Government to call S$1.14b worth of infocomm tenders in FY08
ConvergenceAsia staff
14/05/2008

The Singapore Government will call S$1.14 billion worth of new infocomm tenders in Financial Year (FY) 2008. This was announced by RADM(NS) Ronnie Tay, Chief Executive Officer of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) at the “Industry Briefing 2008: Business Opportunities for Infocomm in the Public Sector”.

Attended by more than 700 participants, the annual briefing provides infocomm businesses with an early indication of government procurement plans which allows them to better respond to government tenders.

RADM(NS) Ronnie Tay said that infocomm remains an important part of the Singapore economy, and the consistent level of infocomm investment made annually by the Government is testimony to its importance.

In addition, he said, the ability to leverage infocomm technology is increasingly being recognised internationally as a key factor in a nation’s growth and development. As such, the Government will continue to work with the industry to find new and innovative ways to use infocomm technology to improve the delivery of government services, strengthen infocomm infrastructure as well as encourage citizens and businesses to adopt an infocomm-enabled lifestyle.

In FY07, the Government projected $730 million worth of new infocomm tenders. At the end of financial year, a total of $2.12 billion worth of infocomm projects was awarded.

Some of these projects include the $1.3 billion Standard ICT Operating Environment (SOEasy) for the public sector; the Supply of Integrated IT Support and Services by Ministry of Defence (MINDEF); the Forward Command Post by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA); Corporate Resources System by National Library Board (NLB); and the Data Hub and HPB Health InfoHub by Ministry of Health (MOH).

Local companies have benefited from the Government’s investment in infocomm where, excluding SOEasy, they were awarded a total of 64 per cent of infocomm contracts, while multi-national companies garnered 36 per cent.

In this FY, infocomm companies can look forward to more than 390 new infocomm tenders with a total projected worth of $1.14 billion to be called. Some of these projects include Singapore’s Next Generation National Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN) Operating Company RFP and the development of the second Government Data Centre.

A tender will also be called for enhancements to www.gov.sg, the Government’s one-stop portal.
Other key projects by other government agencies include Data Centre Leasing for Tax Administration System from Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore; Command & Control System from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF); disaster recover infrastructure from Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA); and Identity Management System from MINDEF.

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