Entity

National Portrait Gallery of Australia

$4.5m 2026-27 Budget estimate

+$133k (+3.1%) on 2025-26 estimated actual

A further $20m appears in this entity’s tables but is not counted here: it is counted where the money is paid from, or it is not an expense. Why.

Kind of expense

Corporate entity, funded other than by its department$4.5m 100.0%

Program 1.1: Develop, maintain and provide access to Australia's national portrait collection$4.5m+3.1%

Change on 2025-26 −10% or more −2 to −10% within ±2% +2 to +10% +10% or more, or new

Area shows 2026-27 Budget estimate. Hover or focus a box for figures; the table below lists every item.

Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients

$1.7m falls in 2026-27, equal to 38.1% of this total: $1.7m in contracts and $0 in grants. estimate: annualised

From AusTender contract notices and GrantConnect grant awards published since 2022-07-01. Each contract’s or grant’s value is spread evenly from its start to end date. These values are commitments, not payments, and records published before 2022-07-01 are not included yet.

By program

Sort: Largest increase Fastest growth Largest A–Z

Program	2025-26 estimated actual	2026-27 Budget estimate	Change	Share	Removed
Program 1.1: Develop, maintain and provide access to Australia's national portrait collectionThe NPGA houses the national collection of portraits of Australians, reflecting the breadth and energy of Australian cul…	$4.3m	$4.5m	+$133k +3.1%	100.0%	$20m

Worth a closer look

Patterns in this agency’s contract notices published in 2025-26 and 2026-27 to date. Each is a measurable pattern with common legitimate explanations; none is a finding of wrongdoing. How these are defined.

Published long after it started 1 contract · $421k
The contract notice was published more than six months after the contract’s start date.

Who gets paid

Contracts active in 2026-27, from AusTender. Amounts for the year are each contract’s value spread across its term. estimate: annualised

Contracts active: 1
Suppliers: 1
Limited tender: 0.0% of value · 0 contracts
Value added by amendments: $0 across 0 amended contracts

Largest suppliers

Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why

Supplier	Contracts	2026-27 est.	Limited tender
I-SEC Pty Ltd	1	$1.7m	0.0%

Largest contracts

Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why

Contract	Supplier	Method	Term	Total value	2026-27 est.
Provision of Security Guarding Services CN4218074	I-SEC Pty Ltd	open tender	2025-08-11 to 2030-08-10	$8.5m	$1.7m