Entity
Productivity Commission
−$5.5m (−12.3%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$2.4m falls in 2026-27, equal to 6.2% of this total: $2.4m 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: Productivity Commission | $45m | $39m | −$5.5m −12.3% | 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 · $125k
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
- 62
- Suppliers
- 52
- Limited tender
- 33.3% of value · 32 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $518k across 11 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 | 3 | $316k | 10.7% |
| HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited | 2 | $249k | 0.0% |
| Cushman & Wakefield Pty Ltd | 2 | $189k | 0.0% |
| EXCLAIM IT PTY LTD | 1 | $172k | 0.0% |
| HP PPS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 3 | $137k | 0.0% |
| Asana, Inc. | 1 | $98k | 100.0% |
| Today Strategic Design Pty Ltd | 1 | $87k | 0.0% |
| RP Data Pty Ltd | 1 | $83k | 100.0% |
| EBSCO International Inc. | 1 | $80k | 0.0% |
| STREEM PTY LTD | 1 | $77k | 0.0% |
| Curijo Pty Ltd | 1 | $77k | 100.0% |
| Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | 1 | $68k | 0.0% |
| Amnesium Pty Ltd | 2 | $65k | 76.7% |
| Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | 1 | $53k | 100.0% |
| BELLCHAMBERSBARRETT | 1 | $52k | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Volume Licensing Solution VSA6 CN4253610 |
Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2031-06-30 | $1.4m | $280k |
| Labour hire for Finance position CN4242563 |
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited | open tender | 2026-06-02 to 2026-12-01 | $253k | $213k |
| Senior Drupal Developer CN4280018 |
EXCLAIM IT PTY LTD | open tender | 2026-09-30 to 2027-03-30 | $172k | $172k |
| Property Operating Expenses (pass through costs) CN4264817 |
Cushman & Wakefield Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $142k | $142k |
| HP Laptops and support CN4139982 |
HP PPS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | open tender | 2025-03-26 to 2030-05-17 | $639k | $124k |
| Asana software and implementation CN4087277 |
Asana, Inc. | limited tender | 2024-07-28 to 2027-07-21 | $293k | $98k |
| Website support and maintenance CN4197021 |
Today Strategic Design Pty Ltd | open tender | 2025-10-16 to 2027-01-02 | $207k was $99k |
$87k |
| Data subscription CN4251283 |
RP Data Pty Ltd | limited tender | 2026-06-18 to 2027-06-17 | $86k | $83k |
| Subscriptions for media and research databases CN4257238 |
EBSCO International Inc. | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $80k | $80k |
| Media monitoring CN4197095 |
STREEM PTY LTD | open tender | 2025-10-21 to 2027-10-18 | $153k was $73k |
$77k |
| Cultural Capability Program CN4267645 |
Curijo Pty Ltd | limited tender | 2026-09-25 to 2027-09-30 | $102k | $77k |
| Travel Management Services CN4040382 |
Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-02-05 to 2027-06-30 | $233k | $68k |
| Data CN4280467 |
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | limited tender | 2026-10-23 to 2027-06-30 | $53k | $53k |
| Internal Audit Services Nov 23 to Oct 26 CN4020438 |
BELLCHAMBERSBARRETT | open tender | 2023-11-22 to 2026-11-20 | $400k | $52k |
| AvePoint subscription renewal - 2 years CN4183282 |
Amnesium Pty Ltd | limited tender | 2025-08-23 to 2027-08-22 | $100k | $50k |
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 2023-24 the entity reported paying $969k on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $1.0m 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 | $753m looks wrong 7 contracts |
$7.1bn looks wrong 79 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $969k 10 contracts |
$6.9m 79 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $50m looks wrong 4 contracts |
$3.6bn looks wrong 5 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $42k 4 contracts |
$64k 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Today Strategic Design Pty Ltd | $551m looks wrong |
| Bellchambers Barrett Pty Ltd | $108m looks wrong |
| Peter Berry Consulting | $29m looks wrong |
| Agilient Pty Ltd | $23m looks wrong |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated | $1.6bn looks wrong |
| Knight Frank Australia Pty Ltd | $1.5bn looks wrong |
| HP PPS Australia Pty Ltd | $642m looks wrong |
| Technology One Ltd | $201m looks wrong |
| Squiz Australia Pty Ltd | $197m looks wrong |
- More than twice the entity’s largest yearly total expenses in the Budget papers ($45m). It may have been entered in dollars instead of thousands.
- Averages more than $5 million per consultancy contract, far above any other entity. It may have been entered in dollars instead of thousands.
- The entity’s total for this year looks wrong, so this list may be affected too.