Printed Materials

Details

Tender Closed
RFx ID :	35445199
Tender Name :	Printed Materials
Reference # :
Open Date :	Wednesday, 4 November 2026 9:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Close Date  :	Thursday, 5 November 2026 5:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Department/Business Unit :	Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Tender Type :	Award Notice (AN)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	45000000 - Printing and Photographic and Audio and Visual Equipment and Supplies
Regions:	New Zealand
Exemption Reason :	4. Additional goods, services or works
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Yani Damyanova nhq.procurement@fireandemergency.nz
Agency Address :

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has a contract for Printed Materials with About Print (NZBN 9429030367753), the contract expired 6 October 2026.

Contract was direct negotiated and extended for a further two years.

Rule 12.5 of the Government Procurement rules was applied:

Additional goods, services or works: Goods, services or works additional to the original requirements that are necessary for complete delivery. This rule applies where all three of the following conditions are met:

- the original contract was openly advertised, and

- a change of supplier cannot be made for economic or technical reasons, and

- a change of supplier would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the agency.

The original contract was awarded through an open GETS tender in 2021. The services are critical to supporting operational training requirements, and changing suppliers would create significant transition costs, implementation effort, and risk of service disruption. Retaining the incumbent provider represents the best public value at this time.

This tender has been awarded to:

• About Print Limited - 133, Main Street, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt, 5018, NEW ZEALAND

Exemption under rule: 4. Additional goods, services or works

Further Award Information:
The contract has been directly negotiated and re-established for a further two-year term to support ongoing operational requirements and additional bespoke, one-off projects.

Rule 12.5 of the Government Procurement rules was applied.
 Goods, services or works additional to the original requirements that are necessary for complete delivery. This rule applies where all three of the following conditions are met:
- the original contract was openly advertised, and
- a change of supplier cannot be made for economic or technical reasons, and
- a change of supplier would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the agency.

The original contract was awarded through an open GETS tender in 2021. The services are critical to supporting operational training requirements, and changing suppliers would create significant transition costs, implementation effort, and risk of service disruption. Retaining the incumbent provider represents the best public value at this time.

Award Date: Monday, 2 November 2026 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Monday, 9 November 2026 9:33 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)