Consultancy Services - Interim IT Strategic Lead - Kempsey Shire Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to provide an Interim IT Strategic Lead function, supporting Council' s IT uplift program.
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Kempsey Shire Council is seeking a consultant for an interim IT Strategic Lead role to support their IT uplift program. The engagement is for a preferred six-month period and involves establishing IT governance, operating models, prioritization, roadmap development, ERP readiness, and transition planning. Key deliverables include a documented IT operating model, revised IT organizational structure, demand management process, IT governance framework, technology roadmap, KPI framework, ERP mobilization plan, and a handover plan. Tenderers must demonstrate senior IT strategy and governance capability, relevant experience, and provide a detailed methodology, deliverables schedule, timeline, and pricing proposal. Mandatory participation criteria include being an acceptable legal entity with an ABN, meeting insurance requirements, and demonstrating relevant IT strategy, governance, and transformation capability. The closing date for submissions is 21 July 2026.
The preferred delivery period is six months, unless a longer period is proposed and justified by the tenderer in its deliverables schedule and pricing. The intended contract delivery period is six months.
Tenders will be assessed using a weighted scoring process against commercial pricing and technical non-price criteria. The overall value for money evaluation will combine the evaluation score and pricing assessment outcome.
Tenderers must demonstrate senior-level IT strategy and governance capability, the mandatory capacity to deliver the specified outputs, appropriate insurances, and the ability to provide a detailed methodology, deliverables schedule, timeline and pricing proposal. The proposed consultant must hold specialist tertiary qualifications in IT, computer science, business information systems, or a related discipline, or have equivalent demonstrated experience at a senior strategic level. Professional certifications in IT governance or service management frameworks are highly desirable.
No tender briefing or site inspection is proposed for this RFT unless otherwise advised by addendum.
Supplier queries must be submitted by Thursday 16 July 2026, 01:00 am E. South America Standard Time.
Tenderers may be disqualified for anti-competitive conduct, unauthorized communication, lobbying, or failing to comply with mandatory participation criteria.