Powered by Gateway by ICN, this Hub serves as your comprehensive Gateway to Defence opportunities in New Zealand.
When it comes to defence projects, the NZ Defence Hub provides you with unlimited access to suppliers, Defence primes and original equipment manufacturers in New Zealand.
It’s a simple, easy-to-use tool for Defence Primes and project owners to promote upcoming procurement and contracting opportunities, and for suppliers to showcase their capabilities.
In fact, some of the country’s largest tier one and two contractors trust Gateway, backed by ICN’s network of Industry Specialists, to help them meet local content requirements.
And more than 90,000 suppliers have already discovered that joining Gateway is the most efficient and effective way to boost your business.
ICN Defence Highlights
In 2022/23, we helped local businesses find over $759M+ worth of defence contracts.
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Value of contracts awarded to New Zealandn and New Zealand companies
139
Defence contracts won
$759M+
Value of wins
493
Defence work packages listed
How it works for Suppliers
The NZ Defence Hub has all your NZ Defence matters covered.
Unlock your opportunities
When it comes to finding new defence opportunities, one of the biggest challenges can be breaking into new or expanding supply chains. Using the NZ Defence Hub and our Industry Specialists, you can be sure to find new work opportunities perfect for your business.
- Billions of dollars of defence projects listed
- New Project Alerts
- Submit unlimited EOIs
- Industry Specialists working for you behind the scenes
- Help promote your business. Join Now
Promote your business
You can create your own profile (your resumé for new business), and be listed on our publicly searchable NZ Defence Hub for free. With an optional paid subscription, your profile will also be listed on our publicly searchable Gateway by ICN database that gets searched over 12,000 times each month, and you can even create your own landing page if you're a Premium subscriber.
Connect with other businesses
A large New Zealandn defence supplier database and a network of Industry Specialists helps open doors to great projects and other suppliers in the defence sector, as well as other sectors across New Zealand and around the world.
- View the profiles of businesses you might like to partner with
- Follow businesses that you’re interested in
- See how you compare to your competition
And most importantly, ICN can provide your business with the right connections, contacts and advice to help unlock the sales opportunities across New Zealand and even globally, that you need to grow.
How it works for Project Owners
The NZ Defence Hub has all of your Defence projects covered.
Promote your project
Promote your project to defence suppliers in New Zealand – and to over 90,000 suppliers through Gateway by ICN nationally.
For defence projects in New Zealand, ICN SA provides powerful procurement and supply chain tools, backed by expert advice and support. ICN SA also provides this service across any industry sector through Gateway by ICN.
- Maximise the exposure of your project to local suppliers, with automatic notifications sent to all registered companies every time you list a new package.
- Promote procurement and contracting opportunities and call for local suppliers and sub-contractors to register their interest.
- Clearly define the scope of your project with work packages separated into categories so suppliers and contractors can easily check their capability against the scope of work in each package.
Making NZ Defence Hub work for you
The NZ Defence Hub leverages Gateway by ICN, the fast and effective way for you to access the best suppliers in the region.
Tailored project pages on the NZ Defence Hub and Gateway by ICN allow you to promote upcoming procurement and contracting opportunities, making it simple to collect EOIs, maximise local content, and implement second and third-tier supply opportunities.
Listing your project on the NZ Defence Hub and Gateway by ICN can help you:.
- Maximise the exposure of your project – with automatic notifications sent to all registered companies once a new package is listed.
- Promote procurement and contracting opportunities – through a tailored project site that allows local suppliers and sub-contractors to register their interest.
- Clearly define the scope of your project – by separating work packages into categories and attaching a scope of works so suppliers and contractors can easily assess their suitability in the package.
Our Industry Specialists can help you
- Find the best fit suppliers for your project
- Handle enquiries on your behalf, providing a first point of contact for all supplier enquiries, freeing you and your team to focus on your core activities
- Include bespoke questions in a variety of formats, to make it easy to shortlist suitable suppliers
- Manage the supplier registration process by viewing expressions of interest in particular packages in real time
