New Zealand Defence Force

Lawn Mowing and Garden Maintenance Services for Veterans

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) on behalf of Veteran Affairs (VA) has a requirement and responsibility to ensure all Veterans receive entitlement, services and support available to them under the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 (The Act). One such service is Lawnmowing and Garden Maintenance Services.

Under the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), on behalf of VA, has a requirement to approach the open market for the supply of Lawn Mowing and Garden Maintenance for New Zealand Veterans (Services).

The key objective of this procurement activity is to procure a national lawn and garden maintenance services for veterans who require home assistance, and to enter into contractual arrangements with either one nationwide supplier or with a maximum of four suppliers to cover four regions below, the outcome of which will be determined during the procurement process. Under either option (nationwide supplier or regional suppliers), the supplier/s will be able to choose between a national or regional model/s where subcontracting arrangements may be appropriate.

The regions are broken down into 4 regions, i.e.:
Region A: Upper North Island: Northland and Auckland
Region B: Central North Island: Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay
Region C: Lower North Island: Taranaki, Manawatu-Whanganui and Wellington
Region D: South Island: Tasman, Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast, Canterbury, Otago and Southland

NOTE: For regional coverage Respondents must be able to provide the service to the whole region (e.g. Region A: Northland and Auckland) and not by separate individual regions within that region.

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is seeking responses from the market to provide information and capability relating to the requirements detailed in this RFP.

The proposed term of the Agreement will be for five years with one right of renewal of two year’s.

Please note that this tender, and all documentation related to it, is only available on NZDF’s SmartProcure website:  https://nzdf.bravosolution.com

Suppliers must logon to SmartProcure to access the tender and submit a response.  Registration is simple and free, just click “Register Now”.  If you require 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 enquires within two working days.

Department/Business Unit: Procurement