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Enabling government to engage with a broader, delivery-ready Australian supplier base through a single procurement partner.

Our Purpose
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Simplified Government Procurement

A vetted community of experienced Australian businesses delivering secure, compliant capability across federal, state, and local government portfolios within Australia.

Our Scale, Depth, and Breadth of our Capabilities

Streamlined Compliance & Probity

APP provides a single gateway to pre-vetted Australian suppliers, reducing compliance burden and ensuring engagements align with procurement rules, probity expectations, and audit-ready governance.

Clear, Demonstrable Value for Money

APP strengthens value-for-money assessments by giving procurement teams access to competitive, 100% sovereign Australian suppliers with transparent pricing, whole-of-life value, and measurable policy benefits such as Indigenous, veteran, and SME participation.

Stronger Contract Management Outcomes

APP’s model supports improved contract oversight by connecting procurement teams with capable, verified suppliers and providing visibility of performance, delivery, and compliance throughout the contract lifecycle.

Reduced Administrative Load

APP’s technology-enabled platform replaces manual processes with streamlined tender visibility, supplier access, and industry engagement, reducing cycle times and administrative overhead.

Skilled, Capable Australian Suppliers

APP expands procurement teams access to high-quality Australian industry capability, helping address internal skill shortages by providing reliable suppliers who meet Defence-aligned security, governance, and delivery standards.

Enhanced Supply Chain Resilience

APP provides enhanced supply chain resilience with fast, compliant access to pre-qualified Australian SME and large businesses through a transparently managed consortium of subcontracted vendors, delivering geographically distributed, capability-diverse, and highly scalable services through a single trusted gateway.

Our Commitment to the Public Service

Simplified Supplier Access

The APP provides government buyers with a single, trusted pathway to engage qualified sovereign Australian businesses.

Assured Governance and Compliance

Buyers gain confidence through the APP’s strong governance, transparent reporting, and secure digital platform based on extensive government experience.

Reduced Administrative Burden

Streamlining procurement, maximising industry reach while improving delivery oversight through an experienced organisation with a unified digital platform that simplifies complex engagement processes.

Measurable Veteran Social Impact

Reinvesting surplus funds from government engagements into programs that improve the well-being, stability, and long-term outcomes of veterans and their families.

Comprehensive Integrated Capabilities

A vetted community of experienced Australian businesses delivering secure, compliant capability across federal, state, and local government portfolios within Australia.

Our Scale, Depth, and Breadth of our Capabilities

ICT Services

Cloud, Cyber, Data and Digital

Emerging Technologies

AI, ML, Automations

Engineering

Systems, platforms, electronics, Comms, ICT

Portfolio, Program and Project Management

ICT and non-ICT

Business Advisory and Strategy

Development and Execution

Procurement and Commercials

Advisory and Governance

Training and Development

Workshops and programs

Workforce Services

Labour Hire, Workforce Augmentation

As the APP expands its membership and secures wider panel access, project and procurement teams will gain access to an increasingly diverse range of Australian industry capabilities.

Our Delivery Model as your Trusted Capability Partner

Prime Integrator and Contract Manager

Aggregating Capability and Capacity

The Australian Partner Portal (APP) is a sovereign, industry-powered platform that connects government buyers with verified Australian suppliers through a single compliant digital gateway. It reduces procurement friction by providing a trusted assurance layer, standardised onboarding, and a curated supplier ecosystem that is contract-ready for Defence, government, and regulated industries.

How It Works

Government invites the APP to respond to a tender opportunity

The APP is formally notified through the government’s standard tender opportunity release process to submit a compliant and capability-aligned proposal for the requirement.

The APP mobilises its pre‑vetted Australian business network

Using its established ecosystem of verified suppliers, the APP assembles the right blend of capability, scale, and geographic coverage, matching businesses directly to the project’s technical and operational needs.

The client contracts with the APP as the single Integrated Aggregator

One contract provides a single, accountable prime interface, simplifying procurement, delivery oversight, and commercial management.

Australian businesses deliver the scoped services under a managed subcontract

Selected suppliers collaboratively deliver work packages, focusing on quality, operational performance, and procurement outcomes.

The APP provides end‑to‑end governance and commercial management

The APP oversees compliance, risk, assurance, invoicing, and reporting, reducing administrative burden and ensuring transparent value throughout the engagement.

Your Benefits

A Single, Trusted Gateway to Verified Australian Suppliers

Government buyers gain streamlined access to a curated ecosystem of sovereign Australian, First Nations-registered, and veteran-owned businesses.

