This Project Summary provides information about the commercial and contractual aspects of the Metropolitan Mobile Radio Contract Extension Project (the Project) and is divided into two parts. The first part is an overview of the Project, including the rationale for undertaking it, a summary of the procurement process and the value-for-money assessment. The second part details the key commercial features of the Project, including the main parties and their general obligations, and the new capabilities being introduced as part of the contract extension.

This Project involved negotiations with the incumbent radio communications service owner and operator for an extension of the current Metropolitan Mobile Radio Services Agreement (MMRSA). In doing so, the State of Victoria (the State) has sought to maintain the terms of the existing contract, including the risk allocation, except for where the opportunity for improvements for the extension term were identified.

Partnerships Victoria forms part of the Victorian Government’s strategy for providing better services to all Victorians by expanding and improving Victoria’s public infrastructure and service delivery. The Partnerships Victoria framework applies to the provision of public infrastructure and related services using private sector expertise to design, finance, build, operate and maintain infrastructure projects. The framework consists of the National Public Private Partnerships Policy and Guidelines and Partnerships Victoria Requirements.