The Clean Energy Regulator, a new Australian government agency established in April 2012 to administer the Gillard Labor Government’s new Carbon Tax, has called a $170-200K tender for a Compliance Plug-in to its SharePoint 2010 EDRMS.

According to the tender announcement, the plug-in is required to “address known weaknesses in meeting the National Archives best practice standards for records management.

It cites independent analysis of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 by Wise Technology, Microsoft and National Archives of Australia whoch “found that compliance was substantially met, with gaps associated with Hybrid Records (physical and electronic), physical records, complex security classifications and email.  All of these gaps were able to be addressed through third party plug ins for SharePoint.

The contract is expected to commence late June 2012.