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NEW TENDERS (31 New)
APPRENTICESHIP LAUNCH TO BOOST ICT OPPORTUNITIES IN QUEANBEYAN AND THE ACT
The Special Minister of State, The Hon Gary Nairn MP has launched a new $4 million ICT apprenticeship program in the Australian Capital Territory to address current and projected shortfalls in ICT skills identified in the Management Advisory Committee Report, Managing and Sustaining the APS Workforce (2005).
Mr Nairn said the Health Industry Group Training Company (HIGTC) has been chosen as the provider, working in conjunction with the Sydney Institute of TAFE and the Canberra Institute of Technology to implement the pilot program. “The Pilot Program will see between 40 and 60 apprentices offered opportunities in up to 16 Australian Government agencies in the ACT. The apprentices will receive both qualifications to provide the foundations to an APS career, and valuable ‘on-site’ experience with various APS agencies – invaluable experience that complements their studies”, Mr Nairn said.
POLICY AND ASSOCIATION NEWS
MINISTER WELCOMES FASTER BROADBAND ANNOUNCEMENT
The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, today welcomed Telstra’s announcement that it would upgrade its ADSL broadband network and switch on ADSL 2+ to deliver high speed broadband to more Australians.
CSIRO WINS WLAN COURT CASE IN US
CSIRO has had an important win in a court case in the US in its battle to be paid royalties for its Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technology. CSIRO was granted a US patent for this technology in 1996.
MAKING TAX COMPLIANCE EASIER FOR SMALL BUSINESS - THE NEW SMALL BUSINESS FRAMEWORK
The Treasurer and Minister for Small Business today announced that the Government will introduce legislation to standardise the eligibility criteria for small business tax concessions from 1 July 2007. Separate eligibility tests currently exist for GST, the Simplified Tax System, capital gains tax (CGT), fringe benefits tax (FBT) and pay-as-you-go (PAYG) small business concessions.
INNOVATION INVESTMENT FUND ROUND 3 (IIF3) - NOW OPEN
The venture capital industry received a boost today with the announcement by Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane of the opening of the third round of the Australian Government’s Innovation Investment Fund (IIF). The scheme provides venture capital to help companies in their seed, start-up or early expansion stage and assists to develop new fund managers in early-stage venture capital investing.
PROPOSED COPYRIGHT LAWS: RISK ANALYSIS FOR TEENAGERS AND FAMILIES
The IIA in conjunction with QUT Intellectual Property Law Research Program has compiled these risk analyses of how teenagers, families and small businesses could be liable under the proposed changes to Australia's copyright laws.
FULL TENDER INFORMATION
Tender 01 | |
| Description: | ACT Health are seeking Pre-tenders for the Provision of an Electronic Discharge Summary and Referral Management System for ACT Health. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 24 November 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Ian Godfrey (02) 6205 4072 ian.godfrey@act.gov.au |
Tender 02 | |
| Description: | You are invited to submit resumes for suitably qualified personnel to be located in the EDS Contract Management team within the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Business Line of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). We are looking to engage a Contract Manager to assist with current and planned projects. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 27 November 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Danielle Toner (02) 6216 4792 Danielle.Toner@ato.gov.au |
Tender 03 | |
| Description: | You are invited to submit resumes for suitably qualified personnel to be located in the team in the Instalment and Excise Systems' Business Analysis and Support team within the Operations (OPS) Business Line of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). We are looking to engage two Business Analysts. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 27 November 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Danielle Toner (02) 6216 4792 Danielle.Toner@ato.gov.au |
Tender 04 | |
| Description: | The Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts invites your organisation to submit a proposal for the consultancy services to produce a report and supplementary guidance and information papers on an enterprise-level strategic approach to information security. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 27 November 2006, 10:00:00 AM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Chris Marsden chris.marsden@dcita.gov.au |
Tender 05 | |
| Description: | You are invited to submit resumes for suitably qualified personnel to be located in the Superannuation Production Systems Support team within the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Business Line of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). We are looking to engage a Cool:Gen Developer. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 27 November 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Danielle Toner (02) 6216 4792 Danielle.Toner@ato.gov.au |
Tender 06 | |
