Development partners
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Choosing a development partner
Your organisation may need help to build a new website or migrate an existing one.
GovCMS hosting plans don't cover the cost of building, modifying or migrating websites. However, there are a number of service providers who can help get your website off the ground.
Find out below how your organisation can procure Drupal expertise.
Drupal Services Panel
We created the Drupal Services Panel to help your team help itself. There are 19 GovCMS approved Drupal specialists on the panel.
The Drupal Services Panel Products and Services Guide will help you research and compare suppliers.
Accessing the panel simplifies contract management processes for your organisation.
Supply Nation service providers
Engage Indigenous ICT specialists by searching the Supply Nation panel of pre-verified businesses. These providers have experience delivering Drupal and GovCMS projects.
The Digital Marketplace
Run your own procurement process and approach the market directly. There are suppliers on the Digital Marketplace that have experience developing Drupal projects. The marketplace is managed by the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA).
About the Drupal Services Panel
The Drupal Services Panel (DSP) is a list of approved suppliers including small to medium enterprises and individuals with Drupal and GovCMS expertise. The panel was created to help organisations find Drupal specialists and to simplify contract management arrangements.
Important notice
The panel has been extended to 30 June 2021 and can be used by Australian Government, state or territory government, local government, government educational institutions and other government bodies.
What's on offer?
If you are looking to engage suppliers with specific skills sets, you can access Drupal services based on specialised Drupal skills. If you are looking for multiple services to deliver a larger scope of work, you can bundle and access service packages.
Contact the GovCMS team for a copy of the Services Catalogue.
Not on offer
- Service packages not found in the Services Catalogue
- Partial delivery of a service package with multiple providers
- Development of non-Drupal websites
- User research that's not part of a Drupal project
- Content editing and writing
How to access the Drupal Services Panel
Approach the panel
Use the requirements template to help define your statement of requirements and approach the panel for quotes.
The project scope is the responsibility of the buyer, not the supplier, the GovCMS team or the Department of Finance.
Evaluate quotes
Suppliers bid for projects by providing a quote and will include a draft work order or statement of work.
A supplier may offer discounts on a contract-by-contract basis and the buyer can also seek to negotiate a cheaper rate. You are required to make your own value for money assessment on quotes received.
Prepare a draft contract
Draft a contract using the template provided under this panel and add to it as needed.
Make sure the contract is correct and reflects all activities purchased from the supplier(s) and anything that's excluded e.g. work you're going to do yourself.
Project kick off
The project can start. Make sure you manage the delivery and acceptance of the services defined in the contract.
Project changes
During the project, you may need to make changes, for example extending the scope of deliverables or timeframes. Use the change order template to define your new requirements.
All contract change orders will need to be approved by the GovCMS team prior to the change.
Important notice
Please send all draft Contract and Change Order forms to GovCMS@finance.gov.au to ensure that they are valid and protected under the provisions of the Panel Head Agreement. All Contracts and Change orders are invalid and cannot be executed without a unique tracking number provided by the GovCMS team.
Once the supplier has signed and executed the contract, countersign the contract and send a copy back to the supplier and to GovCMS@finance.gov.au within seven business days.
Project finish
If your project includes migration to GovCMS hosting, either SaaS or PaaS, there is an extra step required to finish your project.
The GovCMS team manages the SaaS platform and is responsible for coordinating the upload, configuration and launch of all new websites.
Approved panel suppliers
Supplier |
ABN |
State |
Postcode |
---|---|---|---|
Acquia Inc. |
36 106 583 598 |
NSW |
2060 |
Avanade Australia Pty Ltd |
58 093 925 207 |
NSW |
2000 |
Bliss Media Pty Ltd |
86 102 513 271 |
VIC |
3008 |
Catalyst IT Australia Pty Limited |
29 130 788 171 |
NSW |
2000 |
Digital Garden Pty Ltd |
69 124 032 033 |
NSW |
2010 |
Doghouse Group Pty Ltd |
30 109 219 490 |
WA |
6850 |
EY Digital Pty Ltd |
43 096 505 805 |
ACT |
2612 |
FinXL Professional Services Pty Ltd |
74 104 804 793 |
ACT |
2601 |
IBC Digital |
81 986 424 356 |
WA |
6000 |
Icemedia Pty Ltd |
32 065 027 956 |
QLD |
4101 |
Itomic Pty Ltd |
89 103 495 021 |
WA |
6005 |
Morpht Pty Ltd |
51 156 310 922 |
NSW |
2008 |
NTT Australia Digital Pty Ltd |
31 100 103 268 |
VIC |
3000 |
OPC IT Pty Ltd |
29 008 657 618 |
ACT |
2609 |
Oxide Interactive Pty Ltd |
20 138 035 195 |
ACT |
2604 |
PreviousNext Pty Ltd |
69 135 290 309 |
NSW |
2000 |
Salsa Digital |
85 676 742 328 |
VIC |
3066 |
Technocrat Holdings Pty Ltd |
18 614 799 674 |
NSW |
2000 |
Zyxware Technologies Pty Ltd |
83 601 321 804 |
VIC |
3037 |
Specialised Drupal skills
You may like to engage suppliers with specific skills sets:
- Solution design and technical architecture advisory services
- Drupal application programming services
- Build and migration services
- Quality assurance services
- Integration services
- Application support services
- Documentation services
- Agile services
Drupal Services packages
You may like to choose from our list of predefined service packages where you can buy service packages at a fixed price:
- Website assessments and advisory services - one, three and five day workshops to help you plan your project
- Website re-hosting and installation - perfect if you've already got a Drupal website and want to use GovCMS PaaS hosting
- Drupal theme development and enhancement - create the look and feel for your website, or make some changes
- Content migration and consolidation - great for moving content from your old website to your new Drupal website
- Site audits and technical reviews - for existing Drupal websites that might need some fine-tuning
- On-going Drupal application support - blocks of hours you can use over time, including after-hours support
You could also choose to buy multiple service packages to deliver a larger scope of work or mix and match services from different suppliers to take advantage of different specialist skills, specific periods of availability, or commercial discounts.
Contact the GovCMS team for a copy of the Services Catalogue to see full details of services and packages. Prices shown in the catalogue are maximum prices - discounts can be offered on a contract-by-contract basis.
If you are ready to use the panel and your request is urgent, please ensure you tell us up front in your initial contact.