Consultancy contracts let during 2009–10 of $10,000 or more (inclusive of GST) 

The Commission engages consultancy services in circumstances where it requires particular expertise that is not available internally.

Consultant Name Description Number of new consultancies let 01 July 2009 to 30 June 2010
Contract price Selection process(1) Justification (2) Start date End date Actual expenditure

(1) Explanation of selection process terms drawn from the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines December 2008): 

  • Open Tender: A procurement procedure in which a request for tender is published inviting all businesses that satisfy the conditions for participation to submit tenders. Public tenders are listed on the Australian Government AusTender internet site.
  • Select Tender: A procurement procedure in which the procuring agency selects which potential suppliers are invited to submit tenders. Tenders are invited from a short list of competent suppliers.
  • Direct Sourcing: A form of restricted tendering, available only under certain defined circumstances, with a single potential supplier or suppliers being invited to bid because of their unique expertise and/or their special ability to supply the goods and/
  • Panel: An arrangement under which a number of suppliers, usually selected through a single procurement process, may each supply property or services to an agency as specified in the panel arrangements. 

(2) Justification for decision to use consultancy:

  1. A. skills currently unavailable within agency
  2. B. need for specialised or professional skills
  3. C. need for independent research or assessment
Gecko Consulting ICT BAU Business Case Preparation 29,700 Select tender A and B 19/05/2010 4/06/2010 16,544
Gecko Consulting APS Reform Blueprint consultancy 107,034 Open tender A and B 1/03/2010 22/03/2010 112,534
LECG LTD APS Reform Blueprint consultancy 110,000 Open tender A and B 1/03/2010 31/03/2010 75,441
LECG LTD Capability reviews assessment  16,500 Open tender C 25/06/2010 30/06/2010 0
LECG LTD Consultancy for Leadership, Learning and Development advisory board 20,677 Direct sourcing A and B 28/06/2010 31/08/2010 0
Preston Rowe Paterson Pty Ltd Asset valuation services 23,500 Select tender A and B 1/07/2009 10/08/2009 23,500
Right Management Consultants P/L APS Reform Blueprint consultancy 44,800 Open tender A and B 15/03/2010 26/03/2010 41,922
The Nous Group APS Reform Blueprint consultancy 62,400 Open tender A and B 3/05/2010 12/05/2010 68,485
The Nous Group APS Reform Blueprint consultancy 51,500 Open tender A and B 8/04/2010 30/04/2010 57,616
The Nous Group APS Reform Blueprint consultancy 58,410 Open tender A and B 21/05/2010 30/06/2010 0
The Nous Group Assist APSC in developing submission to AGAAP 103,015 Open tender C 7/10/2009 16/11/2009 103,000
The Nous Group Transition Management 33,000 Open tender A and B 21/07/2009 30/11/2009 0
Workplace Research Associates Pty L Evaluation of specified SES positions 46,640 Open tender C 2/06/2010 26/06/2010 0
Yellow Edge Pty Ltd APS Reform Blueprint consultancy 21,560 Open tender A and B 1/03/2010 16/03/2010 21,560
Total contracts 14 Total 728,736         520,603