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Weekly Opportunities in the Australian IT Industry

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This Week's New Tenders (30 New)

No.	Due Date Location	Organisation	Tender Title
01	9/08/2006 Adelaide	Department of Education and Childrens Services	Business Process Re-engineering Services in Human Resource Management Systems and Processing
02	22/08/2006 Adelaide	Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure	Data Processing Services
03	15/08/2006 Canberra	Department of Defence	Joint Project 2030 Phase 8
04	7/08/2006 Canberra	Australian Taxation Office	Program Manager
05	7/08/2006 Canberra	Australian Taxation Office	Business Process Engineer
06	7/08/2006 Canberra	Australian Taxation Office	.Net Developers
07	7/08/2006 Canberra	Australian Taxation Office	Cobol/Telon/CoolGEN Developer
08	18/08/2006 Canberra	Department of Health and Ageing	Private Health Insurance Consumer Information Website
09	18/08/2006 Canberra	Department of Defence	Help Desk IT Support
10	16/08/2006 Canberra	Medicare	Medicare Australia Mapping Facility
11	17/08/2006 Canberra	Department of Health and Ageing	National Public Toilet Map Website
12	22/08/2006 Canberra	Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources	.NET Developer
13	7/08/2006 Canberra	Australian Taxation Office	Microsoft Technology Developer(s)
14	29/08/2006 Crystal Brook	Central Local Government Region of South Australia	Provision of Broadband Services
15	2/08/2006 Darwin	Power and Water	Development of a Telecommunications Strategic Plan
16	9/08/2006 Darwin	Planning and Infrastructure	Production of Topographic Mapping Technical Specification
17	16/08/2006 Melbourne	Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency	Provision of Microsoft Large Account Reseller Services
18	17/08/2006 Melbourne	Bureau of Meteorology	Supply of Data Acquisition Equipment for New Generation Automatic Weather Station
19	17/08/2006 Melbourne	Department of Infrastructure	Smallworld Administration and Development Services
20	17/08/2006 Melbourne	Department of Justice	Cad Review Consultancy
21	3/08/2006 Perth	Department of Education and Training	Develop Aboriginal Perspectives Across the Curriculum Learning Programs and Website
22	8/08/2006 Perth	Department of Housing and Works	Consultant to Install & Configure Zenworks Asset Management Software
23	16/08/2006 Perth	Department of Water	Water Level Transducers for Data Logging
24	7/09/2006 Perth	Department of Housing and Works	Supply, Installation & Commissioning of Data Storage Life Cycle Management Solution
25	12/06/2007 Perth	Department of Treasury and Finance	Re-Issue of the Request to be qualified to delivery Information and Communications Technology services under the mandatory SPIRIT framework.
26	15/08/2006 Portland	Glenelg Shire Council	Provision of Operating Lease Services Information Technology and Office Equipment
27	8/08/2006 Sydney	Macquarie University	Sun Java Enterprise System Upgrade and Support
28	24/08/2006 Sydney	Sydney Water	EOI II Cats Central SCADA System and Historian Replacement
29	23/08/2006 Sydney	Railcorp	Manufacture and Supply of Magnetic Stripe Tickets
30	22/08/2006 Sydney	The Audit Office of New South Wales	Practice Management System

The Australian software industry & vertical applications markets

The report "The Australian software industry & vertical applications markets: globally competitive, domestically undervalued" analyses the Australian software industry and opportunities for growth in eight key vertical markets.

Part A provides statistics and other information on the size and structure of the software industry, its capabilities, opportunities and the relationships between firms, key customers and the innovation base in Australia. Part B comprises a strategic assessment of the education, government, manufacturing, minerals and trade and commerce vertical applications markets for Australian software firms. Part C provides a strategic assessment of the energy, health and ICT vertical markets.

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Encouraging Enterprise: A Report on Small Business 2005-06

Released on 20 July 2006, Encouraging Enterprise: A Report on Small Business 2005-06 highlights many of the ways in which the Australian Government is working to improve the operating environment for small business.

As a direct quote from the publication - "The small business sector accounts for 95 percent of all business and employs 3.3 million Australians in industries across all parts of our economy. Small business is also a vital source of exports and innovation for Australia.".

