Macquarie Government today announced it has been added to the Information Communications Technology Provider Arrangement (ICTPA) panel. This will enable the Australian Defence Force to procure services directly from Macquarie Government.

Established in 2018 to replace the Applications Managed Service Partner Agreement (AMSPA), the ICTPA has been designed to facilitate IT service buying for Defence and related government agencies.

(L) Macquarie Government Managing Director Aidan Tudehope and (R) Adam Flint, Director ICT Strategy, Department of Defence.

The addition to the ICTPA panel will enable Australian Defence and Intelligence agencies to leverage Macquarie Government’s uniquely sovereign and secure cloud, network perimeter cybersecurity, and Security Operations Centre (SOC). Macquarie already works with more than 42 per cent of Federal Government agencies and is the only Strategic level-certified provider of both data centre and cloud services in Australia under the Government’s Hosting Certification Framework.

“This is a significant step which reflects the trust and recognition of Australian companies investing in sovereign outcomes,” said Michael Davies, Head of Federal Government at Macquarie Government. “Our longstanding delivery of Defence services through our Defence partners and primes demonstrates our dedication to supporting the Australian Government and its secure digital transformation journey.”

This appointment comes at comes at a pivotal time for Australia, with the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Richard Marles, recently unveiling an increase to Defence spending of an additional $50.3 billion over the next decade, paving the way for a sovereign capability uplift, building on the 2023 Defence Strategic Review. It also comes as the Government is progressing its national Cyber Security Strategy, in which sovereign capabilities were highlighted as a vital ‘shield’ to boost home-grown capabilities and reduce Australia’s dependence on offshore providers.

Macquarie Government Managing Director Aidan Tudehope welcomed the panel selection given Macquarie Government’s history of providing services and expertise in cybersecurity, infrastructure, and cloud services to a large and increasing range of government agencies and personnel.

“We see this as a pivotal moment for Macquarie Government, which reflects our commitment to supporting Australian Defence and national security,” he said. “Australia needs sovereign, homegrown capabilities in technology and cyber security to adjust to the new challenging strategic circumstances Defence faces, and to keep pace with our international partners in important pacts such as AUKUS.”