Hearing Aids, Hearing Tests and Hearing Aid Accessories for Veterans

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TENDER SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED ADDENDA


Veterans’ Affairs is a fully operational unit of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). It is headed by a General Manager, who is also the Secretary for War Pensions, a statutory position responsible for the administration of the War Pensions Act 1954.

The services provided by Veterans’ Affairs include:

a. Provision of policy advice on and administration of, a wide range of issues relating to veterans’ entitlements, care, and recognition.

b. Management of the government’s relationship with veterans and their representative organisations.

NZDF has a requirement to procure Hearing Aids, Hearing Tests and Hearing Aid Accessories for veterans on behalf of Veterans' Affairs. It is highly desirable to appoint a national provider or a number of large providers of these services. Regional suppliers of the services are also acceptable. The required services to be procured cover:

a. Diagnostic hearing tests, including Hearing Aid consultations and evaluations;

b. Hearing Aids; and

c. Hearing Aid Accessories.

The Agreement will be for an initial period of three years with provision for one subsequent right of renewal, for an additional period of three years (3+3).

Questions are encouraged and you may request that they are kept confidential providing that they are commercially sensitive. NZDF reserves the right to provide supplementary information to all Tenderers should a confidential question highlight a point requiring clarification to other Tenderers.

PLEASE NOTE: The tender is available on NZDF's SmartProcure website https://nzdf.bravosolution.com. Suppliers must log on to access the tender and submit a response. Registration is simple and free, just click "register now".
If you require further assistance this is available by email to dcs@nzdf.mil.nz. All enquiries regarding this tender must be in writing through NZDF's SmartProcure message system. NZDF will endeavour to respond in writing to written enquiries within two working days.

NZDF expects to advise Tenderers of the outcome of this tender by August 2015.

The estimated start date for the agreement is September 2015.

NZDF reserves the right to amend this timeframe at any stage.