Govt tech procurement ‘fast lane’ goes under the microscope


Billions of dollars worth of sourcing agreements with the likes of IBM, Microsoft and SAP will be reviewed by the federal government, as it considers shifting the deals to a more competitive marketplace.

Amid calls to scrap what has become a procurement “fast lane” for the public service, the Digital Transformation Agency has commissioned an independent review of the seven tech-focused single-sourcing arrangements across government.

The review, first reported by The Canberra Times, comes just months before four of the arrangements — the sourcing mechanism responsible for close to $1 billion in contracts — are set to expire.

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