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

    • DTA pushes Commonwealth to adopt more cloud

    DTA pushes Commonwealth to adopt more cloud

    Unveils updated whole-of-govt strategy.
    Justin Hendry Feb 1 2018 2:37PM Strategy
    DTA appoints IT procurement chief

    DTA appoints IT procurement chief

    Westpac exec to oversee whole-of-gov push.
    Justin Hendry Dec 21 2017 4:42PM Strategy
    The biggest Australian govt IT suppliers, ranked

    The biggest Australian govt IT suppliers, ranked

    And which agencies are spending the most money.
    Allie Coyne Dec 6 2017 4:03PM Strategy
    DTA unveils whole-of-gov hardware marketplace

    DTA unveils whole-of-gov hardware marketplace

    One-stop shop to replace panels.
    Justin Hendry Dec 5 2017 6:00PM Strategy
    DTA signs $42m whole-of-gov SAP contract

    DTA signs $42m whole-of-gov SAP contract

    First under new licensing arrangement.
    Justin Hendry Nov 10 2017 11:30AM Strategy
    Govt-wide SAP deal seeks to cut IT procurement costs

    Govt-wide SAP deal seeks to cut IT procurement costs

    Mandatory for agencies who want SAP products.
    Allie Coyne Oct 20 2017 8:52AM Software
    Govt CIOs criticise "broken" IT funding models

    Govt CIOs criticise "broken" IT funding models

    Budget process unsuitable for cloud projects.
    Justin Hendry Oct 13 2017 6:40AM Strategy
    Woodside Energy shifts to SAP Ariba

    Woodside Energy shifts to SAP Ariba

    Go live on 18-month procurement overhaul.
    Ry Crozier Oct 11 2017 6:42AM Financial Services
    DTA lines up govt-wide IBM, Oracle deals

    DTA lines up govt-wide IBM, Oracle deals

    Whole-of-government procurement push expands.
    Justin Hendry Oct 6 2017 4:31PM Strategy
    Delays strike Defence's new IT services panel

    Delays strike Defence's new IT services panel

    Extends existing arrangements for another year.
    Justin Hendry Oct 4 2017 6:40AM Software
    SA delays $394m desktop outsourcing deal

    SA delays $394m desktop outsourcing deal

    Pushes back transfer of staff to outsourcer.
    Justin Hendry Sep 29 2017 11:40AM Hardware
    Queensland's plan for personalised digital services

    Queensland's plan for personalised digital services

    Ambitious strategy plots future of service delivery.
    Justin Hendry Sep 6 2017 8:30AM Strategy
    Qld seeks lower risk with IT buying framework refresh

    Qld seeks lower risk with IT buying framework refresh

    GITC becomes QITC.
    Justin Hendry Sep 5 2017 11:28AM Strategy
    AIIA urges WA to improve digital service delivery

    AIIA urges WA to improve digital service delivery

    Can WA learn from NSW to leap ahead?
    Justin Hendry Aug 24 2017 11:55AM Strategy
    Govt caps IT contracts at $100m in tough new procurement stance

    Govt caps IT contracts at $100m in tough new procurement stance

    Wants fairer playing field for small providers.
    Justin Hendry Aug 23 2017 6:00AM Strategy
    DTA in talks for whole-of-govt SAP panel

    DTA in talks for whole-of-govt SAP panel

    As part of push to expand co-ordinated procurement.
    Justin Hendry Jul 25 2017 6:45AM Strategy
    Data#3 could lose its exclusive govt Microsoft licensing deal

    Data#3 could lose its exclusive govt Microsoft licensing deal

    DTA opens arrangement to more providers, services.
    Justin Hendry Jul 21 2017 12:00PM Strategy
    Cathay Pacific sets go-live for global SAP overhaul

    Cathay Pacific sets go-live for global SAP overhaul

    Promises faster calculation of flight and route profitability.
    Ry Crozier May 29 2017 12:00PM Software
    The govt tender that still isn't finished, eight years later

    The govt tender that still isn't finished, eight years later

    OneSKY procurement keeps going, and going.
    Paris Cowan Apr 10 2017 4:15PM Software
    Finance hands whole-of-govt IT panels over to DTA

    Finance hands whole-of-govt IT panels over to DTA

    Last vestiges of tech remit transferred.
    Allie Coyne Mar 23 2017 4:15PM Strategy

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