Supporting Councils, Regional Authorities & Shared Services

Local government follows State procurement legislation, supported by additional frameworks focused on efficiency, sustainability, and local economic development.

In NSW, councils also have access to:

• Local Government Procurement (LGP) contracts

• LGNSW Sustainable Choice Framework

• Regional collaborative procurement arrangements

e-volve partners with councils across NSW to modernise ICT infrastructure while ensuring compliance and cost efficiency.

Local Government ICT Procurement Goals

1. Value for Money & Governance

Councils must make sure their ICT investments are:

• Fit-for-purpose

• Cost-effective

• Competitively sourced

• Supported by high-risk and quality management

e-volve delivers structured options, transparent pricing, and responses aligned to evaluation criteria.

2. Local and Regional Economic Participation

Most councils prioritise:

• Regional job creation

• SME support

• Local supplier weighting

• Community economic advancement

As a regional NSW SME, e-volve directly advances these objectives.

3. Sustainable Procurement & Circular Economy

Councils are expected to adopt a quadruple bottom line approach:

• Environmental

• Social

• Governance

• Economic.

e-volve supports Councils’ goals by providing:

• Low-emission ICT options

• Energy-efficient devices

• Repair and refurbishment pathways

• e-waste recycling programs

• Modern slavery risk management.
  

4. Use of Compliant Pre-Tendered Arrangements

Councils may choose to leverage:

• LGP panels

• NSW Government schemes (where permitted)

• Regional cooperative contracts

e-volve takes part in these frameworks to make procurement easier for councils.

How e-volve Supports Local Government

• Delivering procurement response formats aligned with council requirements

• Working through LGP, NSW schemes, or council-led RFT/RFQ processes

• Acting as a regional SME partner with strong insight into local government requirements

• Providing sustainable, secure ICT solutions aligned to council climate and digital strategies

• Supplying supply-chain documentation aligned with modern-slavery requirements.

• Enabling vendor aggregation to streamline sourcing from multiple suppliers.

Why Councils Partner with e-volve

• Ensuring compliant and defensible procurement pathways

• Driving regional economic benefits through local employment and vendor partnerships

• Providing access to tier-one ICT vendors through a regional SME

• Embedding a strong emphasis on sustainability and governance

• Supporting everything from device procurement to deployment and field services.