This All-of-Government contract facilitates the supply of reticulated gas to participating agencies at a competitive market rate. Reticulated natural gas is distributed via pipelines in the North Island only.
The supply of reticulated natural gas to participating agencies via pipelines in the North Island.
The supply of other gases – Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), medical and industrial gases or gas stored in bottles/cylinders or bulk tanks.
The supply agreement for reticulated gas is a sole source arrangement with Contact Energy.
To participate and benefit from this agreement, agencies (including schools) must accept and agree to comply with the terms of the new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Each agency must then enter into an ‘Order’ with the supplier.
The contract provides price certainty and a secure supply of reticulated gas for delivery of essential public services such as hospitals, prisons, defence establishments, council facilities and schools.
Agencies also benefit from dedicated account management support from both the New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) team and the contracted gas retailer, including assistance with invoicing, usage queries, and service continuity.
Agencies who participate in this gas contract don't need to go through a full procurement process of their own, which saves time, effort, and cost. The contract leverages from the All-of-Government (AoG) framework, with collective terms and competitive market pricing through aggregated demand.
Most AoG contracts include an administration fee. This fee is a simple and transparent way of recovering the cost of developing, sourcing, implementing and managing AoG contracts.
This contract charges an administration on each agency gas connection and the quantity of gas delivered. On average, this fee represents approximately 0.5% of agencies’ total spend. The supplier collects the administration fee and passes it on to NZGP. Agencies do not need to make any payments directly to NZGP.
Onboarding of new agencies is currently paused, but we welcome enquiries and expressions of interest. We’ll then contact interested agencies when opportunities to join become available.
Each party has responsibilities they must meet as part of every AoG contract.