Entity
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
−$38m (−9.7%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$71m falls in 2026-27, equal to 20.3% of this total: $71m 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: Quality Aged Care Services | $388m | $351m | −$38m −9.7% | 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 · $1.3m
The contract’s value rose after it was first published. - Published long after it started 3 contracts · $1.8m
The contract notice was published more than six months after the contract’s start date. - Grew past the open-tender threshold 3 contracts · $514k
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
- 238
- Suppliers
- 148
- Limited tender
- 4.4% of value · 51 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $52m across 89 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVOLVE FM PTY LTD | 2 | $14m | 0.0% |
| PEGASYSTEMS LIMITED | 1 | $9.0m | 0.0% |
| Diners Club Pty Ltd | 1 | $8.3m | 0.0% |
| Macquarie Technology Operations Pty Ltd | 1 | $6.3m | 0.0% |
| Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | 1 | $2.8m | 0.0% |
| XAmplify Services Pty ltd | 3 | $2.0m | 0.0% |
| CCH AUSTRALIA LIMITED | 1 | $1.6m | 0.0% |
| Randstad Pty Ltd | 7 | $1.2m | 0.0% |
| HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited | 6 | $1.1m | 0.0% |
| Gulanga Group Pty Ltd | 1 | $1.1m | 0.0% |
| MANTEL OPERATIONS PTY LTD | 2 | $1.1m | 0.0% |
| DFP Recruitment Services | 2 | $918k | 0.0% |
| Technology One Limited | 1 | $842k | 100.0% |
| HiTech Group Australia Ltd | 4 | $810k | 0.0% |
| Hudson Aust Pty Ltd | 3 | $688k | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property Operating Expenses (POE) CN4162061 |
EVOLVE FM PTY LTD | open tender | 2025-07-01 to 2030-06-30 | $68m | $14m |
| Pega Implementation Services and Software Licencing CN4099606 |
PEGASYSTEMS LIMITED | open tender | 2024-09-17 to 2027-06-30 | $25m was $8.0m |
$9.0m |
| Travel Management Services CN4038961 |
Diners Club Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-01-08 to 2027-06-30 | $29m | $8.3m |
| Telecommunication Services (Transition Contract) CN4211703 |
Macquarie Technology Operations Pty Ltd | open tender | 2025-12-22 to 2027-12-21 | $13m | $6.3m |
| Travel & Accom CN4270747 |
Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $2.8m | $2.8m |
| Digital Audit Tool CN4092513 |
CCH AUSTRALIA LIMITED | open tender | 2024-08-21 to 2027-09-20 | $5.1m was $1.5m |
$1.6m |
| Cyber Uplift Foundational Software Suite CN4082406 |
XAmplify Services Pty ltd | open tender | 2024-06-26 to 2028-06-30 | $6.3m was $1.3m |
$1.6m |
| Workato Licencing Services CN4166788 |
Gulanga Group Pty Ltd | open tender | 2025-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $2.2m was $884k |
$1.1m |
| Data Layer Implementation CN4095459 |
MANTEL OPERATIONS PTY LTD | open tender | 2024-08-01 to 2027-07-31 | $2.6m was $728k |
$857k |
| TechnologyOne SaaS - Financials CN3974598 |
Technology One Limited | limited tender | 2021-06-04 to 2027-03-30 | $6.6m was $2.7m |
$842k |
| MS Surface Pro and MS Surface Laptops and Accessories CN4275802 |
E-Volve Corporate Technology Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-08-17 to 2029-08-16 | $2.3m | $655k |
| API project for CiC CN4256198 |
Incotrade Australia Pty Ltd TA Leonardo Consulting | open tender | 2026-06-25 to 2027-06-30 | $593k | $584k |
| Commission-Wide Expense Management Software Solution CN4231580 |
Expense 8 | open tender | 2026-04-02 to 2028-03-31 | $1.1m | $538k |
| Advertising Cost UM - Universal McCann CN4099607 |
UNIVERSAL MCCANN MEDIABRANDS AUSTRALIA P/L T/AS | open tender | 2024-10-01 to 2028-06-30 | $1.9m | $493k |
| Labour Hire CN4071025 |
Randstad Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-06-19 to 2027-06-30 | $1.5m was $384k |
$486k |
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 $167k across 1 contract has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.
In 2024-25 the entity reported paying $31k on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $16m 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 | $31k 59 contracts |
$93k 529 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $25m 83 contracts |
$81m 589 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $12m 57 contracts |
$60m 2302 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $0 0 contracts |
$113m 1111 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 |
|---|---|
| xAmplify Services Pty Ltd | $9.1m looks wrong |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | $8.8m looks wrong |
| Ernst & Young | $3.3m looks wrong |
| Expose Data Pty Ltd | $1.7m looks wrong |
| KPMG Australia Pty Ltd | $793k looks wrong |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Evolve FM | $11m looks wrong |
| Pegasystems Limited | $8.0m looks wrong |
| xAmplify Services Pty Ltd | $6.3m looks wrong |
| Macquarie Telecom Pty Ltd | $5.1m looks wrong |
| Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd | $4.8m looks wrong |
- Larger than the entity’s reported total for the year ($31k).
- Larger than the entity’s reported total for the year ($93k).