Entity
National Environmental Protection Agency
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$17m falls in 2026-27, equal to 8.0% of this total: $17m 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: National Environmental Protection Agency | $0 | $207m | +$207m new | 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.
- Grew past the open-tender threshold 1 contract · $70k
A contract awarded by limited tender below the open-tender threshold later rose in value to the threshold or above.
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
- 100
- Suppliers
- 74
- Limited tender
- 55.1% of value · 45 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $15m across 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Refrigeration Council Ltd | 1 | $3.5m | 100.0% |
| COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH ORGANISATION | 3 | $1.4m | 100.0% |
| Neoteric Consulting Pty Ltd | 2 | $854k | 4.9% |
| Fire Protection Association Australia | 1 | $778k | 100.0% |
| MADDOCKS | 4 | $776k | 0.0% |
| ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY | 1 | $710k | 100.0% |
| The Trustee for Symbolix Trust [661] | 1 | $619k | 0.0% |
| ELLIOTT GRAY PTY LTD | 4 | $446k | 0.0% |
| NGIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 1 | $390k | 100.0% |
| CHANDLER MACLEOD GROUP LTD | 1 | $386k | 0.0% |
| KONRAD & COMPANY PTY LTD | 2 | $357k | 100.0% |
| EFFECTIVE PEOPLE P/L | 3 | $311k | 0.0% |
| Excelerated Consulting Pty Ltd | 1 | $274k | 0.0% |
| Compas Pty Ltd | 1 | $271k | 0.0% |
| SCYNE ADVISORY PTY LTD | 1 | $260k | 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
A further $524k across 5 contracts has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.