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title: "NSW ICT Purchasing Framework contracts (Core&, MICTA and ICTA)"
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# 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…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/government-procurement-and-tendering/nsw-ict-purchasing-framework  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-17

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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.

## Key facts

- Kind: Agreement. A contract between two or more parties.
- Practice area: [Government Procurement & Tendering](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/government-procurement-and-tendering.md)
- Jurisdictions: New South Wales
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-17
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-17 against the official form at info.buy.nsw.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for New South Wales.

## 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.

## Authorities

- [Procurement Board Direction PBD-2025-03 Mandated use of ICT Purchasing Framework (28 October 2025)](https://arp.nsw.gov.au/pbd-2025-03-mandated-use-of-ict-purchasing-framework)
- [Public Works and Procurement Act 1912 (NSW)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1912-045)
- [NSW AI Assessment Framework (Digital NSW)](https://www.digital.nsw.gov.au/policy/artificial-intelligence/ai-governance-assurance-and-frameworks/nsw-ai-assessment-framework)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.info.buy.nsw.gov.au/resources/ICT-Purchasing-Framework)

## 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.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/government-procurement-and-tendering/nsw-ict-purchasing-framework and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*