Entity
Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority
−$280k (−1.1%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
A further $44m 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
$18m falls in 2026-27, equal to 71.1% of this total: $18m 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: Development of Pricing Advice and Annual DeterminationsIHACPA promotes improved efficiency in, and access to, public hospital and aged care services by providing independent a… | $25m | $25m | −$280k −1.1% | 100.0% | $44m |
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 6 contracts · $3.6m
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
- 29
- Suppliers
- 20
- Limited tender
- 4.5% of value · 5 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $15m across 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DXC Technology Australia Pty Limited | 1 | $4.4m | 0.0% |
| SCYNE ADVISORY PTY LTD | 4 | $3.0m | 0.0% |
| ERNST & YOUNG (CANBERRA) | 2 | $2.6m | 0.0% |
| Taylor Fry Pty Ltd | 3 | $1.5m | 0.0% |
| HEALTHCONSULT PTY LTD | 1 | $1.5m | 0.0% |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | 2 | $961k | 0.0% |
| Nous Group Pty Ltd | 1 | $727k | 0.0% |
| Monash University | 1 | $439k | 0.0% |
| Aginic Holdings Pty Ltd | 1 | $412k | 0.0% |
| HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited | 2 | $377k | 0.0% |
| Hilton Sydney | 1 | $310k | 100.0% |
| RAMSAY HEALTH CARE INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED | 1 | $286k | 0.0% |
| ON Q RECRUITMENT PTY LTD | 2 | $277k | 28.7% |
| HEALTHSCOPE OPERATIONS PTY LTD | 1 | $224k | 0.0% |
| C Boulamatsis & J Ginige T/a Fixory Australia | 1 | $206k | 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