. This project targeted funding to regions with limited service provision, and services that are designed for clients with high support needs, as priority populations for CP service expansion.

Thank you to all providers who gave the time and effort to participating in this tender opportunity.

Award Date: Tuesday, 1 July 2025 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Wednesday, 9 July 2025 2:32 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)