Notice
This position is continuing to be developed through a process of consultation. Content displayed represents an indicative direction and does not represent Government policy. To provide feedback on this draft position and the associated standard, please email digitalpolicy@dta.gov.au. For more information on the DTA's formal assessment of digital investment proposals, please refer to the Digital and ICT Investment Oversight Framework.
What is Procurement and Sourcing?
Procurement and Sourcing are a set of processes that government buyers undertake to find and buy digital products and services.
Objectives
To embed the planning and fairness practices required to support modern digital sourcing in government, to:
- Enable government buyers to consider important digital factors that support digital procurements delivering intended outcomes
- promote transparency on the expectations for government procurement to support a vibrant, competitive ecosystem of industry sellers providing digital products and services that meet the contemporary needs.
Policy Elements
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Embed procurement planning practices in line with the Standards for Digital Sourcing.
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Ensure procurement processes are transparent and fair, welcoming a pool of competitive sellers from which agencies can choose suitable solutions or services.
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Reuse whenever possible – your proposed investments must plan for and make use of any opportunities to reuse existing services or tools within your agency and across government.
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Design and build for reuse – if your proposed investment cannot reuse an existing digital or ICT solution, you must ensure that the service you build, can be reused by other agencies.
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Enable reuse by others – you must ensure anything you create is shared for others to reuse unless there’s a good reason not to