Federal Spending Explorer

Entity

Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care

$7.8m 2026-27 Budget estimate

−$1.5m (−16.0%) on 2025-26 estimated actual

Kind of expense

Departmental (running costs: staff, suppliers, property)$7.8m 100.0%
Change on 2025-26 −10% or more −2 to −10% within ±2% +2 to +10% +10% or more, or new
Area shows 2026-27 Budget estimate. Hover or focus a box for figures; the table below lists every item.

Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients

$570k falls in 2026-27, equal to 7.3% of this total: $570k 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.

Program 2025-26
estimated actual
2026-27
Budget estimate
Change Share Removed
Program 1.1: Office of the Inspector General of Aged CareThe Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care provides independent oversight of the aged care system to drive account… $9.3m $7.8m −$1.5m −16.0% –

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
12
Suppliers
11
Limited tender
59.2% of value · 6 contracts
Value added by amendments
$49k across 1 amended contracts

Largest suppliers

Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why

Largest contracts

Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why

ContractSupplierMethodTermTotal value2026-27 est.
Labour Hire Services
CN4262692
Unearth Talent Pty Ltd limited tender 2026-07-20 to 2026-11-06 $138k $138k
Drafting a sustainable aged care chapter
CN4284570
EQUITY ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS PTY. LTD. limited tender 2026-12-01 to 2027-04-30 $133k $133k
Provision of Media and Social Media Monitoring Services
CN4249024
STREEM PTY LTD open tender 2026-07-01 to 2028-07-01 $157k $78k
Provision of Recruitment Services
CN4243285
Horizon One Recruitment Pty Ltd open tender 2026-04-07 to 2027-04-08 $80k $61k
Labour Hire Services
CN4262693
OnPoint 365 Pty Ltd open tender 2026-07-03 to 2026-12-18 $56k $56k
Procurement of Vicarious Trauma Training
CN4195547
MACKILLOP FAMILY SERVICES LIMITED limited tender 2025-10-07 to 2026-10-07 $63k $17k
Engagement Hub Software Licence
CN4272104
MY BUSINESS APP PTY LTD T/A Business Alliance Partners limited tender 2026-08-01 to 2027-07-31 $16k $15k
Procurement of Media and Communications Support
CN4127669
Talkforce Media and Communications Strategists P/L open tender 2024-11-28 to 2026-11-28 $66k
was $17k
$14k
Provision of Recruitment Services
CN4243283
BLUEFIN RESOURCES PTY LIMITED open tender 2026-04-13 to 2027-04-13 $15k $12k
Provision of Recruitment Services
CN4243282
BLUEFIN RESOURCES PTY LIMITED open tender 2026-04-08 to 2027-04-08 $15k $12k
Aged Care week Conference
CN4272120
Akolade Pty Ltd limited tender 2026-08-19 to 2027-08-14 $11k $10k

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

Labour hire / contractor 2$194k 64.2%
Recruitment 3$85k 28.1%
Communications and marketing 2$23k 7.7%

In 2023-24 the entity reported paying $16k on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $16k 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

YearConsultancyOther contracts
2023-24 $16k
1 contract
$72k
1 contract

Organisations paid the most in 2023-24

As listed by the entity, usually its five largest of each type. Organisations who are individuals are not listed. Why

Consultancy2023-24
Grey Swan Consulting Pty Ltd $16k
Other contracts2023-24
Amanda O’Rourke & Associates Pty Ltd $72k