Tenders called for government ICT infrastructure services

Tenders called for government ICT infrastructure services

    POSTED: 24 Jun 2013 3:50 PM
   
The government is calling a series of tenders for the provision of government infrastructure services.

SINGAPORE: The government is calling a series of tenders for the provision of government infrastructure services.

This is to provide for a smooth transition before the end of the current Standard ICT Operating Environment (SOE) contract.

The objective of the SOE, launched in 2008, was to consolidate the government's infocomm services into a single environment.

A joint statement by the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Communications and Information, and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, said the current SOE contract will expire in February 2016 and there is a need to put new contracts in place to ensure service continuity.

The government will continue to operate in a single environment to enhance Whole-of-Government security, inter-operability and resiliency.

The new tenders are structured to allow greater flexibility so that government agencies have more options to manage their IT infrastructure for optimal efficiency.

The first set of tenders will cover central core infrastructure services, messaging and collaboration services, desktops, notebooks and printers, and agency facilities management.

The remaining tenders will be issued in the months ahead.

- CNA/fa

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