Entity
Commonwealth Grants Commission
−$815k (−8.6%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$603k falls in 2026-27, equal to 7.0% of this total: $603k 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 1.1: Commonwealth Grants Commission | $9.5m | $8.7m | −$815k −8.6% | 100.0% | – |
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
- 13
- Suppliers
- 12
- Limited tender
- 72.5% of value · 5 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $199k across 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Haven Group | 1 | $387k | 100.0% |
| Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty Ltd | 2 | $80k | 0.0% |
| AURION CORPORATION PTY LTD | 1 | $37k | 0.0% |
| MELTWATER AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED | 1 | $28k | 0.0% |
| OpenAI OpCo, LLC | 1 | $24k | 100.0% |
| Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | 1 | $16k | 100.0% |
| Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | 1 | $9k | 0.0% |
| ActewAGL Retail | 1 | $9k | 0.0% |
| THE ITSM HUB PTY LTD | 1 | $4k | 100.0% |
| FujiFilm Business Innovation Australia Pty Ltd | 1 | $3k | 0.0% |
| SENTENTIA CONSULTING PTY LTD | 1 | $656 | 0.0% |
Largest contracts
Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why
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
In 2024-25 the entity reported paying $16k on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $0 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 | $16k 1 contract |
$866k 12 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $26k 1 contract |
$1.6m 24 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $20k 2 contracts |
$3.0m 35 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $116k 0 contracts |
$2.5m 36 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 |
|---|---|
| CIVAS (NSW) Pty Ltd | $16k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Fair Choice Pty Ltd | $291k |
| South Haven Group | $219k |
| Data#3 | $134k |
| Technology One Limited | $59k |
| Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty Ltd | $48k |
| Ventia Property Pty Ltd | $46k |