Bidding on Commonwealth work? Already won it? Be ready, fast.
For industry organisations bidding on, or already delivering, Commonwealth contracts — ACT Cyber is the sovereign Microsoft cloud and PROTECTED-readiness partner that gets your team to Commonwealth security standards (ISM, PSPF, Essential 8, ISMS) fast.
Why partner with ACT Cyber.
Commonwealth contracts come with security obligations few industry teams have in-house. Whether you're bidding for the work or scrambling to meet the standards after winning it — ACT Cyber is built to lift you to Commonwealth-ready, fast.
Our practice is led by a senior consultant with a career delivering into Australian Government and regulated environments. We don't compete with our partners — we specialise in what most industry teams don't have in-house: deep PROTECTED-aligned Microsoft cloud delivery, ISM and Essential Eight uplift, ISMS design and IRAP readiness acceleration. The kind of capability tender evaluators recognise and contract sponsors trust.
Sovereign and specialist.
100% Australian owned, Australian personnel, no FOCI risk — vetting verified under partner pack arrangements. Passes probity without caveats.
Accreditation acceleration.
The ACT Cyber Method produces SSP, SRMP and SoA artefacts concurrently with build — a credible differentiator in any tender evaluation.
Tender-ready pack.
CVs, case studies and capability statements ready to insert once a partnering agreement is established.
What's in the partner pack.
Six artefacts, ready to insert into your tender response — or to demonstrate capability uplift to a contract sponsor post-award.
Team CVs
Personnel CVs formatted for Commonwealth tender submission.
- Vetting status verified
- Programme experience highlighted
- Microsoft certifications
Sanitised case studies
Outcome-focused case studies from regulated programme delivery.
- PROTECTED cloud delivery
- IRAP readiness outcomes
- Quantified metrics
Capability statement
Concise capability statement covering core offerings and sovereign credentials.
- Two-page and one-page formats
- ISM, IRAP, Essential 8
- Microsoft credentials
Commercial rate card
Labour categories and indicative rates structured to map to common Commonwealth panel formats.
- Role-based categories
- Day rate & fixed-price
- Role variants by engagement requirement
Past performance register
Structured register of relevant programme experience for tender past performance requirements.
- Categorised by capability
- Classification indicated
- Referee contacts on request
Corporate credentials
Insurance certificates, ABN, Microsoft Partner ID and personnel vetting evidence packaged for tender submission.
- Professional Indemnity ($10M / $20M)
- Public & Products Liability ($20M)
- Microsoft AI Cloud Partner
Case study snapshots.
Sanitised summaries of recent and current engagements. Detailed versions live in the Partner Pack — released once a partnering agreement is in place.
Multi-agency PROTECTED platform — Security Architect
ACT Cyber is currently engaged through a prime delivery partner as Security Architect on a Commonwealth whole-of-government PROTECTED programme extending across multiple Commonwealth agencies including Defence. Architectural responsibility for identity, data protection, hybrid integration and ISM control alignment across the programme baseline.
Cyber security architecture in a PROTECTED environment
ACT Cyber is engaged in a specialised cyber security architecture and solution architecture role at a Commonwealth agency, reducing security risk across the department and its client agencies within a PROTECTED environment. Design assurance of application and system integration solutions against the full ISM at PROTECTED, PSPF and Essential Eight — managing designs from HLD and DLD through architecture board endorsement and documentation to Authority to Operate — with a focus on Essential Eight maturity uplift across Azure cloud infrastructure and services.
PROTECTED M365 environment to Authority to Operate
Led security architecture and delivery of a Microsoft 365 environment classified to PROTECTED. Concurrent production of SSP, SRMP, SoA, risk register and control evidence in formats aligned to IRAP assessor expectations. Authority to Operate granted by Department of Defence at PROTECTED.
Azure landing zone and hybrid identity for regulated workloads
Designed and delivered an ISM-aligned Azure landing zone with hub-and-spoke architecture, identity-first security model, private endpoint connectivity and hybrid identity extending from existing on-premises Active Directory. Documented to PROTECTED control baseline with full evidence package.
PROTECTED workload deployment — infrastructure as code
Under a separate engineering contract on the same whole-of-government PROTECTED programme, authored the Bicep infrastructure as code deploying the application and workload into the client's development, pre-production and production environments. ISM-aligned configuration expressed as code and promoted through environment gates — hands-on DevSecOps engineering to PROTECTED, not just architecture on paper.
We run what we sell
ACT Cyber's corporate Microsoft 365 and Azure environment is designed, deployed and operated with the same ISM-aligned patterns and evidence discipline we deliver to clients — configured to Essential Eight maturity level two, governed by an in-house ISMS designed and operated to ISO/IEC 27001. Managed service infrastructure is deliberately separate: dedicated per-service environments, engineered to the baseline each service claims. Documented as built, evidence-ready for independent assessment.
How the partnering process works.
Make contact
Reach out to discuss the opportunity, capability fit and commercial structure.
Agree to partner
A teaming or partnering agreement is put in place — protecting both parties.
Pack dispatched
CVs, case studies, capability statement and commercial rates provided promptly.
We deliver
Bid wins or contract is in place — ACT Cyber mobilises as scoped, capable and ready from day one.
Bidding for, or delivering, a Commonwealth contract?
Get in touch early — partnering agreements are quick to establish, the pack is ready to go, and we can mobilise to lift your team to ISM, PSPF and Essential 8 standards before the contract clock makes it expensive.