Fortis Wins Greater Dandenong CCTV Renewal Project Covering VMS And Storage Solutions. Fortis Wins Greater Dandenong CCTV Renewal Project – City of Greater Dandenong has awarded Fortis the first phase of its CCTV Renewal Project, covering replacement of the council’s existing video management software and supporting server and storage hardware. The project is intended to […]
Fortis Wins Greater Dandenong CCTV Renewal Project – City of Greater Dandenong has awarded Fortis the first phase of its CCTV Renewal Project, covering replacement of the council’s existing video management software and supporting server and storage hardware.
The project is intended to consolidate the council’s CCTV systems into a centralised platform, improve system performance and reliability, strengthen integration with the Victoria Police network and provide greater capacity for future expansion. The upgrade will also enhance video analytics, including people and vehicle counting.
CCTV Renewal Project, Phase 1: video management, server and storage replacement
City of Greater Dandenong has awarded Phase 1 to Fortis. Contract value and term have not been published.
EOI opensMar 2025
EOI closes8 Apr 2025
Awarded to FortisReported Oct 2026
Supply and installDates not stated
Buyer
City of Greater DandenongSafe City public space CCTV, 270+ cameras
Awarded to
FortisSecurity systems integrator, operating nationally
Phase 1 scope
New VMS, servers and storageNDAA-compliant, supply and installation
Integration
Existing cameras and Victoria Police network
Analytics
People and vehicle countingListed among the project’s aims
Value, term, platform
Not statedThe VMS brand chosen has not been named
Source. Award, scope and integration as reported by SEN from the council’s tender release. EOI dates from SEN’s March 2025 report (closed 2pm Melbourne time). Camera count from the council’s Public Space CCTV page (SEN context). The council has not published a contract value, term or delivery timetable.
Phase 1 includes the supply and installation of NDAA-compliant server and storage hardware and a new NDAA-compliant video management system, together with integration with existing CCTV equipment and the Victoria Police network.
According to the tender release, the successful provider is also responsible for testing and validation, user training, system documentation, post-installation support and maintenance, and hardware and software warranty services.
What Phase 1 replaces
A new core between the council’s cameras and the police
Phase 1 swaps out the recording and management layer. The cameras stay, and footage still has to reach Victoria Police.
Existing cameras270+ public space cameras in Dandenong, Springvale and Noble Park. Integrated, not replaced.
New VMS, servers and storageNDAA-compliant, consolidated into one centralised platformPhase 1 · Fortis
Victoria Police networkReal-time feeds to the Dandenong and Springvale police stations
Phase 2 · separate tenderNetwork hardware, including switches, to support uptime monitoring across the CCTV network. Tender 2526-36 closed 2pm 12 Aug 2026; no award reported yet.
Phase 1 also coversTesting and validationUser trainingSystem documentationSupport and maintenanceHardware and software warranty
Source. Phase 1 scope and deliverables as reported by SEN from the tender release. Phase 2 details from the council’s tender 2526-36, as listed on AustralianTenders (Melbourne time). Camera numbers and police-station feeds from the council’s Public Space CCTV page (SEN context). The council also considered video surveillance as a service; the release does not say whether the award includes it.
The project also considered video surveillance as a service (VSaaS), with the council seeking to improve scalability and real-time monitoring while reducing long-term operational costs.
Fortis is a security systems integrator providing CCTV, access control, intrusion detection, monitoring and related technology services. The company operates across Australia and works across commercial, government, industrial and critical infrastructure environments.
You can learn more about Fortis Security here or read more SEN news here.
Phase 1 awarded · reported October 2026
Follow the Dandenong renewal into Phase 2
Fortis holds the Phase 1 VMS, server and storage work. The council’s Phase 2 network-hardware tender closed in August with no award reported, and the council lists its tenders on VendorPanel. Talk to Fortis about Phase 1, or watch the council’s list for what comes next.
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