Entity
Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority
+$5.6m (+6.0%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$6.7m falls in 2026-27, equal to 6.7% of this total: $6.7m 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: Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority - Travel Oversight and ReportingIPEA provides services to parliamentarians and their staff and publicly reports on their expenditure. | $94m | $100m | +$5.6m +6.0% | 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
- 21
- Suppliers
- 20
- Limited tender
- 1.6% of value · 7 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $495k across 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Office Supplies | 2 | $4.0m | 0.0% |
| Australian OpCo Pty Ltd trading as FCM Travel Solutions | 1 | $2.2m | 0.0% |
| The Trustee for Birdanco Practice T | 1 | $128k | 0.0% |
| CLAYTON UTZ | 1 | $66k | 0.0% |
| Kapish Pty Ltd | 1 | $60k | 0.0% |
| Morpht Pty Ltd | 1 | $38k | 0.0% |
| ISENTIA PTY LIMITED | 1 | $36k | 0.0% |
| ORIMA Research Pty Ltd | 1 | $34k | 0.0% |
| IAN MCPHEE CONSULTING PTY LTD | 1 | $33k | 100.0% |
| Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | 1 | $22k | 0.0% |
| KPMG | 1 | $14k | 0.0% |
| Jeff Whalan Learning Group | 1 | $13k | 100.0% |
| Reserve Bank of Australia | 1 | $12k | 100.0% |
| Thomsons Lawyers | 1 | $8k | 0.0% |
| McGrathNicol Advisory | 1 | $5k | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stationery and Office Supplies CN4268281 |
Complete Office Supplies | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2029-06-30 | $12m | $4.0m |
| Travel Management Services for Parliamentary Travellers CN4257540 |
Australian OpCo Pty Ltd trading as FCM Travel Solutions | open tender | 2026-06-23 to 2029-12-31 | $7.9m | $2.2m |
| Internal Audit CN4153690 |
The Trustee for Birdanco Practice T | open tender | 2025-05-19 to 2028-06-30 | $399k | $128k |
| Legal Services CN4192880 |
CLAYTON UTZ | open tender | 2025-09-05 to 2026-12-31 | $174k was $130k |
$66k |
| Content Manager Support Services CN4264769 |
Kapish Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-06-19 to 2028-06-18 | $120k | $60k |
| Website Maintenance and Support CN4113313 |
Morpht Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-11-27 to 2026-12-31 | $160k was $80k |
$38k |
| Media Monitoring Services CN3982840 |
ISENTIA PTY LIMITED | open tender | 2023-06-19 to 2027-06-30 | $145k was $72k |
$36k |
| Client Satisfaction Survey CN4203370 |
ORIMA Research Pty Ltd | open tender | 2025-10-30 to 2027-04-30 | $61k was $33k |
$34k |
| Audit Committee Member 2023-2026 CN4000921 |
IAN MCPHEE CONSULTING PTY LTD | limited tender | 2023-08-16 to 2027-08-31 | $132k was $98k |
$33k |
| Travel Management Services for the Australian Government CN4040605 |
Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-02-05 to 2027-06-30 | $76k | $22k |
| Accelerated Reporting Model CN4126470 |
KPMG | open tender | 2025-01-31 to 2028-01-31 | $42k | $14k |
| Executive Training Services CN4237153 |
Jeff Whalan Learning Group | limited tender | 2026-04-17 to 2027-04-27 | $16k | $13k |
| Banking Services CN4259784 |
Reserve Bank of Australia | limited tender | 2026-07-03 to 2029-06-30 | $37k | $12k |
| Legal Services CN4203369 |
Thomsons Lawyers | open tender | 2025-11-05 to 2026-09-05 | $37k was $22k |
$8k |
| Probity Services CN4192881 |
McGrathNicol Advisory | open tender | 2025-09-02 to 2026-08-31 | $29k | $5k |
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 $0 on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $169k 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 | $0 0 contracts |
$2.8m 25 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $0 0 contracts |
$2.7m 25 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $0 0 contracts |
$3.1m 28 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $0 0 contracts |
$2.4m 35 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 |
|---|---|
| 0 | $0 |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | $1.8m |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Pty Ltd | $152k |
| Nous Group Pty Ltd | $105k |
| RSM Australia | $92k |