But he would say that, wouldn't he?

Australian Government ICT procurement7 September 2011

Procurement on the Blog

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Policies OSS, Gateways, COE, Benchmarking, Opt-Out

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Coordinated Procurement Microsoft, Desktops, Invoice Reconciliation, Mobiles, Telecommunications Management, Internet Based Network ConnectionsData Centre Strategy Migration Services, Facilities, DCaaS, Cloud

New Stuff Multi-Use Lists, Social Media

Questions welcome at any time

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COORDINATED PROCUREMENT

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Microsoft VSA/LAR

• LAR Agreement expires 15 October 2012• VSA expires 30 June 2013

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Desktop Hardware

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Invoice Reconciliation

• Fastlane Software Pty Ltd

• KNet Technology Pty Ltd

• PriceWaterhouseCoopers

• Vizibill

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Mobile Mobile PhonesPhones

•TransACT Communications Pty

Ltd

•Teledesign Australia Pty Ltd

(hardware only)

•Telstra Corporation Limited

(carriage only)

•Optus Networks Pty Limited

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ET • Requirements analysis, design and

specification of telecommunications

services

• Consolidated telecommunications help desk

support services

• Consolidated service level management

• Consolidated telecommunications billing

and inventory management.

• Contract management activities

• Enhanced operations management 

• Specialist advisory

• Support activities

Telecommunications Management Services

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* Disclaimer: Icons in alphabetical order, aligned left, width constant, height in proportion to avoid IP infringement

Internet Based Network Connections

Scope: packetized data travelling public infrastructure

Services:

•Network Carriage Services (NCS);

•Virtual Connection Management Services (VCMS);

•IP Carriage Services (including both NCS and VCMS); and

•Major Internet Connection Services.

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DATA CENTRE STRATEGY

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Facilities

PerthFujitsu (Malaga)PerthFujitsu (Malaga)

CanberraADC (Mitchell)CDC (Hume)TransACT (Dickson)

CanberraADC (Mitchell)CDC (Hume)TransACT (Dickson)

Brisbaneiseek (Airport)NEC (Springfield)

Brisbaneiseek (Airport)NEC (Springfield)

SydneyDatacom (North Ryde)Equinix (Alexandria)Global Switch (Ultimo)Macquarie Telecom (Sydney)

SydneyDatacom (North Ryde)Equinix (Alexandria)Global Switch (Ultimo)Macquarie Telecom (Sydney)

MelbourneEDC (Mitcham)MelbourneEDC (Mitcham)

CanberraAusAidACCAECARCComCarDAFFDEEWRFAHCSIAFinanceDoHAFamily Law CourtsIP Australia

CanberraAusAidACCAECARCComCarDAFFDEEWRFAHCSIAFinanceDoHAFamily Law CourtsIP Australia

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Migration Services

Panellist

Requirements Definition

Procurement Design

Data centre project management and logistic planning

Installation and logistics

Commissioning data centre ICT infrastructure

Decomissioning vacated data centre

Data centre metrics & capacity management

APC

Colliers International

Dell Australia

Dimension Data

Fujitsu Australia

Hewlett Packard

The Frame Group

IBM

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Data Centre Optimisation Targets

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

Server utilisation targets to be achieved by July 2014

Applies Target

Weighted individual agency average

1.9

Individual agency data centre

1.7 – 2.2

Item Applies

Wintel 30% monthly average

UNIX 30% monthly average

Mainframe 75% of monthly average

Hypervisor 70% of monthly peak

Utilisation

PUE

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Data Centre as a Service (DCaaS)

50 smallest IT expenditure agencies; Leverage data centre optimisation practices & opportunities.

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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)

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POLICIES

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Open Source Software

• OSS policy released in January 2011.

• Agencies must consider all types of solutions including

OSS.

• Suppliers need to outline their consideration and/or

exclusion of open source software.

• Agencies are to participate in OSS communities where

appropriate.

• Provides sample clauses to be written into RFT and

evaluation documents.

• Revised Guide to use of OSS in Government released in

June 2011.

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Internet Gateways (http://bit.ly/rkA524)

• Consolidate 124 gateways to 8 (May 2010).

• Provides improved security, reliability and operational efficiency.

• Applies to Australian-based FMA Act agency gateways.

• Eight lead agencies offer consolidated gateway services.

• Agencies to transition progressively by end 2014.

• Eighteen agencies transitioned to their lead agency.

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Common Operating Environment Policy

• “A set of standards and principles based on open standards, where practical”

• Optimise the number of desktop SOEs across government

• Improve Agency ability to share services and applications

• Support the government’s e-Security policy

• SIGB endorsed 21 Dec 10

• Reviewed annually: be revised from October, updates released Dec 2011

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Benchmarking

• Whole-of-government ICT benchmarking since 2007-08

• measure progress in improving efficiency and effectiveness of

ICT

• inform other whole-of-government ICT policy initiatives

• Release of benchmarking data planned before 31 Oct

• subject to protecting agencies’ commercial interests

• Australian governments collaborating on cross-

jurisdictional benchmarking

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Opt-Out Policy (http://bit.ly/qJCvwv - PDF)

Valid reasons to opt out are:

• The policy cannot be implemented legally;

• The policy has a measurable adverse impact on identified Government policies;

• The application of the policy would create a tangible threat to national security;

• The ability to respond to external ICT related issues and trends is improved;

• The ability to manage and leverage the Government’s information assets, having due regard to privacy concerns where appropriate, is enhanced;

• Compliance costs and regulatory burden on citizens and business is reduced.

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NEW STUFF

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• One comprehensive list

• Reduced administrative & legal costs

• Standardised, templated procurement forms & processes

• Responsive & flexible procurement tool

• Increased opportunity for engagement between Industry and Government

Panel Optimisation

•portfolio based approach

•Government decision due

end of September 2011

•Reduced costs to

Government & Industry

Multi-Use List Consolidation& IT Services Panel update

ICT Management Consultants Multi Use List

(AGIMO)http://bit.ly/o5CyHp

ICT Multi-Use List (FMG)http://bit.ly/nuJcwL

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• Australia - http://bit.ly/ar34nK• USA – BetterBuy -

http://bit.ly/9Sgbbr

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QUESTIONS