Request for Town Applications - Community Cash Trials

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Tender Closed
RFx ID :	29373056
Tender Name :	Request for Town Applications - Community Cash Trials
Reference # :
Open Date :	Thursday, 9 May 2024 7:30 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  :	Tuesday, 11 June 2024 12:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Tender Type :	Invitation to Participate (ITP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	83120000 - Information services 90100000 - Restaurants and catering 90110000 - Hotels and lodging and meeting facilities 90120000 - Travel facilitation 93140000 - Community and social services 93150000 - Public administration and finance services 93170000 - Trade policy and regulation 94000000 - Organizations and Clubs
Regions:	Auckland Bay of Plenty Canterbury Gisborne Hawke's Bay Manawatu-Wanganui Marlborough Nelson Northland Otago Southland Taranaki Tasman Waikato Wellington West Coast
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Megan Prince
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :
Alternate Physical Fax Number  :
Agency Address :	NEW ZEALAND

At the Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua we are committed to keeping cash available and accepted for as long as New Zealanders want or need it. We know that most New Zealanders value cash and want to see it protected as an option for those that need to use it, while most of us want the option to use it from time to time. We know, and are particularly concerned, that rural retailers and their customers have more difficulty withdrawing cash (including change) and banking it (including takings) due to commercial banks closing branches or ATMs and reducing both opening hours and over-the-counter cash services.

Our Community Cash Service Trials - He Whakamātautau i te Pūnaha Moni a-Rohe are trialling new ways to help retailers bank takings and get change in rural communities lacking over-the-counter bank or ATM cash services. We're also ensuring their customers can readily get cash-outs with or without purchase. This listing invites applications on behalf of towns to join the trials.

Key Dates:
Join our Webinar on Thursday 16th May between 5.30pm - 6.30pm (Please see attachments for details)
Notification due for intention to submit an application: Sunday 19th May (please do so by submitting a question with the heading Intention to Submit)
Please note: you may still apply if you have not given notification
Last day for questions: 31 May 2024
Last day for RBNZ to respond to Questions: 5th June 2024
Applications Close: 12 noon Tuesday 11 June 2024

This tender has been completed.

Further information:
Nineteen applications were received. All applications told a great story of why they needed to be considered as part of the Community Cash Trials. The highest scoring eight towns will have further due diligence completed before we officially announce the towns to be included in this research project.

Date RFx was completed/updated: Friday, 6 September 2024 11:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)