Kia ora Steve Bolton

Thank you for your request for information below. The Ministry will consider and respond to your request in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).

Under section 15(1) of the Act, we are required to make and inform you of our decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and in any case not later than 20 working days after the day on which your request is received. You can therefore expect to receive our decision on your request on or before the 23 September 2022. If more than 20 working days are needed due to the potential workload and/or consultations involved in answering your request, we will notify you accordingly.

The Ministry may publicly release on our website the response to your request five days after you have received it. Any personal information will be removed.

In the interim, if you have any questions about your request, please email [email address].

Ngā mihi

Enquiries National Team | Ministry of Education - TW education.govt.nz | Follow us on Twitter: @educationgovtnz

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Tçnâ koe Steve –

 

Please find attached a letter regarding your request under the Official
Information Act.

  

Nâku noa, nâ,

Official and Parliamentary Information | Ministry of Education | ED

[1]education.govt.nz

He mea târai e mâtou te mâtauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai
ôna huanga
We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes
[2]Te Tâhuhu o te Mâtauranga

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Tçnâ koe Steve,

 

Thank you for your email of 27 August 2022 to the Ministry of Education
requesting the following information:

 

All relevant documentation pertaining to the recent contract negotiations
between the MOE, Blind Low Vision NZ and BLENNZ for the provision of
Braille and related education materials to blind students in New Zealand.
The period I am researching is from early 2019 to the preset [sic] day.

 

Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act).

 

Your request for information is being refused under section 18(a) of the
Act, as, by virtue of section 9(2)(j), there is good reason for
withholding the information to enable a Minister of the Crown or
any public service agency or organisation holding the information to carry
on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial
and industrial negotiations).

 

As a result of New Zealand signing the Marrakesh Treaty in 2020, the
Ministry was required to go to open tender for the provision of accessible
format material (AFM) services. This open tender process did not result in
a contract being awarded.            

 

The Ministry subsequently extended Blind Low Vision NZ’s existing contract
until 30 June 2022. During that time, a more comprehensive service
specification was determined.

 

To ensure continuity of service, the Ministry has entered into short-term
agreements with BLVNZ and BLENNZ to provide AFM and operate the Youth
Library. This is a transition period, and contract negotiations for the
longer-term provision of AFM after this transition period are continuing.

 

Thank you again for your email. You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to
review our decision on your request, in accordance with section 28 of the
Act. You can do this by writing to [1][email address] or to
Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.

 

Nâku noa, nâ

Official and Parliamentary Information | Ministry of Education | ED

[2]education.govt.nz

He mea târai e mâtou te mâtauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai
ôna huanga
We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes
[3]Te Tâhuhu o te Mâtauranga

 

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Kia ora Steve,

 

Thank you for your request of 27 August 2022. We hope you have had time to
review the response received on 25 October 2022.

 

One of the organisations we consulted with in order to create your
response has asked that your name be released to them.

 

Are you willing for us to release this information to them? You are
entitled to remain anonymous if you wish.

 

Ngā mihi, 

 

Enquiries National Team | Ministry of Education - TW
[1]education.govt.nz  |  [2]Follow us on Twitter: @educationgovtnz

[3]Te TD huhu o te MD tauranga

 

 

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Tēnā koe mō tō īmēra mai ki te Tāhuhu o Thank you for your email to the
te Mātauranga.   Ministry of Education.  

     

He urupare aunoa tēnei hei whakaatu kua This is an auto generated response
tae mai tō īmēra confirming your email has been
ki a mātou. Kaua noa e whakautu i tēnei received. Please do not respond to this
karere.   message.  

     

Mea ake nei ka urupare tonu atu mātou ki We will respond to your email as soon
tō īmēra.   as possible.  

 

  

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