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Full Tender Information

Tender 01 Business Process Re-engineering Services in Human Resource Management Systems and Processing Department of Education and Childrens Services (Adelaide, SA)
Description:	The Department of Education and Childrens Services is seeking tenders for Business Process Re-engineering Services in Human Resource Management Systems and Processing.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	09 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM CST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Mark Lewis (08) 8226 0807 lewis.markd@saugov.sa.gov.au

Tender 02 Data Processing Services Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (Adelaide, SA)
Description:	The Provision of Data Processing Services for Transport Assistance Incorporating the South Australian Transport Subsidy Scheme and the Plus One Free Companion Card.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	22 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM CST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	John Fitzgerald 0434 070 559

Tender 03 Joint Project 2030 Phase 8 Department of Defence (Canberra, ACT)
Description:	Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) invites suitably qualified and experienced companies to register their interest in becoming one of the suppliers for the development of a single integrated ADF command support system, the Joint Command Support Environment (JCSE).
Special Notes:
Due Date:	15 August 2006, 12:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Projects Contracts Manager (02) 6265 2982 jp2030ph8.tenders@defence.gov.au

Tender 04 Program Manager Australian Taxation Office (Canberra, ACT)
Description:	You are invited to submit resumes for suitably qualified personnel to be located within the IT Portfolio Management Office within the Information Communications Technology Business Line of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). We are looking for a Program Manager.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	07 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Roderick Heddles (02) 6216 4792 Roderick.Heddles@ato.gov.au

Tender 05 Business Process Engineer Australian Taxation Office (Canberra, ACT)
Description:	You are invited to submit resumes for suitably qualified personnel to be located within the IT Portfolio Management Office within the Information Communications Technology Business Line of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). We are looking for a Process Engineer.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	07 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Roderick Heddles (02) 6216 4792 Roderick.Heddles@ato.gov.au

Tender 06 .Net Developers Australian Taxation Office (Canberra, ACT)
Description:	You are invited to submit resumes for suitably qualified personnel to be located within the Systems Delivery team within the ICT business line of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). We are looking for several senior .Net developers.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	07 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Roderick Heddles (02) 6216 4792 Roderick.Heddles@ato.gov.au

Tender 07 Cobol/Telon/CoolGEN Developer Australian Taxation Office (Canberra, ACT)
Description:	You are invited to submit resumes for suitably qualified personnel to be located within the Production System Support Group within the Information & Communications Technology Business Line of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). We are looking for Senior Cobol/Telon/CoolGen Developer.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	07 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Roderick Heddles (02) 6216 4792 Roderick.Heddles@ato.gov.au

Tender 08 Private Health Insurance Consumer Information Website Department of Health and Ageing (Canberra, ACT)
Description:	The Commonwealth is seeking the following services from interested and capable organisations who are Endorsed Suppliers under the terms of the Endorsed Supplier Arrangements (ESA) managed by the Department of Finance and Administration: (a) Design and development of the Private Health Insurance Consumer Information Website to meet the specified requirements; (b) Advice and assistance on the purchase of necessary hardware and software to ensure effective operation of the website; (c) Search engine optimisation and other on-line marketing strategies for the website; (d) Ongoing website hosting services; (e) Ongoing technical support for the website operation; (f) Development of appropriate strategies and facilities to electronically collect and update content for the product components of the site (from health funds), including technical liaison with relevant health fund representatives; and (g) Overall management of the design, development and delivery of the website (under the direction of the Ombudsman).
Special Notes:
Due Date:	18 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Contact Officer tenders@phio.org.au

Tender 09 Help Desk IT Support Department of Defence (Canberra, ACT)
Description:	Provision of suitably qualified staff to provide Help Desk IT support to DSTO-EDN and Fishermans Bend sites including but not limited to 1st level call resolution, service call queue management, release of quarantine emails and help desk support to users of Windows XP and Office 2003.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	18 August 2006, 5:00:00 PM CST
Documents Online:	Documents not found online
Contact Details:	Contracting Officer (08) 8259 5120 CSI-SAContractingSection@drnex.defence.gov.au

Tender 10 Medicare Australia Mapping Facility Medicare (Canberra, ACT)
Description:	This Business Requirement will cover the technical specification for the "Your Health Claiming Facility Directory", including: - Screen hierarchy - The two search options - alphabetical listing by state and mapping by location/postcode/state/facility - Directory maintenance - Enhancements Screen shots, URL links, page functionality, field/button/link names and descriptions are also included in detail, where possible. The objective of the "Your Health Claiming Facility Directory" is to provide a pictorial view of Medicare office locations for customers and to also introduce the locations of other Medicare claiming facilities such as Medicare Australia Access Points (formerly known as Easyclaim)
Special Notes:
Due Date:	16 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Anthony Haggett (02) 6124 6440 anthony.haggett@medicareaustralia.gov.au

Tender 11 National Public Toilet Map Website Department of Health and Ageing (Canberra, ACT)
Description:	The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing is seeking tenders from suitable organisations or consortia to host, maintain and conduct regular data updates of the National Public Toilet Map web site. The National Public Toilet Map web site provides information on more than 14,000 public toilets nationally, including the location, opening hours and whether there is wheelchair access. The National Public Toilet Map web site is at www.toiletmap.gov.au Required skills for the contract are: -web hosting and support capabilities -geospatial data collection and manipulation.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	17 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Contact Officer continence.strategy@health.gov.au

