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WA Police Force seeks ICT services for classified systems, requiring NV2 clearance. Tender release estimated late April 2026, with multiple extensions to vettin

This is an early notification of an upcoming tender, not the tender itself.

The Western Australia Police Force (the WA Police Force) is committed to being an exceptional Police Force for the community by responding quickly to unforeseen events, changing circumstances, and placing its people and resources where they are needed most in the community. Underpinning operations is a large, complex Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) infrastructure and application landscape. Within this area of policing there is a subsection of Protected and Secret classified specialist systems which require ongoing support and maintenance.

All members of this subsection team must hold a Negative Vetting Level 2 (NV2) clearance. To obtain NV2, an individual must be an Australian Citizen, pass an extensive vetting process that includes extensive background checks, financial checks, and character reviews. An NV2 clearance can enable ongoing support of classified systems pertaining up to and including Top Secret information.

The WA Police Force is seeking to engage suitably skilled and experienced Contractor(s) to provide ICT Services relating to specialist systems (inclusive of infrastructure and application services), primarily within the Perth metropolitan area.

The WA Police Force will conduct an industry Pre-Tender Briefing to provide a high-level overview of the procurement and specifically the security requirements.

The estimated tender release date is late April 2026.

UPDATE 20/02/2026

Information from the Pre-Tender Briefing and the Respondent Vetting Process has been uploaded to TendersWA. All parties interested in tendering for this contract must refer to those documents for further instructions.

UPDATE 13/03/2026

The estimated release date for this tender has been revised to late April 2026.

UPDATE 23/03/2026

Respondent Vetting Process document has been updated to reflect the new period for registration, which now closes 30 April 2026.

UPDATE 30/04/2026

Respondent Vetting Process document has been updated to reflect the new period for registration, which now closes 29 May 2026.

UPDATE 22/05/2026

Respondent Vetting Process document has been updated to reflect the new period for registration, which now closes 30 June 2026.

The buyer is the Western Australia Police Force. No contract value, procurement method, or winning contractors are publicly named in this early advice record.