Number of suppliers who won contracts without asking any questions about what they were bidding for

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From: AJ

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

I'd like to make an Official Information Act request to answer the following:

1. In the past year, how many successful procurements were made through gets.govt.nz
2. Of those successful procurements, how many were won by a supplier who asked 0 questions through gets.govt.nz (I understand this is where all questions regarding the tender should be raised, if this is not the case, please provide details to the effect that no questions were asked via any legitimate communication channel).

Yours faithfully,
AJ

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Ref: DOIA 1617-0715

 

Dear AJ

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 7 December 2016 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

1. In the past year, how many successful procurements were made through
gets.govt.nz 2. Of those successful procurements, how many were won by a
supplier who asked 0 questions through gets.govt.nz (I understand this is
where all questions regarding the tender should be raised, if this is not
the case, please provide details to the effect that no questions were
asked via any legitimate communication channel).

 

Please note that the days from 26 December 2016 to 15 January 2017
(inclusive) are defined as non- working days in the Act and are not
counted in the calculation for the response due date. This will affect the
time period for responding to your request.

 

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will be sent to you in due course. If you have any enquiries regarding
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using the contact details below.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

Alan Witcombe

MANAGER, MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

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Good afternoon

 

Please find attached correspondence regarding your Official Information
Act request.

 

Kind regards

 

SENIOR MINISTERIAL WRITER

Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

 

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From: AJ

Dear Market.Services.OC,

Could you please provide an update on this request as your previous correspondence indicated 23 February as being the latest possible date for a response.

Yours sincerely,

AJ

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Good afternoon

 

Please find attached a response to your request.

 

Kind regards

 

SENIOR MINISTERIAL WRITER

Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

 

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