Government purchasing policy requires that agencies publish open business
opportunities, and gazette all contracts and standing offers with a
value of $2,000 or more, in the Commonwealth Purchasing and Disposals
Gazette. Details can be accessed at www.contracts.gov.au.
The following tables list only those consultancies engaged for $10,000
or more.
In these tables, unless otherwise indicated, the reason for engaging
the consultancy service was a requirement for specialist expertise
not available within the department.
Table 15 Policy advice and coordination and support services for government
operations
| Output Group and output |
Consultant |
Purpose of consultancy |
Contract price |
Remarks |
| Output
Group 1: Economic policy advice and coordination |
Stuart
Ellis, Leading By Example |
To conduct an inquiry on behalf
of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in relation to
bushfire mitigation and management. |
$175,000 |
DE—nomination
agreed by COAG members. |
| Robert
Whelan, University of Wollongong |
To conduct an inquiry on behalf
of COAG in relation to bushfire mitigation and management. |
$55,574 |
DE—nomination
agreed by COAG members. |
| Peter
Kanowski, Australian National University |
To conduct an inquiry on behalf
of COAG in relation to bushfire mitigation and management. |
$59,847 |
DE—nomination
agreed by COAG members. |
| Output
Group 2: Social policy advice and coordination: Output 2.2 Women’s
policy |
Centre
for Gender Related Violence Studies, School of Social Work, University
of New South Wales |
To provide Australian Domestic and
Family Violence Clearinghouse services for 2003-04. |
$330,000 |
DE—extension
of existing contract. |
| Centre
for Gender Related Violence Studies, School of Social Work, University
of New South Wales |
To provide Australian Domestic and
Family Violence Clearinghouse services for 2004-05. |
$385,000 |
DE—relevant
expertise and extension of existing contract. |
| Elliott
and Shanahan Research |
To provide research activities relating
to the National Campaign for the Elimination of Violence Against
Women. |
$495,000 |
ST |
| Lifeline
Australia |
To provide a helpline counselling
and referral service for the National Campaign for the Elimination
of Violence Against Women. |
$1,925,000 |
ST |
| Cultural
Partners Australia Pty Ltd |
To provide the non–English
speaking background communications component of the National Campaign
for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. |
$667,315 |
ST |
| Haystac
Public Affairs Pty Ltd |
To provide the public relations
services for the National Campaign for the Elimination of Violence
Against Women. |
$796,455 |
ST |
| Gavin
Jones Communications Pty Ltd |
To provide the indigenous communications
component for the National Campaign for the Elimination of Violence
Against Women. |
$330,000 |
ST |
| Smart
Love Pty Ltd |
To provide the youth communication
component of the National Campaign for the Elimination of Violence
Against Women. |
$3,465,000 |
ST |
| Grey
Worldwide Pty Ltd |
To provide the advertising component
of the National Campaign for the Elimination of Violence Against
Women. |
$990,000 |
ST |
| National
Information Library Service |
To produce and distribute the National
Campaign for the Elimination of Violence Against Women booklet
in formats appropriate to people with a print disability (braille/audio). |
$59,060 |
ST |
| Research
and Education Unit of Gender Violence, University of South Australia |
To provide examples of best practice
of integrated approaches to supporting women affected by domestic
violence. |
$125,048 |
PT |
| Giraffe
Visual Communication Management |
To design services for various Partnerships
Against Domestic Violence (PADV) reports. |
$31,062 |
ST |
| Australian
Bureau of Statistics |
To produce the Sexual Assault Statistical
Overview. |
$200,848 |
DE—sole
provider of the statistical data. |
| Department
of Health and Ageing |
To undertake the Australian Longitudinal
Study on Women’s Health. |
$1,430,000 |
DE—sole
provider of longitudinal women’s health data. |
| Department
of Family and Community Services |
To undertake the Family Income Management
Project. |
$935,000 |
DE—sole
provider. |
| Urbis
Keys Young |
To develop the National Framework
for Sexual Assault Prevention. |
$220,000 |
ST |
| Relationships
Australia (SA) |
To trial response strategies and
training resources for front-line workers in contact with children
living with domestic violence. |
$275,000 |
DE—relevant
expertise and previous work undertaken. |
| Paul
Memmott and Associates |
To revise and maintain the indigenous
family violence website. |
$21,906 |
DE—previously
engaged consultant with relevant expertise. |
| Domestic
Violence Service, Gold Coast |
To develop a workplace training
manual and handbook on the issue of domestic violence. |
$19,250 |
DE—relevant
expertise and previous work undertaken. |
| Australian
Bureau of Statistics |
To conduct a survey on violence
against women: the women’s component of the 2005 Personal
Safety Survey. |
$3,694,900 |
DE—sole
provider. |
| Access
Economics Pty Ltd |
To conduct a study to estimate the
costs of domestic violence to the Australian economy. |
