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Digital Marketplace celebrates 1000 opportunities in 2 years
Digital Marketplace celebrates 1000
opportunities in 2 years
14 September 2018
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Digital sourcing and ICT procurement (/taxonomy/term/25)
The Digital Marketplace has reached two significant milestones, celebrating its second
anniversary while hosting more than 1000 opportunities for businesses of all sizes.
The Digital Marketplace (https://marketplace.service.gov.au/), a platform that simplifies
procurement processes for government buyers and private sector sellers, has awarded
contracts in excess of $248 million across 1000 opportunities over the last two years.
“The Marketplace plays a key role in the ICT Procurement Transformation being led by the DTA.
Our objectives are to improve access, encourage competition and innovation and streamline
procurement processes. Our clear message is that the Australian government is open for
business.” said Randall Brugeaud, Chief Executive Officer at the DTA. “We have always had high
hopes for the Digital Marketplace. Our latest milestone of 1000 opportunities is a testament to
the value of the platform for both government and industry.”
Since launching in 2016, the Marketplace has focused on transforming how government buys
digital services. It has built a reputation for effectively and efficiently enabling buyers and
sellers to connect and do business. It initially opened with a limited number of product
categories and suppliers, but it quickly expanded its horizons. In early 2017 it was opened up
to an unlimited number of sellers across a range of categories, including cyber security, data
science and emerging technologies.
The Digital Marketplace now has well over 1700 buyers from almost 100 government agencies,
enterprises and universities, the platform offers buyers a broad range of opportunities to
partner with industry. It hosts an equally diverse range of sellers, with over 1000 businesses of
all sizes listed in our
seller catalogue (https://marketplace.service.gov.au/search/sellers). The
Marketplace provides buyers with greater access to emerging and innovative sellers across
multiple digital service categories.
It has also made it easier for businesses, especially small to medium enterprises (or SMEs), to
access opportunities within government. This has been one of the key priorities for the Digital
Marketplace. Almost three quarters of the $248 million in contracts have been awarded to
SMEs, many of whom are working with the Australian Government for the first time. The
Marketplace is now more diverse and open than ever, with growing interest from other
government jurisdictions likely to increase this even further.
As an organisation committed to understanding the needs of users, the DTA has significantly
improved the platform over time, leveraging the feedback of hundreds of buyers and sellers.
“The success of the Digital Marketplace has been driven by the buyers and sellers who have
helped us to establish a new way for government and business to work together on digital
innovation,” said Dr Anthony Vlasic, Chief Strategy Officer at the DTA.“ It continues to evolve in
an agile way, informed by the needs of people and businesses. Ongoing research and feedback
is pivotal to how we work to continuously improve the service, ensuring the platform is simple,
clear and fast for both buyers and sellers.”
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