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COMCAR Automated Resource System (CARS) - Industry briefing

Finance
Technology and Procurement
13 Feb 2018

Good afternoon,

Finance is seeking to provide advice to industry on a requirement to replace the current COMCAR management system. 

In late December 2017, the Government agreed to replace the COMCAR booking and dispatch system with a Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud-based solution.

The core capabilities of such a solution are outlined as per the attached:

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Procurement Coordinator
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Announcement of service provider for the new digital collaboration service

John Sheridan - CIO & CISO
Procurement
Technology and Procurement
19 Jan 2018

I am pleased to announce that Finance has selected Data#3 to help deliver a new whole-of-government collaboration service, the Govdex Replacement project.

Data#3 will provide a Software-as-a-Service solution on the public cloud using Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Azure.

Finance will use an agile approach to deliver the service, working closely with Data#3 and several government agencies. The aim is to design, develop and evolve a service offering that is driven by, and responsive to, user needs.

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Procurement
Ict procurement
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Seeking industry comment on Whole-of-Government Content Management System – govCMS Draft Statement of Requirements

John Sheridan - CIO & CISO
Procurement
Technology and Procurement
14 Dec 2017

Hi all,

Finance intends to approach the market in order to continue the operation of the whole-of-government Content Management System, govCMS, through a Request for Proposal (RFP) in January 2018.

Finance entered into arrangements with Acquia Inc. for govCMS in September 2014. This contract expires in September 2018, providing an opportunity to go back to the market with redefined requirements to meet the needs of users in the evolving service.

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Ict procurement
Procurement
AusTender
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Release of Request for Tender for Vehicle Rental Services

Libor Pelecky
Procurement
Procurement Coordinator
08 Nov 2017
The Request for Tender (RFT) to establish a Vehicle Rental Services arrangement for the Australian Government has been released on AusTender, and can be accessed at www.tenders.gov.au. Tender responses must be lodged electronically though AusTender by 12 noon (Canberra Local Time), Thursday 14 December 2017.
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Request for Tender
AusTender
Vehicle Rental
Car Rental
Rental Car
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govCMS Drupal Services Panel Refresh - New suppliers have arrived

John Sheridan - CIO & CISO
Procurement
Technology and Procurement
17 Oct 2017

I am pleased to announce that the following suppliers have been added to the govCMS Drupal Services Panel:

  • Keltree – trading as IBC Digital

  • Laudanum – trading as Holly Sydney

This is in addition to the suppliers that were announced on 3 October 2017. The full list is available on www.govcms.gov.au/drupal-panel.

The services offered by the new suppliers have been included in the govCMS Drupal Services Panel Catalogue and are available for agencies to procure now.  

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Procurement; ICT Procurement; Austender
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govCMS Drupal Services Panel Refresh - New suppliers have arrived

John Sheridan - CIO & CISO
Procurement
Technology and Procurement
03 Oct 2017

I am pleased to announce that the following suppliers have been added to the govCMS Drupal Services Panel:

  • Hind & Hind
  • Oakton
  • Zyxware
  • Morpht
  • Oxide Interactive
  • Itomic
  • Doghouse Group
  • Mayko Trading
  • Technocrat
  • FinXL Professional Services

This is in addition to the suppliers that were announced on 26 September 2017. The full list is available on www.govcms.gov.au/drupal-panel.

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Procurement; ICT procurement; AusTender;
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Release of Request for Proposal to establish an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software as a Service (SaaS) Panel

Anne Collins
Procurement
Procurement Coordinator
26 Sep 2017
Hi all, I am pleased to announce that the Request for Proposal (RFP) to establish an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software as a Service (SaaS) Panel for the Australian Government has been released on AusTender, and can be accessed through this link.
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Request for Tender
AusTender
Software as a Service
SaaS
ERP
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Establishment of the Whole-of-Government govCMS Drupal Services Panel

John Sheridan - CIO & CISO
Procurement
Technology and Procurement
26 Sep 2017

Hi all,

I am pleased to announce the establishment of the Whole-of-Government govCMS Drupal Services Panel (SON3456725). Finance issued a Request for Tender for the new panel through Austender on
16 December 2016. The panel will be in operation until 30 June 2019 and has two optional 12 month extensions.

The initial panel includes:

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Procurement; ICT procurement; AusTender;
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For Consultation: Draft Deed for Master Media Agency (MMA) Services for the Australian Government

Anne Collins
Procurement
Procurement Coordinator
19 Sep 2017
Finance has released for comment a draft MMA Services Deed (which includes the Statement of Requirement) that may form part of an open approach to market to establish a new MMA Services Arrangement for the Australian Government.
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Procurement
Procurement Coordinator
AusTender
Request for Tender
Whole of Government Arrangements
Advertising
Master Media Agency Services
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Whole of Australian Government (WoAG) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software as a Service (SaaS) consultation activity

Michael Hirschfeld
Procurement
Procurement Coordinator
12 Sep 2017
Hi all Thank you to all those who provided feedback on the draft Head Agreement and Whole of Government Business Process Standards Framework that were released for comment on 21 August 2017. We are working through all the comments, with the aim of approaching the market next week. Regards, Michael
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Request for Tender
AusTender
Software as a Service
SaaS
ERP
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