Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Regional Business Network

The Regional Business Partners (RBP) Programme is a key Government service helping New Zealand businesses to be resilient, productive, sustainable and innovative. Through this Request for Proposal (RFP), the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and Callaghan Innovation will provide business and innovation advisory services for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across New Zealand. We are seeking partners to provide SMEs a ‘one stop shop’ for building business management capability for business growth, productivity, inclusivity and sustainability.

This RFP relates to the purchase of the delivery of the following three service areas of the RBP Programme Service Portfolio (providers need to be able to provide all three areas which are of equal importance):
1. BUSINESS AND INNOVATION SUPPORT
2. CAPABILITY FUNDING
3. CALLAGHAN INNOVATION SERVICES (provided by Growth Advisors who are designated Innovation Specialists)

Supplier Briefing: If you would like to attend our supplier briefing session Thursday 30th September at 10am, please email internalprocurement@mbie.govt.nz to register with names and number of people attending. A link will then be issued on registration (Platform to be ‘Microsoft Teams').