Vaping devices and nicotine pods

Summary

RFx ID: 32656415 Organisation: Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) Open date: Wednesday, 1 October 2025 1:00 PM +13:00 Close date: Monday, 20 October 2025 12:00 PM +13:00 Categories: 51000000 - Drugs and Pharmaceutical Products 85000000 - Healthcare Services Region: Auckland Bay of Plenty Canterbury Chatham Islands Gisborne Hawke's Bay Manawatu-Wanganui Marlborough Nelson Northland Otago Southland Taranaki Tasman Waikato Wellington West Coast Overview: Health NZ is seeking suppliers/manufacturers via a Request for Quote (RfQ) who can supply a one-off distribution to 29 Health NZ funded stop smoking services located around New Zealand of: • Vaping devices (pods only) and nicotine pod refills; including o a range of permitted flavours o a range of nicotine strengths from 28.5% mg/ml to 0% mg/ml o competitive pricing for devices and pod refills o enough pods per device to support up to a three-month quit attempt. Note: Health NZ will strictly adhere to the Guidelines for Implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. These guidelines require the protection of public health policies from the commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry. We encourage all interested suppliers to subscribe to the notice to receive timely updates regarding this opportunity. Alternatively, you can register your interest by contacting Coral Midwinter, Senior Advisor Procurement National Funding and Investment coral.midwinter@tewhatuora.govt.nz. Health NZ expects the tender to open on 1 October 2025.