Dear Wellington Regional Council,

https://www.gomedia.co.nz/news/metlink-c...
https://www.gets.govt.nz/GWRC/ExternalTe...

Reading the latest tender around advertising services, it says:

If all rights of renewal exercised (3+2+2), the contract award will generate a minimum $14m revenue for Greater Wellington Regional Council.

Meanwhile the FY2425 revenue was 2.5M for the GRWC aligning to this figure.

However I'm left wondering whether the council outsourced in a way that didn't take into account what central government is doing with private share where the council needs to increase the revenue.

I would like to understand this contractual arrangement which effectively has provided a monopoly to a single provider with tiny amount of revenue to the council with no room for any competition to do it better.

I am also left wondering why business functions are making such decisions monopolizing functions to raise revenues to commercial providers without councilor / democracy oversight.

Please provide:

A) Current contract with Go Media
B) KPIs with Go Media
C) Performance report from last FY

And relating to democracy engagement, granting an effective monopoly to outside commercial entity

D) Public consultancy process that was followed
E) Selection criteria for the advertising provider that was followed
F) The document that was provided to councilors to make a decision on this outsourcing scheme
G) Objections raised by the councilors against the outsourcing scheme
H) Objections raised by the public against the outsourcing scheme

Additionally around:

> Go Media’s support for the community helped it win the contract, Gain added.

Please provide the I) Benchmark document on Go Media how they won the contract.

Quoting:
“What appeals to us is how Go Media contributes to sports, arts, and charities; they understand what it means to be part of the community. Together, we will also use our media assets to inspire, promote, and build awareness of what makes the Wellington region a great place to live.”

I would like to understand the process you undertook to analyze & decide on that.

Yours faithfully,

Miss M Quicken