Kia ora Erika

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 6 November 2025. You
requested:

 

There was a press release 26 November 2021 about the vacine pass systems:
"The Ministry of Health has issued more than 2 million My Vaccine Passes
and, with
demand continuing to grow, has released additional options for people to
obtain their
My Vaccine Pass.
“More than 50 percent of people in New Zealand that are fully vaccinated
have now
received their My Vaccine Pass. The new online system we built for my
Vaccine
Pass has worked incredibly well with these volumes,” said Michael Dreyer,
Group
Manager National Digital Services. "

Please would you share all the RFPs and Tenders information on the My
Vaccine Pass system from 2021? I don't seem to be able to locate this on
the GETS system
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

The reference number for your request is H2025075119. As required under
the Act, the Ministry will endeavour to respond to your request no later
than 20 working days after the day your request was
received: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch ([2][email address]).

 

 

Ngâ mihi 
 
  

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health  | Manatû Hauora 

M[3]inistry of Health information releases 

 

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Tēnā koe Erika 
 
Transfer of your request for official information 
 
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora (the Ministry)
on 6 November 2025. You requested:  
 
“Please would you share all the RFPs and Tenders information on the My
Vaccine Pass system from 2021? I don't seem to be able to locate this on
the GETS
system [1]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
 
 
Your request asks for information which is more closely connected with the
functions of Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora. For this reason, the
Ministry has decided to transfer your request to Health New Zealand under
section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from their
agency in due course. Their contact email
is: [2][email address] Ministry apologises for the delay in
transferring your request.   

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health  | Manatū Hauora 

M[3]inistry of Health information releases 

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Tçnâ koe, Erika

 

Thank you for your email. 

 

Under the Official Information Act (OIA), agencies are required to respond
to requests for official information as soon as reasonably practicable and
no later than 20 working days after receiving them.

 

Please note that the period from 25 December 2025 to 15 January 2026
(inclusive) is not counted as working days under the OIA. As a result, any
OIA requests received on or after 29 November 2025 may take longer to
process than usual, as the maximum response timeframe may extend into the
new year.

If your request is for data that Health NZ holds, have you checked
[1]Lighthouse first to see if the data you are seeking is already
published?

 

Lighthouse is a searchable catalogue that makes a range of data and
analytics products available to New Zealanders to enable easier, faster
access to insights about health services.

 

You can find further information about how OIA timeframes are calculated,
including the Ombudsman’s OIA calculator, at the link below:
[2]Official information calculators | Ombudsman New Zealand

 

We will provide a response to your request in line with the statutory
timeframes set out in the OIA.

We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time.

 

Ngâ mihi,
Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora

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