Tender 12 .NET Developer Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (Canberra, ACT)
Description:	DITR is seeking a highly experienced .NET developer to undertake Web development on a project to develop and maintain the 'business.gov.au' website and associated services.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	22 August 2006, 12:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	David Campbell (02) 6213 7327 David.Campbell@industry.gov.au

Tender 13 Microsoft Technology Developer(s) Australian Taxation Office (Canberra, ACT)
Description:	You are invited to submit resumes for suitably qualified personnel to be located within the Middleware and Common Services (MCS) Team located within the ICT Business Line of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). This team is looking for Microsoft Technology developer(s) to assist in the development of its products.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	07 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Roderick Heddles (02) 6216 4792 Roderick.Heddles@ato.gov.au

Tender 14 Provision of Broadband Services Central Local Government Region of South Australia (Crystal Brook, SA)
Description:	Call for Expressions of Interest in providing Broadband Services to the Central Local Government Region of South Australia.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	29 August 2006, 4:00:00 PM CST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Adrian de Brenni (08) 8333 1115 deBrenniAssociates@deBA.com.au

Tender 15 Development of a Telecommunications Strategic Plan Power and Water (Darwin, NT)
Description:	The Department would like to invite tenders for the development of a telecommunications strategic plan for the Power and Water Corporation. (Tender #CTD00800-06)
Special Notes:
Due Date:	02 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Contact Officer (08) 8985 7150

Tender 16 Production of Topographic Mapping Technical Specification Planning and Infrastructure (Darwin, NT)
Description:	The Department of Planning and Infrastructure is seeking tenders for the Production of Topographic Mapping Technical Specification. (Tender #D06-0776)
Special Notes:
Due Date:	09 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM CST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Contact Officer (08) 8999 7031

Tender 17 Provision of Microsoft Large Account Reseller Services Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (Melbourne, VIC)
Description:	ARPANSA would like to invite tenders for the provision of Microsoft Large Account Reseller Services.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	16 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	David Tomlinson 0409 042 232 david.tomlinson@arpansa.gov.au

Tender 18 Supply of Data Acquisition Equipment for New Generation Automatic Weather Station Bureau of Meteorology (Melbourne, VIC)
Description:	The Bureau is seeking registrations of interest from suppliers for its Next Generation AWS project. This project requires the delivery of a new data acquisition system to progressively replace its existing network of field weather stations. The Bureau wishes to explore the supply of commercial off-the-shelf systems which can be integrated into the network with minimum development. The new equipment will need to interface with existing sensors, be easily scaleable and able to interface with new or additional sensors, cater for a variety of communication technologies and provide a configurable environment for defining the required operational functions. The purpose of this Invitation to Register Interest is to enable the Bureau of Meteorology to develop a shortlist of registrants to participate in a select tender process.
Special Notes:	Briefing Session: An industry briefing will be conducted at 10 AM on Thursday, 27 July, 2006 at the Bureau of Meteorology Head Office at 700 Collins Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008. Prospective registrants who wish to attend should notify Michael Weber (tel. no. 03 9669 4672 or email m.weber@bom.gov.au) of their intention to attend no less than 24 hours prior to the date of the Industry Briefing. To assist prospective registrants in responding to the questionnaire included in the Invitation to Register Interest, the questionnaire is available for download as a Word document.
Due Date:	17 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Glenn Hilling (03) 9434 4935 ghilling@iprimus.com.au

Tender 19 Smallworld Administration and Development Services Department of Infrastructure (Melbourne, VIC)
Description:	The Department of Infrastructure (DOI) requires specialist expertise for Smallworld (an IT application) Architectural, Administration and Development support, as part of DOI's Assets Project within the Public Transport Division (PTD). All work is to be carried out at offices in Melbourne. (Tender #12874)
Special Notes:
Due Date:	17 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Dean Winkle (03) 9655 6084 dean.winkle@doi.vic.gov.au

Tender 20 Cad Review Consultancy Department of Justice (Melbourne, VIC)
Description:	Emergency Services Telecommunications authority (ESTA) is seeking to procure consultancy and enterprise architectural services from one or more organisations to support the conduct of a review of its Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) software needs and potential service providers. (Tender Fin150-39a)
Special Notes:
Due Date:	17 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Garth Beasy (03) 8656 1275 garth.beasy@esta.vic.gov.au

Tender 21 Develop Aboriginal Perspectives Across the Curriculum Learning Programs and Website Department of Education and Training (Perth, WA)
Description:	Production of approximately 140 Aboriginal Education Learning programs and maintain the APAC website.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	03 August 2006, 11:00:00 AM WST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	John Sheppard (08) 9264 5420 john.sheppard@det.wa.edu.au

