E-STAR Application Support & Development - Notice of Tender
Tender Overview
About this tender
This is a Future Procurement Opportunity (FPO). A FPO is an alert to suppliers of a potential upcoming procurement activity, though does not represent a commitment by MPI to procure, however provides an indication to the market about the potential future activity. Suppliers can subscribe to this FPO, and MPI may use this list to assist with market research. When the RFP is released, the FPO will be linked to the RFP so that those suppliers who have subscribed to the FPO will get automatically notified of the RFP being released. The objective of this procurement is to obtain ongoing technical support and maintenance services for New Zealand Food Safety’s Electronic Sample & Testing Attribute Repository (E-STAR) application. E-STAR is a bespoke web application developed and owned by MPI. The application is used by multiple business teams; the business ownership of the E‑STAR application sits with the NZFS Chemical & Microbiological Assurance (CMA) team. MPI is looking for a supplier who has the capability and experience and has a good track record in supporting and delivering software development for the MPI application. This is a closed tender to approved and invited suppliers on Marketplace only. Contact: Sam Grotrian Email: sam.grotrian@mpi.govt.nz
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