Preferred Suppliers for High Performance Services

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Media Release

19 February 2007

SPARC Announces the Engagement of Preferred Suppliers for High Performance Services

Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) today announced plans to engage New Zealand Academy of Sport-North (NZAS-North) and the New Zealand Academy of Sport-South Island (NZAS-South) as preferred suppliers of high performance support services for the North and South Islands respectively.

Preferred supplier means that SPARC is giving these organisations the first opportunity to negotiate a contract for services.

The decision to move from three to two NZAS regional operations was announced last August as part of SPARC’s High Performance Strategy 2006-2012.

“One of SPARC’s primary goals is to deliver the best service possible for sport in New Zealand, thereby giving New Zealand’s top sports-people the greatest opportunity to excel,” said SPARC General Manager Sector Development Peter Miskimmin.

“A two region system helps us attain that goal by reducing complexity and increasing efficiency and collaboration across the NZAS regional operations,” said Miskimmin.

Awarding of contracts is subject to the negotiation of agreeable terms. Contracts are scheduled to be in place in time for the commencement date of 1 July 2007.

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