Digital Inclusion Social Housing Initiative Contract Award

Department of Internal Affairs (DIA).

45 Pipitea Street, Wellington, 6011 Successful Supplier: Dominic Lane Brief Description: Digital Inclusion Social Housing initiative, a component of the wider Digital Inclusion workstream Contract awarded: 04/02/2022 Initial Term: 6 months Estimated Spend: $123,000.00 Procurement Process � Direct sourced There are significant time constraints and (Ministerial) expectations on the delivery schedule of the next phases (initialization and early implementation) of the DISH initiative.

This approach to resourcing is necessary because the agency is not in a position to supply a dedicated resource, especially within the time frames required. It has been determined, through previous high-level planning undertaken by the DISH policy team, that resourcing this temporary initiative with predominantly contingent resources is the most expeditious and effective approach to achieve the required outcomes.

The named resource will have specific deliverable(s) that are central to DISH and critically, will assist the DISH Initiative Lead with high level planning and resourcing of the remainder of the proposed project team. This is the first of multiple analyst resources that have been budgeted for DISH in FY 21 / 22 and slightly beyond. It is intended that the remaining resources will be sought from govt.