He Poutama Rangatahi – Youth Employment Pathways Programmes

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is committed to supporting young people to thrive, participate in employment and education and achieve positive life outcomes, with awareness of the support and influence of their whānau and wider communities. A key part of this is providing targeted and culturally responsive wraparound support for rangatahi who are currently facing multi-faceted barriers t…

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is committed to supporting young people to thrive, participate in employment and education and achieve positive life outcomes, with awareness of the support and influence of their whānau and wider communities. A key part of this is providing targeted and culturally responsive wraparound support for rangatahi who are currently facing multi-faceted barriers to employment, education and training.
MSD is advertising this Request for Proposal (RFP) to commission He Poutama Rangatahi (HPR) programme services across Aotearoa. HPR funds community-based providers to support young people aged 15-24 years who are NEET (not in employment, education or training) with complex barriers to build pathways into sustainable employment, education or training. HPR services are designed to be flexible and responsive to the unique needs of each rangatahi.
This opportunity is advertised on the Government Electronic Tender Service (GETS) and MSD Purchasing and Finance System (called Weka).

Please subscribe to this RFP so that you can access the published tender information from either GETS or Weka.
Note: RFP Responses can only be submitted through Weka.

If you haven’t registered your organisation as a Supplier/Partner on Weka, please download and follow the instructions in the document at Appendix K titled “Weka Information for Providers”.
The “Weka Information for Providers” also provides instructions to current providers on how to complete the registration process and validate access through RealMe.

Timeframes
• RFP published date – Monday 26th January 2026
• RFP Deadline for Submissions – 5pm Friday 27th February 2026
• RFP Provider Briefings – learn more about this opportunity by joining one of the following Webinars:
• Webinar 1 - 1:30pm – 2.15pm Thursday 29th January –[REDACTED] Webinar 2 – 10:30 am – 11:15am Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - [REDACTED] communications

If you have any questions about this RFP, please submit them through the GETS Q&A function or via Weka.