Election 2013: Government IT Election 2013: Government IT

The Federal Government has boasted of millions of dollars in savings generated from its coordinated approach to ICT procurement. The strategy has been to trade membership of exclusive markets through restricted panels for hefty discounts on everything from desktop hardware and Microsoft licences to floor space in data centres.

The Coalition plans to turn this on its head, scrapping the panels in favour of a single central list of suppliers vetted to supply to government across all goods and services categories. It says that this will avoid the costs of bidding for a panel place, which can exceed $40,000.

Labor:

  • Fixed term procurement panels for commodity goods and services, including ICT
  • Savings generated by leveraging coordinated buying power in exchange for discounts
  • Agencies required to consider cloud options as part of new ICT procurements
  • ICT procurement overseen by the Department of Finance and Deregulation
  • Panels mandated but agency autonomy in other buying areas

    • Coalition:

  • One central panel of all prequalified suppliers, including ICT
  • Savings generated by minimising administrative costs and red-tape
  • Advocate ‘cloud first’ approach where cloud options would be selected as default
  • ICT procurement overseen by the Department of Finance and Deregulation
  • ICT spending audit
  • Allow ‘heavy user’ agencies to maintain IT autonomy while ‘light user’ agencies move to cloud or shared solutions

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    SA govt scales back $400m outsourcing deal with DXC

    SA govt scales back $400m outsourcing deal with DXC

    Limits scope to two agencies after cost blowouts.
    Justin Hendry Nov 6 2019 6:55AM Strategy
    Microsoft delays 'ridiculous' self-service software procurement plan

    Microsoft delays 'ridiculous' self-service software procurement plan

    Plan would have let end-users buy licences with little oversight.
    Simon Sharwood Nov 4 2019 12:20PM Financial Services
    Microsoft pegs Australian Azure prices to US dollar

    Microsoft pegs Australian Azure prices to US dollar

    All cloud prices based on greenback from next week.
    Simon Sharwood Oct 25 2019 1:45PM Financial Services
    DTA to replace govt-wide cloud services panel with marketplace

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    Fraudsters targeting NSW govt IT suppliers

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    Using fake quotes, purchase orders.
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    Govt-wide cloud deal brokered with AWS

    $39m agreement aims to reduce costs, improve access.
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    NSW govt clamps down on telco buying flexibility

    NSW govt clamps down on telco buying flexibility

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    99 suppliers join DTA's govt-wide software panel

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    ATO prepares massive IT outsourcing shake-up

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