Victorian government not backing out on print: Stream Solutions conference

Stream Solutions suppliers were reassured that the Victorian government will always have a place for print at the company’s sixth annual conference.

Much of the two-day conference, held on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, was dedicated to working with the public service following Stream Solutions scoring the printing contract for the Victorian government in 2007.

The nature of the contract as a State Purchase Contract, requires that the 11 government entities place their request for a quote directly through Stream Solutions as a central point of contact.

According to Domenica D’Andrea, contracts manager, the State Purchase Contract has made the printing procedure equal for all suppliers. “It’s a simpler process that is more transparent,” she said. “It is much quicker and means that government officers are not restricted by their procurement processes whilst still ensuring value for money.”

Pictured: Domenica D’Andrea, contracts manager with Nick Lam, director of the Victorian Government Print Management Unit for Stream Solutions.

Stream Solutions suppliers have had a busy year following the Victorian bushfires, requiring them to print a number of emergency documents, often at very short notice. Nick Lam, director of the Victorian Government Print Management Unit for Stream Solutions, thanked suppliers for their diligence in producing up to 500 jobs a month, and also highlighted to them  the importance of maintaining on-time delivery.

D’Andrea asserted that while many large corporations are moving away from print in preference to electronic-based communications, the Victorian government still has a strong need for printed documents. “As a government, we will always be a buyer of print so that we can reach out to all people in the public,” she said. “Not everyone is a Twitter fan – we will always need to print, but having said that, there are also emerging technologies out there that we need to stay on top of.”

Stream Solutions is currently in the third year of its three-year contract with the Victorian Government, which includes two one-year options to extend.

PJ Gould, government executive business manager of Toll, (which owns Stream) spoke of the importance of Stream gaining, and keeping, government work.

“The Government is a valuable client that we must embrace; we want to work with them,” she said.

Pictured: PJ Gould, government executive business manager for Toll with Geoff Brennan, manager of strategic sourcing, Stream Solutions.