GovCMS

GovCMS is the Australian Government's secure, Drupal-based platform for building and hosting websites. Morpht has worked on GovCMS since its early days and was one of the first suppliers on both the Drupal Services Panel and the GovCMS DXP Panel.

You can engage us directly through the panels or BuyICT, with no open tender required. Our team includes baseline security-cleared staff, so federal projects can start without onboarding delays.

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Why agencies choose Morpht for GovCMS

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Start sooner

Engage us directly through the Drupal Services Panel or BuyICT. Security-cleared staff mean no clearance delays.

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Build faster with Convivial for GovCMS

Our starter site gives you accessible components, editor tools, and personalisation from day one.

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Award-winning results

Our GovCMS sites for the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) and the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) won GovCMS Community Awards in 2025, and the National Office for Child Safety site won Best in Show at the 2024 Splash Awards.

GovCMS Drupal DXP Panel

Morpht was announced as one of the initial suppliers on the GovCMS DXP Panel. We provide a range of Drupal DXP services to Australian government agencies. Content recommendations, personalisation and AI services can now be easily procured through Moprht, offering an on-ramp for agencies to make their sites smarter and more adaptive to user needs.

 

Content recommendations

Powerful machine learning algorithms are used to make content recommendations to users based on their browsing behaviour. Morphjt has partnered with Recombee SaaS to bring these tools to GovCMS, GovCMS sites can now be their own Netflix or Spotify, adapting content for a better user experience. See the GovFlix case study or read the playbook on content recommendations. This feature is available for GovCMS SaaS and PaaS.

Personalisation

Smart websites try to predict what their users want to do next. What is the next best step at any point in time? The Convivial Profiler personalisation engine is able to keep track of user affinity for content, user intention and current active campaign or stage in user journey. All of these combine to deliver personalised content recommendations to keep the user engaged on the site. See the Convivial for GovCMS site for more details and a demonstration.  This feature is available for GovCMS SaaS and PaaS.

AI Augmentation

Generative AI has swept to the fore and is having an impact on content workflows in government agencies. Morpht has partnered with NLP Cloud to provide a range of different AI models for augmenting content, making editor's lives easier. Sites can tap into this service via the Augmentor NLP Cloud module and a subscription available through the DXP Panel. This feature is available for GovCMS PaaS only.

GovCMS Drupal Services Panel

Morpht provides the full range of GovCMS services. Please get in touch with us for a pricing sheet.

 

New site builds

Out team of UX designers, architects, site builders, themers and project managers are here to work with you to make your new project a success. Morpht is a leading GovCMS supplier and has worked on some of the largest transformational projects on GovCMS. 

Support & Maintenance

Morpht provides ongoing support, maintenance and feature development services for all of the clients we build sites for. We believe that it is important for a client to have continuity in the development team as it ensures that internal knowledge is not lost and future features can be developed in a consistent way. 

Website Assessments

Morpht offer site assessments to help you understand where your site is currently at and where you might like to go with it. Assessments range from the providing basics ideal for the initial planning phase through to expert advice to address the current challenges of your website, potential solutions/options and provide a rough budget to assist you with the procurement process.

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GovCMS FAQ

GovCMS is a CMS platform for government use in Australia. It provides a secure, maintained and supported code base based on Drupal. It also offers an organisations a simple method of procurement and access to the Drupal Service Panel which contains vetted suppliers who are expert in providing Drupal web development services including user experience design, sitebuilding, theming, solution architecture and project management.

There are a number of reasons an organisation would choose to select GovCMS when compared to other solutions. GovCMS offers an easy onramp for agencies of all sizes looking for a secure, monitored and supported web hosting platform. For SaaS plans it will be difficult to find a comparable level of service and security for the same price. The codebase and features of GovCMS have been refined over a number of years and the functionality provided will be suited to a wide variety of use cases. The advantages of GovCMS SaaS need to be weighed against the restrictions of the system which do not allow for the addition of further modules to the codebase.