The APP’s assurance, onboarding, and governance processes ensure suppliers are pre-vetted, compliant, and contract-ready, reducing procurement risk and administrative overhead.

Strengthens Sovereign Capability

Elevating consortia of Australian businesses into competitive positions within government procurement, the APP provides a clear, compliant pathway for local suppliers.

This enables government buyers to confidently meet Australian Industry Participation, Defence Industry Security Program (DISP), and sovereign capability objectives while growing domestic industry capacity.

Reduces Procurement Friction and Cycle Time

The APP’s delivery model simplifies the procurement process by acting as a single Australian industry engagement and contracting entity.

Government buyers avoid the complexity of managing multiple suppliers while still accessing diverse, scalable Australian capability through one accountable interface.

National Reach With Scalable Delivery

The APP aggregates suppliers across Australia, including regional and remote areas, giving government buyers access to geographically distributed capability without requiring multiple procurements or panel refreshes.

Supports Veteran Employment and National Resilience

Every contract awarded through the APP directly funds veteran support programs, including employment pathways, mental health services, housing assistance, and community reintegration.

Government buyers can demonstrate measurable social impact and alignment with Royal Commission findings without changing procurement processes.

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Government Procurement Panel Access

The APP has access to the following procurement panels directly and through its supporting group of Foundation Members.

Digital Marketplace 2

Federal Government

The (WoG) Digital Marketplace Panel is for the supply of ICT labour hire and professional services.

Cloud Marketplace

Federal Government

The (WoG) Cloud Marketplace (CMP) is a digital sourcing arrangement for cloud computing offerings to government, as managed by the Digital Transformation Agency.

Software Marketplace

Federal Government

The (WoG) Software Marketplace for Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) software and services.

ICTPA

Federal Government

The Information Communications Technology Provider Arrangement (ICTPA) is the primary panel for sourcing goods and services to support Defence’s ICT environment.

DIST

Federal Government

The Defence Innovation, Science and Technology (DIST) panel is for the provision of a broad range of innovation, science and technology support.

NSW ICT Services

ACT and NSW Government

The ICT services scheme is a whole-of-government mandated arrangement for procuring ICT goods and services for NSW and ACT governments.

QLD ICT Services

QLD Government

This is the whole-of-Government ICT procurement arrangement for the Queensland Government.

Professional Services Panel

QLD Government

The Professional Services Preferred Supplier Panel is a whole-of-government panel for the provision of professional and consulting services.

Professional and consultancy services encompass the provision of guidance and/or advice, as well as the complete execution (end-to-end delivery) of processes, tasks, or projects by high-calibre specialists or experts in their field.

VIC eServices Register

VIC Government

The (WoG) Victorian government register lists suppliers who offer IT services, infrastructure, hardware, and maintenance.

VIC IT Infrastructure Register

VIC Government

The Whole of Victorian Government register lists prequalified suppliers who provide Information Technology infrastructure, including associated services and maintenance.

eProjects Panel

SA Government

The eProjects Panel (supported by the eProjects Portal and Cyber Security Services Portal) is a facility to enable agencies to procure project-orientated ICT services and cyber security services up to the value of $700,000 (including GST).

eProjects Plus

SA Government

The eProjects Panel (ePP) ceiling threshold for procurements now aligns with the updated State Procurement Board’s (SPB) low value procurement threshold of $4.4M

Low Risk eProjects

SA Government

The Low Risk ICT Projects portal is a facility to enable agencies to procure Low Risk ICT project-oriented services (up to the value of $100,000 (inc. GST)

Why the APP Matters

The APP matters because it connects the people who build Australia, the people who serve Australia, and the people who have defended Australia. It opens doors for industry, strengthens transparency and capability for the public service, and reinvests into supporting veterans and their families.

Reduces the administrative burden on procurement teams

Ensures that every contract won directly supports programs that improve outcomes for our veteran community and their families, honouring Australia’s enduring obligation to serve those who once served us.

Opens Procurement Pathways for Local Industry

Joining the APP strengthens sovereign Australian industry by giving local businesses fair, transparent access to procurement pathways that have long been shaped by entrenched practises favouring larger more established suppliers.

Aligns national capability with social impact

Turning industry success into measurable outcomes for veterans while building a more resilient, self‑reliant Australian economy.

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REAL IMPACT

Supporting Veterans 

Our primary service is to grow Australian industry engagement with government opportunities. We connect your business with government work across federal, state, and local levels.

The real impact comes next. Our profits are reinvested into Australian veteran programs and charities.