Future Procurement Opportunity (FPO) – Supply of Pharmaceuticals to Community Pharmacies and Health New Zealand Hospitals – 2026/27 Invitation to Tender

Overview Pharmac – Te Pātaka Whaioranga is in the process of finalising its next annual Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the supply of pharmaceuticals to Community Pharmacies and/or Health New Zealand Hospitals. About The Pharmac ITT is an annual open competitive procurement process. It gives suppliers the opportunity to bid for supply of a large range of different medicines and related products, approximately 300 to 600 line items per tender. Suppliers bid to have "Principal Supply Status" on medicines and related products included in the annual ITT. If awarded a tender, the supplier's brand becomes the main funded brand in the community and/or Health New Zealand hospitals. For the 2026/27 ITT, the principal supplier will be guaranteed a minimum volume of the total funded market until 30 June 2030. The minimum volume is usually 95% of the total funded market. Pharmac consulted on the draft 2026/27 ITT on 30 July 2026, and will consider all feedback received to inform the final 2026/27 ITT. Further information is available here: Consultation on the draft 2026/27 Invitation to Tender for Industry The finalised annual ITT is released every year in October/November. Purpose Pharmac generally includes pharmaceuticals in the tender that: Are currently under a tender agreement, but the principal supply period of the agreement is about to expire Are coming off patent Have subsidy or delisting protections that are ending soon Have new competition Scope The scope includes: Supply of pharmaceuticals to Community Pharmacies and/or Health New Zealand Hospitals Bidding for Principal Supply Status on medicines and related products included in the annual ITT Instructions to Tenderers Attached to this Future Procurement Opportunity (FPO) is information from the Pharmaceutical Schedule that includes detail on when currently active principal supply arrangements are ending. Products where principal supply arrangements are ending soon, for example in 2026 or 2027, may be considered for inclusion in this year's ITT. Pharmac welcomes supplier enquiries about products they may be interested in supplying. Previous annual Invitations to Tender issued: Final 2025/26 ITT Final 2024/25 ITT Information on funded pharmaceuticals is available in the Pharmaceutical Schedule: Section B Section H Enquiries Contact: Pharmac Tender Team tender@pharmac.govt.nz