Agreement · Government Procurement & Tendering
NSW ICT Purchasing Framework contracts (Core&, MICTA and ICTA)
Guide to the mandatory NSW Government ICT Purchasing Framework: when to use Core& or MICTA/ICTA, how the master and customer contracts fit together, what suppliers can negotiate, and how AI procurements interact with the NSW AI Assessment Framework.
- Kind
- Agreement. A contract between two or more parties.
- Where it applies
- New South Wales
- AI use
- Yellow AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at
- 17 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 17 October 2026 against the official form at info.buy.nsw.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for New South Wales.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: Link only. The ICT Purchasing Framework documents are published by the NSW Government (© State of New South Wales) on buy.nsw; use the current official versions.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by info.buy.nsw.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-17.
When to use it
Use when advising a NSW Government agency buying ICT goods or services, or a supplier contracting with one. Always use the current documents from buy.nsw. Not for Commonwealth procurements, which use the CCS or other Commonwealth contracts.
How AI may be used
AI may produce a deviation table comparing a supplier's proposed terms with the MICTA/ICTA or Core& documents, but parties must work from the current official framework documents and the lawyer settles every departure.
AI may
- Compare a supplier's proposed changes with the current MICTA/ICTA or Core& terms and produce a deviation table.
- Map the ICTA modules and order form fields to the agency's requirements and list gaps.
- Summarise the risk-assessment guidelines into questions for the agency's project team.
AI must not
- Must not produce a rewritten version of the framework terms for signature.
- Must not decide whether a procurement is high risk or which framework applies.
- Must not enter agency data into tools not approved under NSW Government policy.
The lawyer checks
- The correct framework is used based on risk and value, and the documents are the current versions from buy.nsw.
- Any departures are approved through the agency's process and recorded.
- If the ICT includes AI, the AI use case has been registered and assessed under the NSW AI Assessment Framework as required.
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Official form
Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: Link only. The ICT Purchasing Framework documents are published by the NSW Government (© State of New South Wales) on buy.nsw; use the current official versions..
Read the full text
The full text is for signed-in accounts. It is free. When you sign in you can:
- read the whole precedent, with its drafting notes beside it;
- copy it, or download it as a Word file or Markdown;
- add it to your firm’s knowledge base, so colleagues can find it;
- let the AI tools you connect read it from that knowledge base.
The summary, the law it rests on and the AI-use guidance above stay public. Privacy.
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