The Minister for Whānau Ora, Hon Tariana Turia, announced the model for the future delivery of Whānau Ora on 16 July 2013. A key component of this model is the establishment of three non-government organisation (NGO) commissioning agencies with a North Island, South Island and Pacific focus.

Te Puni Kōkiri is leading the development and implementation of the Whānau Ora commissioning model. This includes leading the change project, managing the procurement process for NGO commissioning agencies and continuing to fulfil and develop its role as the administering department for Whānau Ora; for example, managing existing provider contracts.

Under the new model, suitable NGOs will be contracted to commission local-level whānau-centred initiatives through a range of entities with services or opportunities made available to all New Zealand families.

Market sounding

The purpose of this market sounding brief – including the attached ‘Market Sounding Questionnaire’ and ‘Future Focus for Whānau Ora’ – is to gather input and feedback from the market before formally engaging in a procurement process. This document has been developed to assess the reaction of potential participants in the procurement process for commissioning agencies and to inform the development of a procurement or tender process that actively responds to the information received.

Participation in the market sounding is voluntary and is not part of any procurement or tender process. Organisations do not have to participate in the marketing sounding in order to participate in any procurement or tender process. 

Te Puni Kōkiri would like to receive responses from those organisations, collectives or consortia who are interested in participating in a procurement process to select three NGO commissioning agencies with:

• expertise and networks to build capability for whānau and families with a North island focus
• expertise and networks to build capability for whānau and families with a South Island focus
• expertise and networks to build capability for Pacific families.

It is expected that respondents to the market sounding would represent organisations with knowledge, experience and/or expertise relevant to the commissioning model. They would also be organisations that are willing to participate in an outcomes-focused, results-based contractual arrangement.

Schedules

There are three schedules attached to this brief:

• Schedule 1: Market Sounding Process which outlines the market sounding process and sets out key rules in relation to the market sounding.
• Schedule 2: Market Sounding Questionnaire which sets out the issues that Te Puni Kōkiri is seeking feedback on through the market sounding process and the required structure for written responses.
• Schedule 3: Future Focus for Whānau Ora which provides an overview of the changes to the future scope and direction of Whānau Ora. This document outlines the broad components of the NGO ‘commissioning-for-results’ model.

Download the Market Sounding Brief - 25 Hōngongoi / July 2013:

• Word version [DOC, 160KB]
• PDF version [PDF, 900KB]