A PC and Notebook purchasing initiative from the Bracks Government hopes to save the State up to $20 million over the next five years

The plan may help save the environment too with demands placed on suppliers to recycle and reuse old computer parts. The purchasing panel, which permits only six companies to sell PC hardware to State Government Departments includes Acer, Dell, HP, IPEX, Optima and Toshiba.

“This new panel will take advantage of the whole-of-government purchasing power to deliver the best possible outcomes for the State,” the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Marsha Thomson.

“It will be mandatory for use across all Victorian Government departments, making early use of a new State Purchase Contracts Policy to guarantee full participation over the next five years.