Trial of Electronic portal for bidding on Pharmac’s annual tender

What we’re doing

Pharmac’s annual tender e-portal is now available for suppliers to trial.

Before the final 2024/25 Invitation to Tender (ITT) is released on the e-portal, Pharmac is providing suppliers with the opportunity to practise using the system.

During the trial period, suppliers will be able to register their company in the e-portal (if they have not already done so) and view, enter and submit tender bids on a practice tender. The bids that suppliers submit during this trial period will not be considered as actual bids. The 2023/24 ITT pharmaceuticals have been used for the purposes of the practice tender. Pharmac strongly encourages all suppliers to trial the portal.

This trial is intended to give suppliers the opportunity to become familiar with the e-tendering system so that they are ready to respond when the 2024/25 ITT is released.

The practice tender will remain open until 4pm (New Zealand time) on Monday 14 October 2024.

How to access the e-portal

User guide

The user guide provides details on how to use the e-portal and trial the practice tender.

Supplier guide to Pharmac’s e-tendering system [PDF, 1.7 MB]

Release of the 2024/25 ITT

New suppliers that intend to bid on the 2024/25 ITT will need to register their company to gain access to the e-portal. Suppliers who have participated in previous Pharmac tenders (from 2016/17 onwards) can use the same account as used previously.

Details of the draft 2024/25 ITT, including the draft list of products to be tendered, are available on the Pharmac website here: Consultation on the draft 2024/25 ITT

The final 2024/25 ITT will be issued in late October/early November 2024.

Questions

If you have any questions regarding company registration or trialling the e-portal, please contact the Tender Analysts at: tender@pharmac.govt.nz