Pharmaceutical Management Agency

Request for Proposals - Supply of COVID-19 vaccines

Pharmac invites proposals for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines in the New Zealand subsidised market.

This request for proposals (RFP) document incorporates the following schedules:

Schedule 1 specifies:
- the vaccines we are seeking proposals for;
- the background to the RFP;
- the scope of the RFP;
- our role within the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022; and
- the types of proposals sought.

Schedule 2 describes the process that Pharmac expects to follow for the RFP;

Schedule 3 sets out information about the estimated size of the current subsidised market for the pharmaceuticals;

Schedule 4 contains the RFP form for you to provide your proposal;

Schedule 5 will be available via GETS mid to late October 2024. This will set out Pharmac’s proposed terms and conditions for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines that will apply if your proposal is awarded.

If you wish to submit a proposal, you must submit it to Pharmac via the Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS) no later than 4pm NZDT Thursday 21 November 2024

If you have any questions about this RFP, please post these on GETS or alternatively contact Pharmac by email at procurement@pharmac.govt.nz. Responses to all questions will be published on GETS. We will be accepting questions until 4 pm NZDT Thursday 7 November 2024.