Systems Testing Professional Services
Tender Overview
About this tender
Procuring systems testing services to ensure regulatory digital solutions are compliant, secure & reliable, validating end‑to‑end functionality to reduce risk & deliver defect‑free quality assurance. Project goals Ongoing testing support for regulatory digital solutions reduces the risk of system failures and service disruption. By identifying and fixing defects early, testing helps maintain stable and reliable systems, which in turn reduces user frustration and operational impact. Overall, continued testing acts as a key control to prevent system breakdowns, protect service quality, and ensure the business can rely on its digital platforms. Scope This engagement requires the testing of regulatory digital solutions to ensure system is user-friendly, robust and free of defects. A list of activities you will conduct are: Functional Testing System Integration Testing (SIT) User Acceptance Testing (UAT) support Regression Testing Accessibility Testing (important for public systems e.g. BFS Portal) Data Migration/Validation Testing Automated Testing Additional details/instructions Participation in this opportunity is limited to Advanced Prequalified suppliers on the ICT Service Scheme (SCM0020), compliant to category M08- Testing Services. Primary contact: Tina Foo tenders@dpird.nsw.gov.au
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