SA govt preps for 2012 procurement

The government plans to approach the market on a number of planned procurements set for the first half of this year, according to its procurement program status document, including finding new vendors for network services and equipment contracts, as so then as messaging and Microsoft software licensing and services contracts.

The procurement strategy for networking

The procurement strategy for networking and messaging services is being approved, during the department plans a direct approach to Microsoft for its licensing and services contract, according to the strategic ICT procurement program status document. The Microsoft deal was estimated at $50 million for a three-year period.

Currently, Dimension Data provides network support and maintenance in accordance with a three-year contract, which ends on 31 July 2012 and the government valued at $80 million, according to a document detailing completed procurements pursuant to this agreement the strategic sourcing program. Internode has provided ISP services to the government for the last six years. The government expected its ISP spend over three years to be $3.8 million. The messaging services contract, for an Exchange 2007 messaging service, is currently held by Telstra. The government estimated the spend over a three-year term to be $17.2 million.

Procurement for storage equipment, mainframe computing services, hosting services and Microsoft large account reseller contracts are nevertheless on the cards for later consideration.

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