| Description: | You are invited to submit resumes for suitably qualified personnel to be located in a Project team with the ATO Client Account Services' Operations (OPS) Business Line of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). We are looking to engage a Business Analyst. The period of engagement for this Contract will be for 3 months with an extension option of up to 3 months. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 27 November 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Danielle Toner (02) 6216 4792 Danielle.Toner@ato.gov.au |
Tender 07 | |
| Description: | The National Archives of Australia is seeking responses from organisations with a proven capability to provide replacement servers and maintenance services for databases, electronic mail, file and print services, domain controllers and other functions for its National Office (Parkes, ACT) computer room and its offices in capital cities around Australia. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 27 November 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Lola McKinnon (02) 6212 3627 lola.mckinnon@naa.gov.au |
Tender 08 | |
| Description: | Request for Tender for the provision of Independent Quality Assurance services for the NHMRC Research Investment Management Information System (RIMES) project. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 05 December 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Contact Officer (02) 6217 9000 |
Tender 10 | |
| Description: | ASIC invites tenders for the re-cabling of its Traralgon office, known as the Information Processing Centre (IPC), specified in the Statement of Requirements in accordance with this request for tender (RFT). |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 11 December 2006, 4:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Ben Tran (02) 9911 2759 ben.tran@asic.gov.au |
Tender 11 | |
| Description: | DEST wishes to establish a non-exclusive panel of providers to supply ICT contract personnel on an 'as required' basis (Panel). Each provider appointed to the Panel must service at least one of the skill groups described in Annexure H Skills Groups and Descriptions. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 11 December 2006, 5:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Fernando da Quinta (02) 6211 6117 fernando.daquinta@dest.gov.au |
Tender 12 | |
| Description: | Geoscience Australia is issuing this RFT to identify and select one suitably qualified Contractor to provide General Information Security Services and Technical Information Security Services. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 12 December 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | John Pugh (02) 6249 9473 john.pugh@ga.gov.au |
Tender 13 | |
| Description: | The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has a requirement for the establishment of a DGPS station at Crib Point and the decommissioning of the Cape Schanck DGPS station. AMSA is seeking Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to undertake these works which include: - The construction and commissioning of facilities for a new DGPS station at Crib Point - The provision and connection of site services (power and telecommunications) to the Crib Point site - The relocation and commissioning of existing DGPS equipment from Cape Schanck to Crib Point - The completion of remedial work on the vacated rooms at Cape Schanck - The completion of specified quality documentation, including surveys, EMR measurements, plans, photos and reports. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 14 December 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Contact Officer (02) 6279 5866 tenders@amsa.gov.au |
Tender 15 | |
| Description: | SWMGOC is seeking to enter into a relationship with an organisation to: - Develop and implement a web based system to provide (amongst other functions) on-line Registration and Accreditation, communication with participants and prospective participants. - Provide a range of services up to 2009, and specifically including the period immediately prior to and during the Games themselves. These services may include items such as: - System enhancement and customisation; - Assistance with setup of the accreditation centre; - System maintenance and administration; - Technical assistance during the Games themselves. SWMGOC intends to have very limited or no in-house IT technical resources, and expects that the supplier will provide a wide range of outsourced IT technical services. |
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| Special Notes: | Amended date. |
| Due Date: | 07 December 2006, 9:30:00 AM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Trevor Staff (02) 9372 7617 trevor.staff@commerce.nsw.gov.au |
Tender 16 | |
| Description: | The University of Sydney intends to purchase high-performance computing equipment providing processing and allied data storage resources. One or more computer systems may be purchased. Vendors may supply hardware of any architecture (e.g., shared memory, cluster, and/or other). At this stage, initial expressions of interest are requested. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 08 December 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Contact Officer (02) 9351 4272 s.whalley@usyd.edu.au |
Tender 17 | |
