Skip to main content
Defence News
  • Home
  • National
  • International
  • Capability
  • Technology
  • Industry
  • People
  • Navy
  • Army
  • Air Force
  1. Home
  2. Defence Selects Industry Partners

Defence Selects Industry Partners

18 October 2011

The Department of Defence has selected five “Preferred Industry Partners” (PIPs) to provide application services to Defence. The change is a significant milestone in Defence’s strategy to improve the Department’s performance in delivering Information and Communications Technology (ICT) capability as part of the Strategic Reform Program.

Defence has traditionally struggled to achieve timely and cutting edge ICT solutions due, in part, to procurement and approval processes that fail to keep pace with technological advances.  To improve Defence’s ability to deliver contemporary solutions the Applications Managed Services Partnership Arrangement (AMSPA) has been established.

AMSPA will create efficiencies by leveraging industry experience and innovation to further the Department’s ICT reform program by rapidly sourcing application development, systems integration and sustainment capability.

After a rigorous tendering process, Defence is pleased to announce that the selected PIPs are:

  •        Accenture Australia Holdings Limited;
  •        BAE Systems Australia;
  •        CSC Australia Pty Ltd;
  •        IBM Australia Limited; and
  •        Hewlett Packard Australia Pty Ltd.

As Defence’s demand for ICT services continues to grow, these partnerships will enable services to be rapidly sourced within a commercial framework that ensures value for money and reduces risks to the Commonwealth. The PIPs will gain an insight into Defence business enabling them to play a strategic role in project development, suggesting innovative solutions and helping to inform management decisions.

Imagery will be available on the Department of Defence website from 1000hrs, Wednesday 19 October 2011 at: http://images.defence.gov.au/fotoweb/Grid.fwx?archiveId=5003=&search=11120968

Media Contacts:

Defence Media Operations: 02 6127 1999

Other Media release content

Exercise Autonomous Warrior testing new technologies to meet emerging maritime security challenges

Imagery - Chinese Naval Vessel operating off West Australian Coast

Toowoomba exercise tests joint Army and Police response

Media Release - Indo Pacific 2022 opens in Sydney

Exercise Southern Jackaroo

Subscribe to our RSS Feed

  • Media releases
  • Stories
  • Transcripts
  • On-the-record list

© Copyright / Defence News

All rights reserved

Defending Australia and its National Interests Small shape of Australia with tagline
  • Contact us
  • Copyright
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy