National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) ORS Uplift

Closes in 9 daysSubmission deadline: 28 October 2026, 11:59 PM Australia/Sydney

About this tender

This Tender is invited by the Issuer. Overview The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is undertaking an uplift of the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) technology environment and is seeking a supplier to technically uplift the Online Industry Reporting System (ORS) component of this environment. About The Online Industry Reporting System (ORS) is the secure reporting component used by industry facilities, business representatives and state and territory regulators to prepare, submit, review and administer annual NPI emissions and waste-transfer reporting information. Objectives The objective of this engagement is for the selected supplier to work with the Department's NPI delivery team to technically uplift the ORS component to current supported technology versions and enable its operation within the Department's target Azure Cloud environment. Scope The scope includes: Technically uplifting the Online Industry Reporting System (ORS) component only, to current supported technology versions Enabling ORS to operate within the Department's target Azure Cloud environment Implementing all changes to ORS required as a result of the broader project's migration from on-premises infrastructure Uplift or migration of databases, integrations and related dependencies associated with ORS Maintaining existing ORS business functionality throughout the uplift

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