$141,432 |
PT |
| Haystac
Public Affairs Pty Ltd |
To provide production services for
a digital video on women in science. |
$197,890 |
ST |
| Dogen
Pty Ltd |
To produce a video on domestic violence
and the workplace. |
$41,373 |
DE—relevant
expertise. |
| Jocelyn
Craig, University of New South Wales |
To undertake a research fellowship
in time use studies. |
$55,000 |
PT |
| Patricia
Hill, University of New South Wales |
To undertake a research fellowship
in time use studies. |
$55,000 |
PT |
| Bearcage
Productions |
To develop a non-government organisation
resource kit on video production. |
$18,408 |
DE—relevant
expertise. |
| Dr
Michael Bittman, University of New South Wales |
To conduct research into the changes
in responsibilities for market and non-market work. |
$38,500 |
PT |
| Mary
Dickie Issues Management T/A The Quay Connection |
To undertake a review of the Office
of the Status of Women’s communication activities. |
$95,433 |
ST |
| Sinclair
Knight and Merz Pty Ltd |
To evaluate the women’s internet
portal. |
$45,695 |
ST |
| Kandream
Digital Studios |
To provide design services relating
to resources for Partnerships Against Domestic Violence—A
Business Approach (PADV-ABA) |
$22,160 |
PT |
| AH
Revelations |
To provide a speaker at events
for PADV-ABA. |
$11,550 |
DE—relevant
expertise. |
| Swell
Design Group |
To design and print the PADV meta-evaluation
report and Effective Integrated Approaches in the Delivery
of Services and Responses for Women Experiencing Domestic Violence. |
$26,699 |
ST |
| Dogen
Pty Ltd |
To present a drama-based learning
programme at events for PADV‑ABA. |
$13,684 |
DE—relevant
expertise. |
| Swell
Design Group |
To provide design services for
OSW branding. |
$42,884 |
PT |
| Southern
Edge Training Pty Ltd |
To provide support for victims
of people trafficking. |
$982,320 |
PT |
| Output
Group 3: International, and national security, policy advice and
coordination: Output Group 3.2 National security policy |
Zoo
Communications |
To provide design, printing and
related services for a publication on national security. |
$32,635 |
ST |
| Output
Group 4: Government and Corporate Group: Output Group 4.2 Cabinet
Implementation Unit |
CPM
Group |
To develop a program plan and
guidance principles for the unit. |
$24,145 |
ST |
| Output
Group 4: Government and Corporate Group: Output 4.3 Machinery of
government |
One
Planet Solutions |
To conduct the technical development
of a media management system. |
$27,390.00 |
ST |
| Meta
Marketing |
To provide graphic design services
for promotional activities. |
$31,872 |
DE—the
department has an ongoing relationship with the consultant based
on quotations per project. |
| National
Capital Promotions |
To research, draft and edit the ‘It’s
an Honour’ newsletter and conduct media relations activities. |
$44,061 |
DE—the
department has an ongoing relationship with the consultant based
on quotations per project. |
| OPC |
To provide technical support for
the website www.itsanhonour.gov.au. |
$33,028 |
DE—based
on expertise and ongoing relationship with the consultant. |
| The
Hon Neil Brown QC |
To assess and report on public
opinion as a member of the Consultative Group on Constitutional
Change. |
$16,071 |
DE—recognised
and prominent expertise in this area led to selection by the Prime
Minister to be the Chairman of the Consultative Group. |
| The
Hon Professor Michael Lavarch |
To assess and report on public
opinion as a member of the Consultative Group on Constitutional
Change. |
$11,957 |
DE—recognised
and prominent expertise in this area led to selection by the Prime
Minister to be a member of the Consultative Group. |
| Professor
Jack Richardson |
To assess and report on public
opinion as a member of the Consultative Group on Constitutional
Change. |
$20,894 |
DE—recognised
and prominent expertise in this area led to selection by the Prime
Minister to be a member of the Consultative Group. |
| Output
Group 4: Government and Corporate Group: Output 4.4 Government
communications |
Corporate
Diagnostics |
To conduct customer satisfaction
research in relation to master media agencies (this contract relates
to advertising and market research, and is also reported on in
Appendix 3). |
$77,000 |
ST |
| Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu |
To provide a review of performance
of a media agency. |
$10,800 |
PT |
| Swell
Design |
To design and develop new government
branding. |
$165,000 |
ST |
| P3
Pty Ltd |
To provide industry benchmarking
on the production of advertising. |
$34,650 |
DE—sole
provider in market (actual expenditure—no fixed price on
contract). |
| Acumen
Alliance |
To develop requests for tenders
for information and communications technology market testing. |
$180,000 |
ST—relevant
experience, value for money. |
| CPT
Global Limited |
To develop a disengagement plan. |
$50,000 |
ST—relevant
experience, value for money. |
| Spherion
Technology |
To develop requests for tenders
for the standard operating environment upgrade. |
$23,000 |
ST—relevant
experience, value for money. |
DE = direct engagement; PT = public tender; ST
= select tender.
DE = direct engagement; ST = select tender.
