Advance Notice - Work Readiness Service in the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast region

Tender summary

RFx ID: 33242783 Organisation: Ministry of Social Development Open date: Friday, 19 December 2025 5:00 PM +13:00 Close date: Friday, 30 January 2026 5:00 PM +13:00 Categories: 93140000 - Community and social services Region: Marlborough Nelson Tasman West Coast Overview: The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) will be seeking proficient and locally based providers to deliver the Work Readiness Service in the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast region. Service(s) will provide holistic, individualised support to MSD clients to help them prepare for employment. This may include a focus on soft skills aligned with removing barriers to employment. While the service may not be solely focused on Employment Placement but rather barrier removal and work preparedness, these services will still have measurable outcomes aligned to service provisions. Please note that this Advance Notice is NOT a tender process - it is simply a notification to the supply market that a procurement opportunity is forthcoming and provides some high-level details about the opportunity. Please refer to the attached document for more information. We intend to go to market with a Request for Proposal (RFP) in February 2026. The opportunity will be advertised on the Government Electronic Tender Service (GETS) and MSD Purchasing and Finance System (called Weka). Please subscribe to this Advance Notice so that you will be notified when the RFP is published on both platforms. If you haven’t registered your organisation as a Supplier/Partner on Weka, please do so at your earliest convenience. How to register as a Supplier/Partner on Weka • User Guide for Supplier/Partner Registration - https://www.msd.govt.nz/documents/what-we-can-do/providers/social-sector-partner-changes/user-guide-how-to-register-as-a-supplier-partner.pdf • Instructional Video for Supplier/Partner Registration - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7cc3_dpfmw&t=5s • Other resources for Weka - https://www.msd.govt.nz/what-we-can-do/providers/social-sector-partner-changes/resource-guide.html If you have any questions about this Advance Notice, please submit them through GETS or Weka.

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