Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade: tenders, sectors & how to win their contracts

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has published 107 tenders in New Zealand.

2 are open for bids as of 29 September 2026.

Its buying spans 3 CPV divisions, most often construction work.

Across 65 awarded contracts the median value is NZD 755k.

Its published awards total NZD 205.8m.

Open Tenders

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

In May 2026, MFAT plan to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) to identify a supplier/s who have the capability, experie...

New Zealand

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21h remaining

60000000

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

This is a Notice of Information (Advance Notice) from The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT) for provision of constructi...

New Zealand

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15 days remaining

45214000

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Measured from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

Plan for about 31 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 106 of their tenders.
They publish about 1.3 tenders a month, measured over 81 months of history.
Half of their 65 awarded contracts are worth NZD 755k or less — size your bid to that range.
Most of their buying falls in construction work, transport services (excl. waste transport).
Their most frequent suppliers are Sunergise (2), JRG Energy (2), Cowater international New Zealand Limited (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.

Tender	Winner	Tender closed	Contract Value
Fuel Security Technical Assistance	Envisory Limited	26 June 2026	NZD 1.5m
Pacific Staff Housing - Niue, Ministry of Foreign Affairs an...	L T MCGUINNESS LIMITED	26 May 2026	NZD 12m
Offshore Fisheries Adviser: FSM and RMI	Mr Francisco Blaha	18 May 2026	NZD 1.2m
Samoa Education Design	KSI Consulting Limited	18 May 2026	NZD 300k
NZIER Policy Quality Review 2025/2028	NZ Institute of Economic Research Incorporated	23 April 2026	NZD 135.2k
Indonesia-Aotearoa New Zealand Geothermal Energy Programme/ ...	COWATER INTERNATIONAL NEW ZEALAND LIMITED	13 March 2026	NZD 7m

Supplier	Contracts	Total Value
Sunergise	2	NZD 33.1m
JRG Energy	2	NZD 7.9m
Cowater international New Zealand Limited	2	NZD 2.8m
Engage Squared Limited	2	NZD 2.7m
ALLEN AND CLARKE POLICY AND REGULATORY SPECIALISTS LIMITED	2	NZD 2.1m
Castalia Ltd	2	NZD 943.5k
COGNITION EDUCATION LIMITED	2	NZD 755k
Reeves International	2	-