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Have your say on buying telecommunications products and services
Have your say on buying
telecommunications products and services
29 January 2019
Tags:  Digital sourcing and ICT procurement (/taxonomy/term/25)
We have released a request for information for a new whole-of-government
Telecommunications Panel. The new panel will make it easier for government to buy
telecommunications products and services.
We’re seeking feedback (https://www.tenders.gov.au/?
event=public.advancedsearch.keyword&keyword=Telecommunications+Panel+Discussion+Pa
per+and+Request+for+Information) that will help us develop an approach to market for a new
Telecommunications Panel. The new panel will make sourcing processes for
telecommunications products and services simpler, clearer and faster for both buyers and
sellers.
The new panel will consolidate a series of expired and expiring panels and will provide easy
access to newer technologies not currently covered, such as dark fibre, unified communications
and software-defined WAN.
Products and services provided by the current Telecommunications Services Panel, such as
managed WAN, transport data link, and internet connection services, will still be accessible via
the new panel.
It will also make it easier for businesses, especially small to medium enterprises (SMEs), to
access opportunities within government.
Certain categories of the new panel will continue to be mandatory for Australian Government
Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entities. The new panel will also be accessible for other
Australian Government bodies and state and territory government agencies.
The request for information will remain open on AusTender (https://www.tenders.gov.au/?
event=public.advancedsearch.keyword&keyword=Telecommunications+Panel+Discussion+Pa
per+and+Request+for+Information) until Tuesday 26 February 2019. This will be followed by
an approach to market through AusTender later this year. You can register on AusTender to
receive relevant alerts as they are published.
If you would like more information, please email xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx
(xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx).
For media enquiries email us at xxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx (mailto:xxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx)
For other enquiries email us at xxxx@xxx.xxx.xx (mailto:xxxx@xxx.xxx.xx)
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