Status of the drinking water database project

The Ministry of Health has been looking to update the current Water Information for New Zealand (WINZ) database. This is to deliver an improved database for managing water supply information in line with the drinking water provisions of the Health Act.

As you know, in 2014 the Ministry of Health released a notice to prospective suppliers (NtPS) to gauge the market and gather information on the potential for a new solution. Since that time a business case has been approved and we are pleased to advise we are looking to purchase an improved drinking water database. The Ministry of Health released a request for proposals on the Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS) website today. It can be found at https://www.gets.govt.nz/MOH/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=15040489.

We have informed everyone who responded to the NtPS and/or enquired about progress of this. In terms of the size and scope of the project, we have included a number of pre-conditions for proposals to be considered. These are that the solution should be:

  • available as an ‘off the shelf’ product requiring minimal configuration/customisation
  • available as a software as a service solution
  • costing less than $1.8M over the first 5 years and costing between approximately $2M-$3M over 15 years
  • able to be implemented within 6-9 months.

ESR will continue to have an intergral role in the the scientific advice, analysis and reporting of information associated with drinking water supplies in NZ. This tender process seeks to have a new ICT provider develop, maintain and support an updated solution.

Please direct any enquiries on the RfP to waterdatabase@moh.govt.nz

Drinking Water