| Description: | CorporateLink on behalf of the Department of Natural Resources and Water invites offers from suitable vendors for the supply, installation, maintenance and support of graphics and mobile workstations, ultra-light laptops and file servers and associated accessories under a Standing Offer Arrangement with a panel of Vendors. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 29 November 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Peter Moller (07) 3239 6489 peter.moller@corporatelink.qld.gov.au |
Tender 18 | |
| Description: | The provision of a Fleet Management Hardware and Software Solution. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 08 December 2006, 12:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Trevor (07) 3403 9167 qso2@brisbane.qld.gov.au |
Tender 20 | |
| Description: | The City of Salisbury is seeking expressions of interest from software providers who are able to provide a software solution for: Business Planning – software to assist in the preparation, monitoring and reporting of Corporate and Business Plans; Performance Reporting – Software to assist with management reporting of performance indicators in accordance with the balanced scorecard methodology. Whilst it is desirable to have software with combined functionality, we also encourage supplies of software that can support a single function to respond. We seek an established product with a proven implementation history in like organisations. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 07 December 2006, 3:00:00 PM CST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Mark Buckerfield (08) 8406 8331 mbuckerfield@salisbury.sa.gov.au |
Tender 22 | |
| Description: | Swinburne University of Technology ("Swinburne") invites from you an Expression of Interest to View Student Administration Business Process Models that depict student administration processes currently operated by its employees, located at Hawthorn, Prahran, Lilydale, Wantirna, Croydon and Healesville campuses. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 24 November 2006, 4:00:00 PM EST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Mr Robin Schmitt (03) 9214 5349 rschmitt@swin.edu.au |
Tender 25 | |
| Description: | Expressions of Interest (EOI) are sought fir the supply and implementation of a Contract Management Software for the City of Joondalup. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 23 November 2006, 10:00:00 AM WST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Derrick Bishop (08) 9400 4390 |
Tender 26 | |
| Description: | An Interactive Voice Response Service is required that will provide real time credit card payment processing, on behalf of the Department of Treasury & Finance and the Department of the Attorney General. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 29 November 2006, 2:30:00 PM WST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Mark Pitts-Hill (08) 9222 5432 mark.pitts-hill@dtf.wa.gov.au |
Tender 27 | |
| Description: | Supply and Install of Staffing Management Replacement System for Temporary Personnel. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 07 December 2006, 2:30:00 PM WST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Trevor Storey (08) 9222 5470 trevor.storey@dtf.wa.gov.au |
Tender 28 | |
| Description: | Provision of a communications strategy for the Pilbara Development Commission. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 01 December 2006, 2:30:00 PM WST |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Lex McCulloch (08) 9173 8401 lex.mcculloch@pdc.wa.gov.au |
Tender 29 | |
| Description: | healthAlliance (hA) is seeking an ‘enterprise class’ backup and recovery toolset as well as an e-mail and file system archiving solution to cover the environments at Counties Manukau District Health Board (CMDHB) and Waitemata District Health Board (WDHB). Both the backup and archiving products have been combined within this RFP to give the Customer the option to choose either an intergrated solution from one vendor or two separate products from separate vendors that can seemlesly intergrate. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 08 December 2006, 4:00:00 PM NZT |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Scott Wilson scott.wilson@healthalliance.co.nz |
Tender 30 | |
| Description: | Supply of a Document Management System for Counties Manukau District Health Board. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 08 December 2006, 5:00:00 PM NZT |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Vivienne Morley vivienne.morley@healthalliance.co.nz |
Tender 31 | |
| Description: | Alterations to the existing Library, being: 1. Removal of the existing South wall 2. Extension of the room, with the inclusion of a wet area for children 3. Installation of new floor coverings overall 4. Upgrade of data system The School reserves the right to negotiate with or to appoint any tenderer. Tenderers will be required to purchase the tender documentation. There will be no refund upon return of documents. The cost of tender documentation is set at $100.00+ GST including post and packaging. Project to start 3rd January 2007 Project is to be completed by 28th February 2007. |
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| Special Notes: | |
| Due Date: | 30 November 2006, 1:00:00 PM NZT |
| Documents Online: | Web Link |
| Contact Details: | Carmen Verbeek 06 759 2190 carmen@ap-architects.co.nz |