Tag: procurement

FinTechs seek slice of $100b federal govt deals

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian fintechs are urging the Albanese government to follow NSW counterparts in opening up the government’s financial services deals to the smaller innovative firms, as private backers pull back...

Canberra ignores locals to build its $5bn Big Tech fast lane

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
When the Digital Transformation Agency commissioned a review of its procurement arrangements with some of the federal government’s largest vendors last year, local tech companies hoped for a fair...

Govt review clears path for tech mega-deals to continue

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A series of massive deals negotiated with select tech giants remain a “vital” bargaining chip for the government, which it claims net $1.6 billion in savings for agencies over...

Agency pushback on proposed bans for unethical contractors

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Proposed legislation to ban unethical contractors from government procurement opportunities would introduce significant operational risks to technology delivery programs, the Digital Transformation Agency says. A private members bill put...

Legislation drafters’ cloud shift broke procurement rules

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Commonwealth entity in charge of drafting and publishing Australia’s laws repeatedly breached procurement rules in a $13 million project to shift Australia’s most important legislation register to the...

Handpicked Moderna’s vaccine deal costs up to $3bn

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Morrison government went against departmental advice to continue negotiating with another tenderer for a local mRNA vaccine capability and instead handed Moderna a deal that will pay the...

Senate to probe Greens’ dodgy contractor bill

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Greens bill to stop unethical contractors from winning government work will go under the microscope, keeping alive the prospect of national debarment scheme in a stronger response to...

Finance’s bare minimum approach to local companies

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The changes to government purchasing arrangements announced by Finance minister Katy Gallagher this week are underwhelming. For the tech sector at least, these reforms will do little to improve...

Tech mega-deals face shake-up as some fail to deliver value

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Finance minister Katy Gallagher says the federal government will continue single-sourcing arrangements with tech giants “where they deliver value”, but that some of the deals are falling short. She...