But he would say that, wouldn't he?
Australian Government ICT procurement
7 September 2011
Procurement on the Blog
ON TARGET
Scope
Questions welcome at any time
Coordinated Procurement
Microsoft, Desktops, Invoice Reconciliation, Mobiles, Telecommunications
Management, Internet Based Network Connections
Data Centre Strategy
Migration Services, Facilities, DCaaS, Cloud
Policies
OSS, Gateways, COE, Benchmarking, Opt-Out
New Stuff
Multi-Use Lists, Social Media
ON TARGET
COORDINATED PROCUREMENT
ON TARGET
Microsoft VSA/LAR
• LAR Agreement expires 15 October 2012
• VSA expires 30 June 2013
ON TARGET
Desktop Hardware
ON TARGET
Invoice Reconciliation
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Fastlane Software Pty Ltd
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KNet Technology Pty Ltd
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PriceWaterhouseCoopers
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Vizibill
ON TARGET
Mobile Phones
•TransACT Communications Pty Ltd
•Teledesign Australia Pty Ltd
(hardware only)
•Telstra Corporation Limited
(carriage only)
•Optus Networks Pty Limited
ON TARGET
Telecommunications Management Services
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Consolidated telecommunications help desk
Alcatel-Lucent Australia
Limited
Boeing Defence Australia
Ltd
Bridge IT Engineering Pty
Ltd
support services
Broadreach Services Pty
Ltd
Requirements analysis, design and specification
of telecommunications services
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Consolidated service level management
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Consolidated telecommunications billing and
inventory management.
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Contract management activities
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Enhanced operations management
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Specialist advisory
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Support activities
Business Strategy Review
Pty Limited
Cisco System Australia Pty
Limited
Consultel IT & T Pty Ltd
Cordelta Pty Ltd
Dimension Data Australia
Pty Ltd
Electroboard Solutions Pty
Ltd
Envista Pty Limited
Fujitsu Australia Pty Ltd
Gibson Quai – AAS Pty
Limited
Housley Consulting Pty
Limited
NEC Australia Pty Ltd
Optus Networks Pty
Limited
Rob Dobson & Associates
Pty Limited
Soul Pattinson
Telecommunications Pty
Ltd
Stratatel Limited
Telsoft Pty Ltd
Telstra Corporation
Limited
The Strategic Directions
Group
Transpire Pty Ltd
UXC Limited
Veridian Solutions Pty Ltd
Verizon Australia Pty Ltd
ON TARGET
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Internet Based Network Connections
Scope: packetized data travelling public infrastructure
Services:
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Network Carriage Services (NCS);
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Virtual Connection Management Services (VCMS);
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IP Carriage Services (including both NCS and VCMS); and
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Major Internet Connection Services.
* Disclaimer: Icons in alphabetical
order, aligned left, width constant,
height in proportion to avoid IP
infringement
ON TARGET
DATA CENTRE STRATEGY
ON TARGET
Canberra
Facilities
Perth
Fujitsu (Malaga)
AusAid
ACC
AEC
ARC
ComCar
DAFF
DEEWR
FAHCSIA
Finance
DoHA
Family Law Courts
IP Australia
Canberra
ADC (Mitchell)
CDC (Hume)
TransACT (Dickson)
Brisbane
iseek (Airport)
NEC (Springfield)
Sydney
Datacom (North Ryde)
Equinix (Alexandria)
Global Switch (Ultimo)
Macquarie Telecom (Sydney)
Melbourne
EDC (Mitcham)
ON TARGET
Migration Services
Panellist
Requirements
Definition
Procurement
Design
Data centre
project
management and
logistic planning
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Colliers International
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Dell Australia
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Dimension Data
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Fujitsu Australia
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Hewlett Packard
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The Frame Group
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IBM
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Installation
and logistics
Commissioning
data centre ICT
infrastructure
Decomissioning
vacated data
centre
Data centre
metrics &
capacity
management
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ON TARGET
Data Centre Optimisation Targets
PUE
Applies
PUE targets to be achieved by
July 2015, current baseline
estimated to be > 2.5
If an agency doesn’t report, they
will have a default PUE of 3
Target
Weighted individual agency
average
Individual agency data centre
1.9
1.7 – 2.2
Utilisation
Server utilisation targets to be
achieved by July 2014
Item
Applies
Wintel
30% monthly average
UNIX
30% monthly average
Mainframe
75% of monthly
average
Hypervisor
70% of monthly peak
ON TARGET
Data Centre as a Service (DCaaS)
50 smallest IT expenditure agencies; Leverage data centre optimisation practices & opportunities.
ON TARGET
Cloud
“Cloud computing is an ICT sourcing and delivery model for enabling convenient, on-demand network
access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g. Networks, servers, storage
applications and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management
effort or services provider interaction.”
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
ON TARGET
POLICIES
ON TARGET
Open Source Software
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OSS policy released in January 2011.
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Agencies must consider all types of solutions including OSS.
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Suppliers need to outline their consideration and/or exclusion of open
source software.
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Agencies are to participate in OSS communities where appropriate.
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Provides sample clauses to be written into RFT and evaluation
documents.
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Revised Guide to use of OSS in Government released in June 2011.
ON TARGET
Internet Gateways (http://bit.ly/rkA524)
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Consolidate 124 gateways to 8 (May 2010).
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Provides improved security, reliability and operational efficiency.
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Applies to Australian-based FMA Act agency gateways.
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Eight lead agencies offer consolidated gateway services.
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Agencies to transition progressively by end 2014.
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Eighteen agencies transitioned to their lead agency.
ON TARGET
Common Operating Environment Policy
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“A set of standards and principles based on open standards, where
practical”
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Optimise the number of desktop SOEs across government
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Improve Agency ability to share services and applications
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Support the government’s e-Security policy
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SIGB endorsed 21 Dec 10
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Reviewed annually: be revised from October, updates released Dec 2011
ON TARGET
Benchmarking
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Whole-of-government ICT benchmarking since 2007-08
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measure progress in improving efficiency and effectiveness of ICT
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inform other whole-of-government ICT policy initiatives
Release of benchmarking data planned before 31 Oct
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subject to protecting agencies’ commercial interests
Australian governments collaborating on cross-jurisdictional
benchmarking
ON TARGET
Opt-Out Policy (http://bit.ly/qJCvwv - PDF)
Valid reasons to opt out are:
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The policy cannot be implemented legally;
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The policy has a measurable adverse impact on identified Government
policies;
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The application of the policy would create a tangible threat to national
security;
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The ability to respond to external ICT related issues and trends is
improved;
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The ability to manage and leverage the Government’s information assets,
having due regard to privacy concerns where appropriate, is enhanced;
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Compliance costs and regulatory burden on citizens and business is
reduced.
ON TARGET
NEW STUFF
ON TARGET
Multi-Use List Consolidation
& IT Services Panel update
• One comprehensive list
Panel Optimisation
• Reduced administrative &
legal costs
• portfolio based approach
• Standardised, templated
procurement forms &
processes
• Government decision due
• Responsive & flexible
procurement tool
• Reduced costs to
end of September 2011
Government & Industry
• Increased opportunity for
engagement between
Industry and Government
ICT Management Consultants
Multi Use List (AGIMO)
http://bit.ly/o5CyHp
ICT Multi-Use List (FMG)
http://bit.ly/nuJcwL
ON TARGET
Social Media
• Australia - http://bit.ly/ar34nK
• USA – BetterBuy - http://bit.ly/9Sgbbr
ON TARGET
QUESTIONS