2026/27 Invitation to Tender
Pharmac | Te Pātaka Whaioranga invites tenders for the supply of certain pharmaceuticals to Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora hospitals and/or to community pharmacies in New Zealand.
DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT OF THE 2026/27 INVITATION TO TENDER
Full text of 2026/27 Invitation to Tender [PDF, 1.1 MB]
The 2026/27 Invitation to Tender (2026/27 ITT) has been released on the In-Tend e-portal.
A complete copy of the 2026/27 ITT is available through the link below. We will not be posting out any hard copies of the 2026/27 ITT.
If you have already registered your e-mail address with Pharmac’s tendering e-portal, you can access the 2026/27 ITT in the e-portal in Current Tenders.
If you have not registered your company with the e-Portal, and you would like to participate in the Invitation to Tender, please register at In-Tend(external link)
2026/27 Invitation to Tender notification
This Invitation to Tender incorporates the following schedules:
- Schedule 1 sets out the definitions used in this Invitation;
- Schedule 2 specifies the pharmaceuticals for which you may submit a Tender Bid in relation to community supply and/or hospital supply;
- Schedule 3 describes the process Pharmac intends to follow in relation to this tender, and provides instructions on how to submit a Tender Bid in relation to community supply and/or hospital supply;
- Schedule 4 sets out terms that will apply if your Tender Bid in relation to community and/or hospital supply is awarded Principal Supply Status;
- Schedule 5 sets out the additional special terms that will apply if your Tender Bid in relation to a particular pharmaceutical is awarded Principal Supply Status.
This Invitation to Tender also incorporates the information on the Electronic Portal referred to in this Invitation.
Downloads:
- Full text of 2026/27 Invitation to Tender [PDF, 1.1 MB]
- 2026/27 Invitation to Tender Notification [DOCX, 128 KB]
- Schedule Two (Excel spreadsheet) [XLSX, 46 KB] Note: To open the Excel file, click on the document and select 'Save'
- Tender submission offer letter [DOCX, 35 KB] Note: To open the Word file click on the document and select 'Save'
- Supplier user guide for the Electronic Portal(external link)
- Hospital usage data 2026/27 (Excel spreadsheet) [XLSX, 33 KB]
- Labelling preferences for prescription pharmaceuticals(external link)
If you wish to submit a Tender Bid in relation to community supply and/or hospital supply, you must submit it via the Electronic Portal to Pharmac no later than 4 pm (New Zealand time) on Wednesday 16 December 2026.
If you have any queries regarding the tender or require any assistance with the e-portal, please contact the Tender Analysts (Jade Matthews-Wanden, James Newman-Watt and Neelisha Kumar) at tender@pharmac.govt.nz.