Entity
Australian Public Service Commission
−$12m (−11.8%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$16m falls in 2026-27, equal to 17.2% of this total: $16m 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 1.2: Judicial Office Holders' Remuneration and Entitlements | $4.8m | $4.8m | no change 0.0% | 5.3% | – |
| Program 1.1: Australian Public Service Commission | $98m | $86m | −$12m −12.4% | 94.7% | – |
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.
- Value increased after award 1 contract · $2.7m
The contract’s value rose after it was first published. - Published long after it started 2 contracts · $330k
The contract notice was published more than six months after the contract’s start date. - Supplier’s ABN was new 2 contracts · $230k
The supplier’s ABN had been active for less than three months when the contract started or was published.
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
- 118
- Suppliers
- 94
- Limited tender
- 14.9% of value · 45 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $15m across 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | 4 | $3.0m | 0.0% |
| CPD Live Pty Ltd | 1 | $2.1m | 0.0% |
| ETHOS CRS CONSULTING PTY LTD | 7 | $1.2m | 0.0% |
| Nous Group Pty Ltd | 1 | $844k | 0.0% |
| Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | 1 | $760k | 0.0% |
| SFDC Australia Pty Ltd | 3 | $648k | 2.5% |
| THE DISTILLERY PTY LIMITED | 1 | $422k | 0.0% |
| University of New South Wales | 2 | $380k | 0.0% |
| Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | 1 | $373k | 0.0% |
| Cushman & Wakefield Pty Ltd | 2 | $352k | 0.0% |
| People Measures Pty Ltd | 1 | $318k | 0.0% |
| CLAYTON UTZ | 3 | $294k | 0.0% |
| Acorn PLMS Pty Ltd | 1 | $289k | 0.0% |
| GPT Funds Management 2 Pty Ltd | 1 | $279k | 100.0% |
| CENTRE FOR PUBLIC IMPACT | 1 | $270k | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2688 - Workforce Metrics Application CN4174738 |
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | open tender | 2025-07-10 to 2028-07-09 | $7.1m was $4.4m |
$2.4m |
| 2025-2743 - Social learning CN4216707 |
CPD Live Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-01-05 to 2028-01-04 | $4.1m | $2.1m |
| 2023-2367 - Program Delivery CN4041968 |
Nous Group Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-03-01 to 2027-02-28 | $3.8m was $2.4m |
$844k |
| 2026-2805 - Microsoft Volume Sourcing Arrangement (VSA) 6 CN4269899 |
Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2031-03-18 | $3.6m | $760k |
| 2026-2812 - Salesforce Licenses for APSJobs CN4280222 |
SFDC Australia Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-09-09 to 2029-09-08 | $2.0m | $538k |
| 2025-2714 - APSJobs Services CN4189238 |
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | open tender | 2025-09-09 to 2027-09-08 | $1.1m was $770k |
$526k |
| 2023-2419 - Delivery of programs CN4028036 |
ETHOS CRS CONSULTING PTY LTD | open tender | 2024-01-01 to 2027-06-30 | $1.5m was $108k |
$433k |
| 2025-2702 - Case Management System CN4198759 |
THE DISTILLERY PTY LIMITED | open tender | 2025-09-30 to 2028-09-30 | $1.3m | $422k |
| Travel management services. Includes spend on TMS fees and domestic ac… CN4040731 |
Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-02-05 to 2027-06-30 | $1.3m | $373k |
| 2024-2608 - Program Delivery CN4128141 |
University of New South Wales | open tender | 2025-02-03 to 2028-02-03 | $982k | $327k |
| Property Operating Expenses (pass through costs) 2025-26 to 2026-27 FY CN4175940 |
Cushman & Wakefield Pty Ltd | open tender | 2025-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $640k was $336k |
$320k |
| 2023-2391 - Delivery of Program CN4023548 |
People Measures Pty Ltd | open tender | 2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31 | $2.8m was $1.1m |
$318k |
| 2023-2420 - Delivery of programs CN4028032 |
ETHOS CRS CONSULTING PTY LTD | open tender | 2024-01-01 to 2027-06-30 | $1.1m was $100k |
$307k |
| 2023-2422 - Delivery of programs CN4028033 |
ETHOS CRS CONSULTING PTY LTD | open tender | 2024-01-01 to 2027-06-30 | $1.0m was $75k |
$290k |
| 2024-2555 - APS Learn Licenses and services CN4104128 |
Acorn PLMS Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-10-01 to 2027-03-30 | $964k was $287k |
$289k |
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 $2k 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 $240k on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $1.2m 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 | $240k 5 contracts |
$22m 265 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $1.1m 13 contracts |
$25m 292 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $364k 18 contracts |
$26m 276 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $2.1m 40 contracts |
$16m 244 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 |
|---|---|
| Bellchambers Barrett | $177k |
| Workplace Research Associates Pty Ltd | $21k |
| O'Connor Marsden and Associates Pty Ltd | $16k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | $1.4m |
| Cahoot Learning | $1.3m |
| Clayton Utz | $1.1m |
| Ethos CRS Consulting Pty Ltd | $1.1m |
| Nous Group Pty Ltd | $1.0m |