Entity
National Health and Medical Research Council
+$62m (+5.8%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$897m falls in 2026-27, equal to 78.9% of this total: $7.6m in contracts and $890m 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: Health and Medical ResearchThe Australian Government, through NHMRC, aims to: x create knowledge and build research capability through investment i… | $1.1bn | $1.1bn | +$62m +5.8% | 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.
- Published long after it started 2 contracts · $617k
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
- 71
- Suppliers
- 48
- Limited tender
- 9.7% of value · 15 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $1.2m across 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clicks Recruit (Australia) Pty Ltd | 5 | $1.3m | 0.0% |
| HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited | 5 | $1.2m | 0.0% |
| Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | 3 | $1.0m | 0.4% |
| Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | 1 | $453k | 0.0% |
| Paxus Australia Pty Ltd | 3 | $403k | 0.0% |
| Randstad Digital Pty Ltd | 1 | $396k | 0.0% |
| Teratek Digital Solutions | 1 | $247k | 0.0% |
| F1 Solutions Pty Limited | 1 | $220k | 0.0% |
| FIRST GRADE GROUP PTY LTD | 2 | $180k | 100.0% |
| Lenovo (Australia and New Zealand ) Pty Limited | 4 | $173k | 0.0% |
| Health Technology Analysts Pty Ltd | 2 | $144k | 4.2% |
| National Security College | 1 | $143k | 0.0% |
| FIRST PEOPLE RECRUITMENT | 1 | $142k | 100.0% |
| SLR CONSULTING AUSTRALIA PTY LTD [375] | 2 | $137k | 0.0% |
| Xaana Pty Ltd. | 1 | $131k | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Licencing and Azure CN4281925 |
Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | open tender | 2026-07-09 to 2031-03-18 | $4.8m | $994k |
| Travel management services CN4039214 |
Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-02-05 to 2027-06-30 | $1.5m | $453k |
| ICT Labour Hire CN4257433 |
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2027-12-31 | $600k | $399k |
| IT temporary personnel CN4164329 |
Randstad Digital Pty Ltd | open tender | 2025-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $793k | $396k |
| ICT Labour Hire CN4251293 |
Clicks Recruit (Australia) Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $374k | $374k |
| ICT Labour Hire CN4251294 |
Clicks Recruit (Australia) Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $360k | $360k |
| IT temporary personnel CN4085041 |
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited | open tender | 2024-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $830k was $353k |
$277k |
| ICT Labour Hire CN4283288 |
Teratek Digital Solutions | open tender | 2026-08-28 to 2027-06-27 | $247k | $247k |
| ICT Labour Hire CN4251292 |
Clicks Recruit (Australia) Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $239k | $239k |
| ICT Labour Hire CN4257294 |
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited | open tender | 2026-03-23 to 2027-05-22 | $301k | $230k |
| ICT Labour Hire CN4281900 |
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited | open tender | 2026-09-14 to 2027-06-30 | $226k | $226k |
| Web hosting, data storage and technical support CN4191950 |
F1 Solutions Pty Limited | open tender | 2025-09-29 to 2027-06-30 | $385k | $220k |
| ICT Labour Hire CN4281010 |
Clicks Recruit (Australia) Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-08-03 to 2027-06-28 | $212k | $212k |
| ICT Labour Hire CN4251297 |
Paxus Australia Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $201k | $201k |
| Laptop Refresh CN4017293 |
Lenovo (Australia and New Zealand ) Pty Limited | open tender | 2023-11-17 to 2027-11-16 | $580k | $145k |
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 $66k on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $42k 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.
Grants awarded
Grants active in 2026-27, from GrantConnect. Each grant’s total value is spread across its term. estimate: annualised
- Grants active
- 2783
- 2026-27 est.
- $890m
- Recipients
- 67
- Without an open round
- 0.0% of value
By category
Largest recipients
Recipients who are individuals, and awards that name no single recipient, are counted above but not listed. Why
| Recipient | Grants | 2026-27 est. |
|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | 429 | $127m |
| Monash University | 357 | $114m |
| University of Sydney | 340 | $102m |
| University of New South Wales | 290 | $99m |
| The University of Queensland | 253 | $76m |
| The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | 104 | $48m |
| Adelaide University | 108 | $35m |
| Murdoch Children's Research Institute | 88 | $35m |
| University of Western Australia | 64 | $20m |
| Flinders University | 57 | $19m |
| Menzies School of Health Research | 40 | $17m |
| The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research | 46 | $17m |
| La Trobe University | 53 | $16m |
| Burnet Institute | 37 | $16m |
| Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute | 41 | $14m |
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 | $66k 2 contracts |
$17m 123 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $453k 9 contracts |
$20m 120 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $495k 15 contracts |
$27m 202 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $136k 14 contracts |
$28m 91 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 |
|---|---|
| BELLCHAMBERS BARRETT | $50k |
| KISHWAR PTY LTD | $16k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| EVOLVE FM PTY LTD | $3.9m |
| SEMANTIC SCIENCES PTY LTD | $3.3m |
| F1 SOLUTIONS PTY LTD | $2.8m |
| DIGITAL61 PTY LTD | $1.8m |
| HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRALIA) | $692k |