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Nelson Hospital Electrical Upgrade

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

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Published
13 Oct 2026
Closes
20 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC
Reference
35196120
Location
New Zealand
Sector
Healthcare & Pharma

At a glance

New Zealand Government in New Zealand has published a tender in healthcare & pharma: “Nelson Hospital Electrical Upgrade”. Submissions close on 20 October 2026, 6 days from today. Quote reference 35196120 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 950 notices from this buyer since 2020, 501 of them currently open. There are 46 open healthcare & pharma notices in New Zealand on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through GETS — New Zealand Government Tenders, not through FreeTender.

Details

RFx ID: 35196120 Organisation: Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) Open date: Tuesday, 13 October 2026 2:00 PM +13:00 Close date: Tuesday, 20 October 2026 4:00 PM +13:00 Categories: 26120000 - Electrical wire and cable and harness 39000000 - Electrical Systems and Lighting and Components and Accessories and Supplies 72151500 - Electrical system services 83101800 - Electric utilities 85000000 - Healthcare Services Region: Nelson Overview: Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora intends to procure a main electrical contractor to deliver a coordinated programme of high voltage (HV), medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) electrical infrastructure upgrades at Nelson Hospital. The works are expected to include the replacement and upgrade of ageing switchboards and transformers, installation of a new electrical distribution hub, reconfiguration of building supplies, associated cabling and protection works, active harmonic filtering, generator backup improvements, testing, commissioning and carefully managed load transfers. The programme brings together works relating to Substations 1, 2 and 7 and the George Manson facility. It is intended to improve the resilience, reliability, maintainability, capacity and power quality of the hospital’s electrical network, reduce the risk of disruption to critical clinical services and provide capacity for future hospital growth. The works will be delivered within a live hospital campus and will need to be staged and coordinated with clinical operations and other concurrent projects.

Published on GETS, the New Zealand Government Electronic Tenders Service.

Context for bidders

We hold 950 notices from New Zealand Government, going back to November 2020 — 501 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Education & Training and Water & Environment. There are 46 open Healthcare & Pharma tenders in New Zealand. This one closes in 6 days.

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