Victoria Police renews decade-long IT support deal for another three years

Victoria Police has signed a $185 million renewal of its now-decade long IT support agreement with DXC Technology and Kinetic IT.

The agreement will cover statewide end-to-end IT services for another three years.

The force first signed an initial $164 million IT services outsourcing contract with Kinetic IT in 2015, which has since expanded to $508 million in value.

The contract, which also replaced a previous decades-old contract, was initially set to expire in 2020, but was renewed on at least another two occasions, with DXC being added to the deal by at least 2022.

The renewal comes amid a major technology and digital modernisation journey within Victoria Police, aimed at ensuring “it can effectively and efficiently respond to changing social, economic and technology landscapes, expectations and challenges”.

This, according to its annual report, will see it invest in critical digital technologies, infrastructure and skills.