nz_tender_search

Pack: gets-nz · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/nz_tender_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search open New Zealand government tenders on GETS by keyword — matches tender titles, buying agency names, UNSPSC categories, regions, and the tender overview text. Use for questions like “NZ government tenders for cybersecurity”, “Wellington council procurement”, “open RFPs from the Ministry of Health”. Returns matching tenders with reference, title, agency, close date, region, categories, a short overview snippet, and the public GETS URL.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
querystringyesKeywords to search for, e.g. “road maintenance”, “software”, “consultancy”, “Christchurch”.
limitnumber,stringnoMaximum matches to return (1-100). Default 25.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "cybersecurity"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gets-nz/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"nz_tender_search","arguments":{"query":"cybersecurity"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('nz_tender_search', {
  "query": "cybersecurity"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "Wellington council IT services",
  "limit": 100
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Connect to just the gets-nz pack
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gets-nz": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gets-nz/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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