Where AI Fits in ANZ Government Sourcing

Government procurement teams in Australia and New Zealand are asked to run more tenders with the same people, and every step still has to stand up to audit. This session shows what an AI-run sourcing workflow looks like when governance is part of each step.

Before the session, we asked registrants where most of their sourcing effort goes.

56%

Planning and drafting the approach to market

22%

Evaluating and scoring responses

14%

Finding and engaging the right suppliers

Award and contract

Source: registration responses for this webinar.

Luke Dougherty and Shirley Islam then run one sourcing event end to end in Merlin Autonomous Sourcing. The scenario is a common one across agencies: integrated facilities management for 14 sites across the ACT, NSW and Victoria, six incumbent providers, and contracts due for renewal.

What you’ll see

How a short brief becomes a sourcing strategy, with a recommended approach, lot structure, evaluation weightings and contract term, each with its reasoning shown
Should-cost analysis and price benchmarking against market data and your own purchase history, with the sources listed
Questions, pricing tables and gated terms built for the event, plus a supplier risk check before invitations go out
The supplier’s view of responding through the Zycus Supplier Network
Bid analysis across weighted scenarios, a ranked award recommendation, and the hand-off to contract with the record of every step kept

Throughout, a person approves each stage. You can run the event step by step or let it run autonomously, with approval points set by your own governance rules.