WA Treasury launches new IT sourcing for procurement strategy

25 Nov 2010

Source: CIO
The Western Australia Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) has moved to set up a whole-of-government sourcing arrangement for government agencies to procure x86 based servers and data storage services.

According to DTF documents, the initiative will result in a more efficient procurement framework for the government agencies and is expected to reduce administrative costs to agencies and industry. The new sourcing arrangement is also estimated to control some $60 million worth of IT spend and will run for a minimum of three years with an option for two one-year extensions.

Purchasing through the new arrangement will be mandatory for all government agencies within metropolitan areas.

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