Four major New Zealand government bodies have announced plans to issue a simultaneous tender for Electronic Content Management (ECM) solutions.

The Ministry for Primary Industries, Department of Internal Affairs, Department of Conservation and the New Zealand Police will take the digital leap together.

According to the joint announcement, “The intent is to provide a common capability offering via an all of government approach that can then be used within the wider public sector should other agencies elect to participate in the arrangement once established.”

Expected out in March 2013, the Request for Proposals (RFP) will encompasses three core technologies (records management, document management, web content management) and a range of related technologies, such as: archiving, workflow, and collaboration.