Supply of Liferay Enterprise Portal Software Licences, Support and Maintenance

Overview The Department of Education (WA) is seeking a contractor to supply Liferay enterprise portal software licences, together with associated support and maintenance. About The Department has made a significant investment in the Liferay platform, including the procurement of Liferay licences and the development of online services hosted on Liferay. Online services developed by the Department on Liferay include: Connect: the Department's online teaching and learning platform, providing online classrooms for sharing subject and class information, digital resources matched to the Western Australian Curriculum, student workspaces for collaboration, assessment submission and feedback, management of teaching, learning and assessment information, secure parent access to attendance, assessment outlines and achievement, and online communities for staff professional support Ikon: the Department's intranet site, with objectives to be a one-stop shop for personalised content and information, change information access to mobile enabled and self-service, streamline and drive continuous improvement in business processes, and improve outcomes for staff and students by giving staff more time for value-add work Corporate website: the Department's corporate website To support these services, the Department has procured a number of Liferay licences. Purpose Through this request, the Department is seeking to implement a contractual arrangement for the renewal of some or all of the existing Liferay licences, as per Schedule 2 specifications, and associated maintenance and support subscriptions as required, together with the capacity to procure additional Liferay licences and associated support and maintenance, or adjust existing licence numbers or types, should the Department wish to alter online service delivery via Liferay. Scope The contractor will be required to provide: Licensing and annual software support and maintenance for Liferay software Services for implementation and technical training over the term of the contract, including installation of the software onto Departmental infrastructure, software utilisation, portal administration and guidance on development of the solution The Department currently holds the following licences, noting that the licence count (nodes) and vCPU figures are for estimate purposes only and are subject to change: Production: 11 (11 nodes x 8 vCPU) Test: 6 (2 nodes x 2 vCPU; 4 nodes x 4 vCPU) Development: 3 (1 node x 2 vCPU; 2 nodes x 4 vCPU) Respondents may offer additional services for the Department's consideration. All hosting and infrastructure arrangements will remain the responsibility of the Department and fall outside the scope of this Statement of Requirements. Instructions to Tenderers The Department does not make any representation that it will procure or seek to procure any particular volume of goods and/or services from the contractor. The Department reserves the right to award this contract in full, for all listed services, or in part, for any one or more offered services. Enquiries Contact: Adrian Allen Phone: (08) 65511576 Email: adrian.allen@dohw.wa.gov.au