Tender 22 Consultant to Install & Configure Zenworks Asset Management Software Department of Housing and Works (Perth, WA)
Description:	The Department of Housing & Works is seeking invited Consultants to Install & Configure Zenworks Asset Management Software.
Special Notes:	Invited tenders only. No contact details or documentation available.
Due Date:	08 August 2006, 2:30:00 PM WST
Documents Online:	Documents not found online
Contact Details:	No contact name provided

Tender 23 Water Level Transducers for Data Logging Department of Water (Perth, WA)
Description:	The Department of Water is seeking tenders for Water Level Transducers for Data Logging.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	16 August 2006, 2:30:00 PM WST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Mike Lane (08) 6364 7434

Tender 24 Supply, Installation & Commissioning of Data Storage Life Cycle Management Solution Department of Housing and Works (Perth, WA)
Description:	The Department of Housing & Works is seeking tenders for the Supply, Installation & Commissioning of Data Storage Life Cycle Management Solution.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	07 September 2006, 2:30:00 PM WST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Dom Gerard (08) 9222 4938

Tender 25 Re-Issue of the Request to be qualified to delivery Information and Communications Technology services under the mandatory SPIRIT framework. Department of Treasury and Finance (Perth, WA)
Description:	This Request introduces progressive evaluation for all Offers as they are received, quicker issue of a Letter of Acceptance and entry to the SPIRIT Marketplace, and ability to use SPIRIT qualification without delay. This request enables existing qualified suppliers to update their current Service qualifications, as well as new suppliers to become qualified.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	12 June 2007, 2:30:00 PM WST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Terry Jones (08) 9222 5592 spirit@dtf.wa.gov.au

Tender 26 Provision of Operating Lease Services Information Technology and Office Equipment Glenelg Shire Council (Portland, VIC)
Description:	Glenelg Shire Council is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced leasing companies for the provision of a Master Operating Lease Facility for Information Technology, Telephony, Photocopier, MFD and other office equipment to be drawn down progressively over approximately 3 years.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	15 August 2006, 2:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Karena Prevett kprevett@glenelg.vic.gov.au (03) 5522 2306

Tender 27 Sun Java Enterprise System Upgrade and Support Macquarie University (Sydney, NSW)
Description:	Macquarie University invites Expressions of Interest from appropriate companies with the capacity to undertake a project to upgrade the Sun Java Enterprise System (portal, mail, calendar, directory, proxy) from JES version 1 to the current version. The University is interested in a partner to provide ongoing JES support and maintenance. We seek a master agreement for a professional, quality, cost efficient service to meet the growing demand across the campus.
Special Notes:	No documents available online. Contact Kerry Agars on (02) 9850 7415 to receive the documentation.
Due Date:	08 August 2006, 5:00:00 PM EST
Documents Online:	Documents not found online
Contact Details:	Kerry Agars (02) 9850 7415 kerry.agars@its.mq.edu.au

Tender 28 EOI II Cats Central SCADA System and Historian Replacement Sydney Water (Sydney, NSW)
Description:	Expression of Interest to pre-qualify to tender for the replacement of the IICATS Central SCADA System and Historian, plus post implementation support and maintenance.
Special Notes:	Documents available at a cost of $70.
Due Date:	24 August 2006, 9:30:00 AM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	George Havens (02) 9350 6340 george.havens@sydneywater.com.au

Tender 29 Manufacture and Supply of Magnetic Stripe Tickets Railcorp (Sydney, NSW)
Description:	Rail Corporation New South Wales (RailCorp), the State Transit Authority of New South Wales (STA) and Sydney Ferries Corporation (Sydney Ferries) have formed a joint initiative whereby they may jointly contract with a preferred tenderer or tenderers to provide magnetic stripe tickets to be used within the Ticketing System.
Special Notes:
Due Date:	23 August 2006, 10:00:00 AM EST
Documents Online:	Web Link
Contact Details:	Kailasam Kumar (02) 8922 0265 kailasam.kumar@railcorp.nsw.gov.au

Tender 30 Practice Management System The Audit Office of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW)
Description:	The Audit Office of NSW is seeking tenders for the supply of a Practice Management System.
Special Notes:	No documents available online. Contact Chris Giumelli at Chris.Giumelli@audit.nsw.gov.au to receive the documentation. Information Session: An information session will be held on the 3/8/2006 between the times of 11am and 12.30pm at Level 15, 1 Margaret Street Sydney.
Due Date:	22 August 2006, 9:30:00 AM EST
Documents Online:	Documents not found online
Contact Details:	Chris Giumelli Chris.Giumelli@audit.nsw.gov.au

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