GovCMS provides versatility based on your organisations needs including a Software as a Service (SaaS) option for sites where GovCMS supports you with security, monitoring and security assessments (IRAP), or, Platform as a Service (PaaS) for when you have a dedicated internal team responsible for maintaining your site. SaaS is suitable for those wanting easy support and maintenance. PaaS is suitable for those who need more flexibility and have the ability to support their own codebase.

There are a wide range of sites which are hosted on the GovCMS platform. Most sites tend to be information based with a strong emphasis on rich content models, information discovery and search. The availability of RESTful APIs also make it a good platform for progressively decoupled application using ReactJS and other clientside libraries. GovCMS SaaS is not suited to use cases involving user logins, the retention of private data or backend integrations. This excludes membership sites such as intranets.

GovCMS is 100% open source, using Drupal CMS, ensuring that GovCMS benefits from the power of developers contributions from around the world

Morpht's competitive edge

We are creators of Convivial for GovCMS, a framework that fast tracks your GovCMS project with powerful tooling to enable you to build out feature rich content.

We are a leading supplier of GovCMS sites on the Drupal Services Panel

We are experienced in producing WCAG 2.1 AA compliant websites using the GovCMS platform

Our team on average have 10+ years experience working with Drupal CMS

We have deep knowledge of the Australian Government design systems, and are regular contributors to the Drupal and GovCMS projects.

GovCMS resources

The following resources will help you get up to speed and connected with the GoVCMS community.

The GovCMS website is an important resource providing information on the platform and upcoming events. This site was recently rebuilt by Morpht to include extra information on pricing and a gallery of current GovCMS websites..

An advanced starting point for GovCMS projects providing an easy on ramp for to the GovCMS platform. Convivial should be a serious consideration for any agency looking for a modern, clean implementation of the Australian Government Design System in GovCMS.

The open source repository for the GovCMS project. See the GovCMS modules and what is at the foundation of the project.

Frequently asked questions

Look for a supplier on the GovCMS Drupal Services Panel with a track record of SaaS builds, so they know how to deliver within the platform's limits. Check they can meet WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility, work with the Australian Government Design System, and support the site after launch. For federal projects, ask whether their team holds Baseline security clearance.

Morpht has worked on GovCMS since the platform began. We were one of the first members of the original Drupal Services Panel, built the GovCMS UI-Kit starter theme for the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) in 2018, and created Convivial for GovCMS. Our GovCMS SaaS rebuilds include the Therapeutic Goods Administration, the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority, and Reef Guardian Schools. Our Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) site won the Innovation Award at the 2025 GovCMS Community Awards.

Australian Government agencies can engage Morpht directly through the Drupal Services Panel on BuyICT, with no open tender required. Morpht is on the panel across all three categories: site builds, support, and digital experience platform (DXP) services such as personalisation.

Convivial for GovCMS is Morpht's open-source starter site for GovCMS. It gives you tested, editor-friendly components and an Australian Government Design System theme from day one, and it has passed an independent WCAG 2.2 AA audit. Starting from proven components shortens build time and lowers cost. For example, we delivered the Defence and Veterans' Service Commission site in six weeks.

GovCMS SaaS suits information-rich sites that need strong content, search, and discovery. You cannot add your own modules, and it is not suited to user logins, private data, back-end integrations, or intranets. An experienced supplier can still deliver advanced features within these limits. For the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority, Morpht built a SaaS site that imports datasets of more than 30,000 records in a single process.

Yes. The majority of our team holds Baseline security clearance, so federal projects can start without onboarding delays. Every engagement also has an Australian-based account manager and project manager.

GovCMS maintains the platform and codebase for SaaS sites. Morpht supports the configuration and theme layer, delivers new features, scans front-end libraries monthly for vulnerabilities, and updates sites for machinery-of-government changes. Where possible, the same team that built your site supports it.

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A high level look at the features and capabilities of the GovCMS codebase. Suitable for those considering whether to build a site on the platform.