{
  "query": {
    "country": "NZ",
    "what": "buses"
  },
  "status": "ok",
  "price": {
    "currency": "NZD",
    "unit": "per contract (lot), total awarded value",
    "value": 1699969,
    "measure": "median",
    "median": 1699969,
    "typical_low": 483484,
    "typical_high": 15946248,
    "min": 374337,
    "max": 34774870
  },
  "sample_size": 9,
  "period": {
    "from": "2024-10-06",
    "to": "2026-10-06"
  },
  "confidence": "low",
  "price_type": "contract_price",
  "as_of": "2026-10-23T12:08:20.423Z",
  "source": {
    "id": "nz-gets-contracts",
    "name": "GETS contract award notices",
    "publisher": "Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), New Zealand Government Procurement",
    "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)",
    "licence_url": "https://www.mbie.govt.nz/copyright",
    "attribution": "Source: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), New Zealand Government Procurement, GETS open data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Medians and ranges are own calculations by ProofPrice from the award notices.",
    "url": "https://www.mbie.govt.nz/cross-government-functions/new-zealand-government-procurement-and-property/open-data"
  },
  "method": "GETS contract award notices (MBIE open data), awards dated 2024-10-06 to 2026-10-06 with Award Type \"Awarded\" and an amount of at least NZD 100, those whose title names buses. Median and 10th–90th percentile of the awarded amount in NZD; never supplier names. Totals per contract, not unit prices.",
  "method_url": "https://proofprice.com/method",
  "summary": "Public buyers in New Zealand awarded buses contracts with a median total value of NZ$1,699,969 per contract (typical range NZ$483,484 to NZ$15,946,248, 10th to 90th percentile). These are totals per contract (lot), not unit prices. Based on 9 records from Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), New Zealand Government Procurement (2024-10-06 to 2026-10-06). Confidence: low. Award values as posted on GETS (total awarded per contract, often over several years; GST treatment not stated), not invoices. Found by words in the notice title, so notices titled in other words are missed. Newest award in the file: 2026-10-06; the file is updated quarterly.",
  "notice": "Information, not a valuation or offer. Ranges describe past recorded prices.",
  "extra": {
    "value_basis": "total awarded value per contract (lot), not a unit price",
    "newest_award_used": "2026-10-06",
    "award_window_months": 24,
    "purchase": "buses",
    "posting_agency": null,
    "data_age_days": 18
  },
  "answer_id": "ans_ff223528d56a369088f9",
  "method_version": "1",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-10-23T12:08:20.423Z",
  "evidence": {
    "type": "contract_price",
    "label": "Contract award value",
    "meaning": "The value of a contract awarded under public procurement rules: it shows what a buyer agreed to pay for that contract, not a price list for the same goods or services."
  },
  "reliability": "thin",
  "data_as_of": "2026-10-06",
  "data_age_days": 17,
  "suggestions": [
    "Few records stand behind this range: widen the period or the area for a steadier figure.",
    "Treat it as a rough guide and ask for an itemised quote before deciding."
  ]
}