Request for Information (RFI) - Procurement Platform 2026
Tender Overview
About this tender
Waimakariri District Council (WDC) is seeking information from suitably qualified suppliers on digital procurement platform solutions that support the end-to-end procurement lifecycle, including: • Procurement planning and pipeline management • Go-to-market sourcing (RFx, evaluation, supplier engagement) • Contract management and performance monitoring This RFI is issued to: • Understand market capability and maturity • Inform future procurement strategy and business case development • Identify potential delivery models and indicative costs This is not a request for proposal (RFP) and does not constitute a commitment to procure. We are trying to understand what is available in the market, to help inform what the next steps we take are.
How to respond to this tender
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