Pharmaceutical Management Agency

Request for Information (RFI) - Haemodialysis Equipment and Consumables, and Peritoneal Dialysis Equipment and Consumables

Approximately 3,100 patients access haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis services in New Zealand annually. We expect that the health need in this clinical area will grow and consider it important that the commercial arrangements enabling the purchase and use of products and services in these areas continue to provide value for the New Zealand health system and patients.

In order for us to inform our approach towards achieving this outcome, we are seeking information from suppliers to gain a better understanding of the market and its capabilities, and to identify the range of possible purchasing arrangements to secure continued supply of the medical devices used in these areas.

This information will be used to assist Pharmac in developing its approach to secure best health outcomes within the available funding.

The Request for Information (RFI) incorporates the following schedules:

· Schedule 1 specifies the medical devices for which Pharmac is requesting information and sets out the background to the RFI and the types of information sought;
· Schedule 2 contains the RFI response form in which you are to provide the details requested.