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Digital forensic evidence processing and review capability

Issued by New Zealand Government · via GETS — New Zealand Government Tenders

Published
16 Sept 2026
Closes
13 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC
Reference
34952207
Location
New Zealand
Sector
IT & Telecom

Details

RFx ID: 34952207 Organisation: Inland Revenue Department Open date: Wednesday, 16 September 2026 1:30 PM +12:00 Close date: Wednesday, 14 October 2026 12:00 PM +13:00 Categories: 43231500 - Business function specific software 43233200 - Security and protection software Region: New Zealand Overview: Inland Revenue is seeking expressions of interest from suppliers that can provide a secure, sustainable capability for processing, analysing and supporting the controlled review of digital forensic evidence. The EOI will help Inland Revenue understand available solutions, service models, transition approaches and indicative commercial options. NOTE: This EOI is expected to be the first stage of a multi-stage procurement process. Inland Revenue currently intends to limit participation in subsequent stages to suppliers that respond to this EOI, but reserves the right to broaden competition if required to achieve value for money or meet procurement obligations. This is an open Expression of Interest for a digital forensic evidence processing and review capability. Each Respondent is responsible for ensuring that its Response is received by Inland Revenue through Cotiss, as described below, on or before the Deadline for Responses. Inland Revenue will acknowledge receipt of each Response. You must submit your Response electronically through Cotiss using the response form provided. Submit the completed response in Microsoft Word format and as a separate PDF version. Submit any supporting commercial schedules in Microsoft Excel where applicable. Your Proposal must be titled “Digital forensic evidence processing and review capability” Access to this EOI will be provided exclusively via Cotiss, as will all questions, answers, updates and addendums that pertain to this procurement process. IR’s use of Cotiss also means Respondents must submit their Proposals through Cotiss. You will need to create a Cotiss account for your organisation to access Cotiss. To do so go to https://www.cotiss.com/ Creating a Cotiss account will require acceptance by your organisation of the Cotiss Terms of Service. Link to EOI: https://app.cotiss.com/tender-invitation?invitation-token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJjcmVhdGVkQnlBY2NvdW50SWQiOiJmYThiMzM3Mi0yMzc1LTRjZGYtOGQ0Yy01YTBiMTc3ZjJiOTYiLCJjcmVhdGVkQnlPcmdhbmlzYXRpb25JZCI6ImI5NWI2Mzg4LWE5OTAtNDNhZS05YTRkLTk5MzgxMjJkOWI1OCIsImNyZWF0ZWRCeVVzZXJJZCI6ImMwZWVjYjE4LTNjODktNGYzNi05MTg0LTZhYzAxMzQ3MDY4MyIsInRlbmRlcklkIjoiN2VhMjg3ZGEtMThkYS00MTA0LTkxMjQtM2NiOWU4M2Y3YzkxIiwiaWF0IjoxNzg5NTIxMTY1LCJleHAiOjE4MDUyNDU5NjV9.oXJfYOkbm7Qf9d-mYHHVq7RWUokRSpVqKf7xVEgM8s0

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