The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has established a whole-of-Government volume sourcing agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide easier access to secure and accredited cloud services.
Minister for Government Services, Stuart Robert, said the agreement was important “in a contemporary delivery environment”.
“The Digital Transformation Agency continues to expand whole-of-Government volume sourcing agreements to ensure Government Agencies have ready access to the best pricing, terms and conditions,” Mr Robert said.
“Government Agencies regularly engage AWS services, each with separate contracts. The new arrangement represents an opportunity to provide cost reductions through efficiencies of scale.”
He said that over a number of years, aggregated procurement had allowed the Government to leverage its bulk-buying power to negotiate consistent and improved terms and conditions.
“As Agencies implement cloud-based services there is also an opportunity for small and medium enterprises to assist Agencies in their cloud adoption via the DTA’s Cloud Service Panel,” Mr Robert said.
“This agreement is part of the Government’s agenda to transform ICT procurement to make it simpler, clearer and faster for Agencies and industry to transact services.”
He said volume sourcing agreements had now been established with Amazon Web Services, SAP, Microsoft, Concur and IBM and had led to significant savings for taxpayers.
Agencies can access the agreement now, information about which can be accessed on the DTA website at this PS News link.
