The Ministry of Transport has released a Request for Information (RFI) relating to the Government’s decision to transition the light petrol vehicle fleet into the road user charges (RUC) system, with the transition beginning as early as 2027.
The Government is interested in the development of retail services that would provide a modern, easy-to-use way for people to pay their road user charges as an alternative to the current, largely manual payment system. Retail Services includes any service that supports the purchase, measurement, or management of RUC.
Through this RFI, the Ministry of Transport is seeking to understand respondents’ interest in providing, or continuing to provide, some RUC retail services once the transition starts, and if so, what type of services respondents would be interested in providing.
This RFI will inform the development of policy for a reformed RUC system, and ultimately, policy, legislative and regulatory changes.
“The RFI highlights the critical role that the wider sector and technology has in contributing to the design of our transport system. There is an opportunity for technology to play a more enabling part in system design for RUC, so that it can be delivered at scale, provides the right level of flexibility and is administered in the most cost effective way.” said Chair and President of ITSNZ, Armin Guttke.
The RFI is not a tender process, government procurement rules prevent direct contracting with a potential supplier based off an RFI response.