Entity
Bureau of Meteorology
−$12m (−2.0%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$141m falls in 2026-27, equal to 23.0% of this total: $141m 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: Bureau of MeteorologyThe Bureau’s purpose is to provide trusted, reliable, and responsive services for Australia – all day, every day. To ach… | $626m | $614m | −$12m −2.0% | 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.
- Value increased after award 1 contract · $4.5m
The contract’s value rose after it was first published. - Published long after it started 3 contracts · $526k
The contract notice was published more than six months after the contract’s start date. - Grew past the open-tender threshold 1 contract · $65k
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
- 620
- Suppliers
- 352
- Limited tender
- 33.0% of value · 254 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $51m across 136 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty Ltd | 18 | $10m | 0.0% |
| Vaisala Pty Ltd | 10 | $8.2m | 7.7% |
| NTT Australia Pty Ltd | 9 | $7.8m | 0.1% |
| ACCENTURE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 1 | $5.2m | 0.0% |
| Cromwell BT Pty Ltd | 1 | $4.6m | 100.0% |
| Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | 10 | $4.2m | 0.0% |
| VMWARE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 1 | $4.1m | 100.0% |
| Hewlett-Packard Enterprise | 2 | $3.9m | 100.0% |
| Pacific Community | 1 | $3.4m | 100.0% |
| LEIDOS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED | 1 | $3.1m | 0.0% |
| HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited | 12 | $3.0m | 0.0% |
| Vocus Pty Ltd | 3 | $2.8m | 0.0% |
| Xtreme Engineering Pty Ltd | 2 | $2.8m | 100.0% |
| AMAZON WEB SERVICES AUSTRALIA | 1 | $2.5m | 100.0% |
| Aquamonix Pty Ltd | 9 | $2.4m | 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 $192k across 5 contracts has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.
In 2024-25 the entity reported paying $3.2m on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $3.7m 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.
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 | $3.2m 25 contracts |
$274m 1399 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $6.4m 32 contracts |
$419m 1776 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $2.4m 14 contracts |
$383m 1666 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $769k 5 contracts |
$310m 1386 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 |
|---|---|
| Scyne Advisory Pty Ltd | $1.0m |
| Synergy Group Australia Pty Ltd | $674k |
| Protiviti Pty Ltd | $484k |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | $224k |
| Chartertech Pty Ltd | $190k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Ventia Property Pty Ltd | $38m |
| CSIRO Accounts Receivable | $18m |
| Leidos | $14m |
| UNISYS Australia Pty Ltd | $14m |
| Hays Specialist Recruitment | $11m |