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SIA- Azure Managed Services- RFP

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

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Published
2 Nov 2026
Closes
4 Dec 2026, 04:00 UTC
Reference
35401886
Location
New Zealand
Sector
IT & Telecom

At a glance

New Zealand Government in New Zealand has published a tender in it & telecom: “SIA- Azure Managed Services- RFP”. Submissions close on 4 December 2026, 31 days from today. Quote reference 35401886 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 1,211 notices from this buyer since 2020, 548 of them currently open. There are 36 open it & telecom notices in New Zealand on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through GETS — New Zealand Government Tenders, not through FreeTender.

Details

RFx ID: 35401886 Organisation: Social Investment Agency Open date: Tuesday, 3 November 2026 12:00 PM +13:00 Close date: Friday, 4 December 2026 5:00 PM +13:00 Categories: 81160000 - Information Technology Service Delivery Region: Wellington Overview: The Social Investment Agency (SIA) is inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers to provide proactive managed services for our existing cloud-based production Azure environments to ensure they remain available, reliable, secure, and well-governed. SIA is seeking a supplier with demonstrated experience delivering production-grade managed services in regulated or public-sector environments, with mature operational practices across service delivery, incident and service-request management, and regular maintenance activities - including, but not limited to, contributing to security and assurance, cost governance, and performance reporting. This is an initial 3 year contract opportunity with options to extend up to a maximum of 5 years. Other details of requirements and pre-conditions are available in the tender documents.

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

Context for bidders

We hold 1,211 notices from New Zealand Government, going back to November 2020 — 548 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Education & Training and Water & Environment. There are 36 open IT & Telecom tenders in New Zealand. This one closes in 31 days.

Before you bid on this tender

A quick checklist to help you decide whether to bid and prepare a compliant submission for this it & telecom opportunity. Always verify the details on the official source.

  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
  • Read the full notice and every attached document, including the scope, specifications and any bill of quantities or terms of reference.
  • Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
  • Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
  • Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.
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