Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
+$9.7m (+1.4%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$119m falls in 2026-27, equal to 16.8% of this total: $94m in contracts and $25m 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 1.1: Prime Minister and Cabinet | $698m | $708m | +$9.7m +1.4% | 100.0% | – |
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 · $128k
The contract notice was published more than six months after the contract’s start date. - Supplier’s ABN was new 1 contract · $234k
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
- 389
- Suppliers
- 232
- Limited tender
- 11.7% of value · 113 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $58m across 139 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | 14 | $11m | 0.5% |
| Ignite Limited | 10 | $4.3m | 0.0% |
| Whizdom Pty Ltd | 10 | $4.0m | 0.0% |
| EMANATE TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD | 10 | $3.5m | 0.0% |
| National Security College | 2 | $2.6m | 100.0% |
| Cushman & Wakefield Pty Ltd | 2 | $2.5m | 0.0% |
| Kirra Services | 11 | $2.3m | 0.0% |
| Razor IT Systems Pty Ltd | 5 | $2.2m | 0.0% |
| Foresee IT Pty. Ltd. | 5 | $2.0m | 0.0% |
| The Recruitment Hive | 5 | $1.8m | 0.0% |
| Malware Security Pty Ltd | 2 | $1.7m | 0.0% |
| Face 2 Face Recruitment Pty Limited | 4 | $1.5m | 0.0% |
| CBR Cyber | 5 | $1.4m | 0.0% |
| Amnesium Pty Ltd | 8 | $1.3m | 0.2% |
| Informatech Pty Ltd | 3 | $1.3m | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT Software CN4262153 |
Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2029-06-30 | $17m | $5.6m |
| ICT Software CN4267390 |
Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | open tender | 2026-06-01 to 2031-06-30 | $15m | $2.9m |
| Training and Development Services CN4146117 |
National Security College | limited tender | 2025-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $5.0m | $2.5m |
| Property Management Services CN4154878 |
Cushman & Wakefield Pty Ltd | open tender | 2025-05-30 to 2030-05-29 | $11m was $4.3m |
$2.1m |
| ICT Software CN4195439 |
Kirra Services | open tender | 2025-07-20 to 2028-07-19 | $3.9m | $1.3m |
| ICT Contractor Services CN4276890 |
Malware Security Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-09-04 to 2027-09-04 | $1.5m | $1.3m |
| Travel Management Services CN4040647 |
Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-02-05 to 2027-06-30 | $3.2m | $940k |
| Building, Construction and Maintenance Services CN4232118 |
Burion Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-04-13 to 2026-12-31 | $1.3m | $904k |
| ICT Software CN4089113 |
NTT Australia Digital Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-07-30 to 2027-07-19 | $2.5m | $831k |
| Security Services CN4251410 |
WILSONS SECURITY PTY LTD | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $793k | $793k |
| Work Health and Safety Services CN4249833 |
ComCare Australia | limited tender | 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $770k | $770k |
| ICT Equipment CN4207838 |
Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | open tender | 2025-11-26 to 2028-11-26 | $2.3m | $762k |
| ICT Services CN3912452 |
Technology One Limited | limited tender | 2022-08-31 to 2027-08-30 | $3.8m was $1.2m |
$754k |
| ICT Contractor Services CN4192778 |
Terrace Services | open tender | 2025-10-07 to 2027-06-30 | $1.3m was $491k |
$736k |
| ICT Contractor Services CN4071817 |
Ignite Limited | open tender | 2025-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $1.2m was $409k |
$615k |
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 $100k 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 $1.7m on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $2.7m 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.
Grants awarded
Grants active in 2026-27, from GrantConnect. Each grant’s total value is spread across its term. estimate: annualised
- Grants active
- 12
- 2026-27 est.
- $25m
- Recipients
- 11
- Without an open round
- 63.3% of value
By category
Largest recipients
Recipients who are individuals, and awards that name no single recipient, are counted above but not listed. Why
| Recipient | Grants | 2026-27 est. |
|---|---|---|
| National Australia Day Council | 2 | $16m |
| Teach Us Consent Global Limited | 1 | $2.8m |
| Women for Election Australia Ltd | 1 | $1.3m |
| The University of Sydney | 1 | $1.0m |
| YWCA Canberra | 1 | $934k |
| Women in Seafood Australasia Ltd | 1 | $807k |
| University of New South Wales | 1 | $555k |
| Women With Disabilities (Australia) | 1 | $443k |
| National Rural Women's Coalition Limited | 1 | $443k |
| National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Women's Alliance (Indigenous Corporation) | 1 | $443k |
| Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia Inc | 1 | $443k |
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 | $1.7m 24 contracts |
$119m 679 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $3.5m 25 contracts |
$139m 807 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $3.0m 25 contracts |
$111m 791 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $1.4m 55 contracts |
$111m 829 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 |
|---|---|
| Baringa Partners LLP | $361k |
| Lazard Australia Pty Ltd | $308k |
| 1 and One Pty Ltd | $150k |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | $113k |
| Indigenous Professional Services Pty Ltd | $101k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| ISPT Pty Ltd | $12m |
| Data#3 Limited | $6.2m |
| Ignite Limited | $6.0m |
| Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty Limited | $4.4m |
| Servicenow Australia Pty Ltd | $3.4m |