Computer funding and approval

Project/Grant Funded

• Staff positions funded by external grant/project that allows standard computer hardware in the grant.
• Non standard hardware required for grant/project where allowed by the funding.
• Apple Laptop/Desktop

Org Unit Funded

• HDR Student – monitors, docks or non-standard hardware.
• Staff - non-standard hardware.
• Adjunct equipment.
• Apple laptop/desktop (No grant funding).
• iPads/tablets, mobile phones, wireless keyboards/mice, headsets, web cameras.

TS Funded

• HDR Student – Standard PC Laptop with Graduate School Approval (Full time, based in Australia).
• Undergraduate Shared Computer labs.
• Staff employeed more than 2 days a week – Standard PC Laptop, Monitors + Dock
• Shared Staff Hot desks
• Executive and Director Laptops (smaller, lighter)
• AV House PCs (Lecture + Meeting room)
• Standard instrument desktop computers
• Non-standard equipment for staff where no other funding exists and a business case has been made and accepted by both the org unit and TS.

Approval

Procurement Policy

Specialised Procurement

(25) Specialised goods and services may only be procured by the relevant Category manager and Subject matter expert in accordance with the University's annual Strategic Procurement Plan.
Categories of specialised procurement spend include, but are not limited, to the following:

 

• Approval for all new standard hardware requests requires requesting Org Unit Financial delegate approval + delegate for CIO - Technology Services CS Manager approval.
• Standard hardware replacements at end of life require no new approval.
• Approval for all non-standard hardware requests or replacements requires requesting Org Unit Financial delegate approval + delegate for CIO - Technology Services CS Manager approval + business case.

All funding options are at the discretion of Technology Services.