Entity
Comcare
Also appears in the PBS or AusTender as “Seacare”. How names are matched.
+$34m (+9.2%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
A further $59m appears in this entity’s tables but is not counted here: it is counted where the money is paid from, or it is not an expense. Why.
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$31m falls in 2026-27, equal to 7.5% of this total: $31m 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: Comcare Departmental | $374m | $409m | +$34m +9.2% | 100.0% | $59m |
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 17 contracts · $10m
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
- 59
- Suppliers
- 53
- Limited tender
- 29.2% of value · 11 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $8.4m across 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 MCS Pty Ltd | 1 | $4.2m | 100.0% |
| EVOLVE FM PTY LTD | 1 | $2.7m | 0.0% |
| The Trustee for Docklands Melbourne Investment Trust | 1 | $1.7m | 100.0% |
| MLCOA NEW SOUTH WALES | 1 | $1.3m | 0.0% |
| MEDirect Pty Ltd | 1 | $1.3m | 0.0% |
| Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | 1 | $1.3m | 0.0% |
| EML Solutions Pty Ltd | 1 | $1.2m | 0.0% |
| Enwerd Pty Ltd, the trustee for N & N Werdiger family Trust No.2 | 1 | $1.1m | 100.0% |
| Talent International Holdings Pty L | 3 | $886k | 0.0% |
| CAPGEMINI AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED | 1 | $878k | 0.0% |
| Adept Partners Pty Ltd | 2 | $715k | 0.0% |
| Approach Consulting Pty Ltd | 2 | $708k | 0.0% |
| BluBiz Solutions Pty Ltd | 1 | $688k | 0.0% |
| Hudson Aust Pty Ltd | 2 | $677k | 0.0% |
| The Trustee For IFM Real Estate Core Fund No. 2 | 1 | $571k | 100.0% |
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