Fujitsu locks up WA Police (again)

James Riley
Tuesday, 04 May 2010 13:11

Business IT - Technology

Fujitsu Australia has won a three year deal with the West Australian Police worth as much as $15 million as the company continues its strong run in the public sector market.

The Fujitsu technology services business has been one of the company's strongest performers, with its government practice leading that growth as more departments and agencies move to strategic sourcing models.

The company said it WA Police contract  included an option to extend for two years, and covered program, project and change management services. It will also provide business analysis for the police.

Fujitsu has a long-running association with the WA Police, but had been forced to pitch for the business again as the agency tested the market through a full tender process that included pitches from other tier one multinational providers. The company ultimately expanded the breadth of services it supplies to the organisation.

"Fujitsu's services provide WA Police with the capability to scale up and down on demand and in alignment with our needs," acting Superintendent Bill Leonard told iTWire.

"(The company) again proved through the rigorous tender process their ability and capacity to deliver against WA Police's demanding requirements," he said.

Fujitsu has been one of the more active players in the public sector market and has been especially strong in Canberra. The company in recent months has been gearing up for expected changes to data centre sourcing, as well as planning for the public sector adoption of cloud computing services.

It has also been a chief beneficiary of changes in government purchasing practices in the sector, inspired by the Gershon review of IT spending.

Fujitsu WA state manager Robert Lislois said the company was "delighted that WA Police continue to recognise the value Fujitsu can deliver through our extensive capacity, capability and experience of working with WA Police over many years."