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We have received an extremely good response from councils who are signing up as paid members to
incorporate sustainability within their procurement process. Please be aware we have until the end of
August for those councils who want to continue receiving Sustainable Choice services, this is the
deadline to confirm their Membership. We are also welcoming councils who are new to Sustainable
Choice, it’s great to see that councils are keen to start their sustainable procurement journey.

Shortly we will be approaching our supply partners to consider their ongoing involvement under the
new annual paid membership model. Under LGP, Sustainable Choice will continue to provide
services to suppliers and contractors. These include your assessed and approved products listed on
the Sustainable Choice Database, tradeshow opportunities at Sustainable Procurement
Forums. Some of the new services for suppliers include a new high profile web presence to promote
approved Sustainable Choice products and services, an active marketing program to councils and
national expansion of the Sustainable Choice services and database promotion.

To those suppliers currently partnering with Sustainable Choice, please keep an eye out for your letter
outlining all the details and benefits of the new membership model. For those suppliers reading this
information and interested in starting up with Sustainable Choice, please register your interest via
sustainablechoice@lgp.org.au and we will be in contact.

IT&C Products,

Services and

Consulting LGP115

LGP is pleased to advise the appointment of NSW Government Digital Community (GovDC) to

the IT&C Products, Consulting & Services panel LGP1.15

All councils can use the GovDC arrangement for their Data Centre requirements under the ‘Managed
Services’ category. The ‘Data Centre as Services’ under GovDC allows all NSW councils to use the
arrangement via LGP along with state agencies, hospitals, universities, NFPs and schools.

The GovDC service is facilitating the shift within NSW government from traditional models of ICT
infrastructure to consuming ICT services from the cloud.

Under the GovDC arrangement, the two world – class Data Centres in Silverwater and Wollongong will
support the new approach to buying and use of ICT services 'on-tap' and to access additional data
centre resources without major capital expenditure. These data centres are purpose built, modern,
reliable, secure, energy efficient and operated 24/7.