Entity
Australian National Audit Office
−$1.7m (−0.8%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$29m falls in 2026-27, equal to 13.6% of this total: $29m 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
| Program | 2025-26 estimated actual |
2026-27 Budget estimate |
Change | Share | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program 1.3: Performance Statement Audit Services | $121m | $123m | +$1.7m +1.4% | 57.0% | – |
| Program 1.1: Financial Statement Audit Services | $52m | $52m | −$317k −0.6% | 24.2% | – |
| Program 1.2: Performance Audit Services | $43m | $40m | −$3.1m −7.0% | 18.8% | – |
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 · $200k
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
- 161
- Suppliers
- 84
- Limited tender
- 3.1% of value · 32 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $21m across 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERNST & YOUNG (CANBERRA) | 15 | $4.4m | 0.0% |
| Cushman & Wakefield Pty Ltd | 2 | $4.2m | 0.0% |
| PricewaterhouseCooper | 1 | $3.7m | 0.0% |
| XAmplify Services Pty ltd | 2 | $3.5m | 0.0% |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | 7 | $1.9m | 0.0% |
| Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | 2 | $1.8m | 5.2% |
| KPMG | 6 | $1.2m | 1.3% |
| Crowe Audit Australia | 15 | $1.2m | 0.0% |
| The Trustee for Birdanco Practice T | 9 | $875k | 0.0% |
| CHARTERPOINT PTY LTD | 11 | $752k | 0.0% |
| Technology One Limited | 1 | $493k | 0.0% |
| Intravision Pty Ltd | 1 | $348k | 0.0% |
| Bluebird Advisory Pty Ltd | 1 | $277k | 0.0% |
| Audit And Assurance Consulting Services Pty Ltd | 1 | $254k | 0.0% |
| BDO Audit Pty Limited | 1 | $244k | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property Operating Expenses - Cushman & Wakefield CN4164242 |
Cushman & Wakefield Pty Ltd | open tender | 2025-07-01 to 2029-06-30 | $16m was $16m |
$4.1m |
| NBN Co Ltd financial statements 24 - 26 CN4031467 |
PricewaterhouseCooper | open tender | 2024-02-01 to 2030-01-31 | $22m was $11m |
$3.7m |
| Managed Service Provider CN4091260 |
XAmplify Services Pty ltd | open tender | 2024-08-08 to 2027-08-11 | $8.4m was $7.7m |
$2.8m |
| Provision of Financial Statements Audit Services - APC CN4118063 |
ERNST & YOUNG (CANBERRA) | open tender | 2024-12-16 to 2027-11-30 | $5.6m | $1.9m |
| Microsoft VSA 6 - Data#3 Component CN4257241 |
Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2031-06-30 | $8.3m | $1.7m |
| Financial Statement Audit Services - Snowy Hydro Ltd Audit CN4212193 |
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | open tender | 2025-12-16 to 2028-11-30 | $3.0m | $1.0m |
| Supply of Laptops and Docking Stations CN4244902 |
XAmplify Services Pty ltd | open tender | 2026-06-15 to 2029-06-14 | $2.1m | $699k |
| Financial Statement Audits of RBA and NPA CN4127153 |
KPMG | open tender | 2025-01-31 to 2027-11-30 | $1.6m | $582k |
| ARTC - Financial Statement Audit Services CN4210310 |
ERNST & YOUNG (CANBERRA) | open tender | 2025-12-16 to 2028-11-30 | $1.6m was $1.6m |
$538k |
| Financial Management Information System (FMIS) CN4164922 |
Technology One Limited | open tender | 2025-06-29 to 2028-06-28 | $1.5m | $493k |
| Financial Statement Audit for ASC Pty Ltd CN4127149 |
The Trustee for Birdanco Practice T | open tender | 2025-01-24 to 2027-11-30 | $1.2m was $1.0m |
$418k |
| Financial Statement Auditing Services - Future Fund CN3907746 |
ERNST & YOUNG (CANBERRA) | open tender | 2022-08-23 to 2027-10-31 | $2.1m was $1.1m |
$401k |
| CSIRO CN4284137 |
ERNST & YOUNG (CANBERRA) | open tender | 2026-10-13 to 2029-10-31 | $1.5m | $357k |
| Financial Statement Audit Services CN4024322 |
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | open tender | 2023-12-01 to 2026-10-31 | $3.1m was $2.6m |
$357k |
| AV Equipment Upgrade Project CN4038189 |
Intravision Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-02-28 to 2027-06-30 | $1.2m was $755k |
$348k |
Professional services by kind of work
Contracts active in 2026-27 that AusTender files under “management and business professionals”, sorted by an AI model reading each contract’s description. AI-classified estimate: annualised
A further $73k across 1 contract has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.
In 2024-25 the entity reported paying $937k on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $120k for that year (AusTender values spread over each contract’s term). The two are measured differently, so they are not expected to match. How we classify.
Contract spending reported by the entity
What the entity reported in its annual reports, from the Transparency Portal: cash paid in each year, including GST. These are actual payments, unlike the AusTender contract values above. They are shown as published and are not used in any total on this site. reported
| Year | Consultancy | Other contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $937k 19 contracts |
$38m 242 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $1.3m 22 contracts |
$38m 265 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $804k 17 contracts |
$34m 301 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $673k 13 contracts |
$36m 300 contracts |
Organisations paid the most in 2024-25
As listed by the entity, usually its five largest of each type. Organisations who are individuals are not listed. Why
| Consultancy | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Ernst and Young | $218k |
| RSM Australia Pty Ltd atf the Birdanco Practice Trust | $143k |
| Finity Consulting Pty Ltd | $126k |
| Orima Research | $117k |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | $107k |
| Acumentis Pty Ltd | $77k |
| Pricewaterhouse Coopers | $55k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Ernst and Young | $4.3m |
| Pricewaterhouse Coopers | $4.1m |
| Evolve FM Pty Ltd (Trust Account) | $3.7m |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | $3.0m |
| Macquarie Telecommunications Pty Ltd | $2.1m |
| xAmplify Services Pty Ltd | $2.0m |