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Sustineo is a leading purpose driven professional services consultancy well known for its ethics, integrity, rigour, and client focused delivery. We specialise in high-quality program management, monitoring, evaluation, design, research and stakeholder engagement services in Australia and across the Asia-Pacific region. Having successfully delivered over 170 projects in 17 countries, we have built a strong reputation for excellence with diverse clientele including Australian Government departments and agencies, multilateral banks and donors, non-profits, and commercial firms.

Our business is underpinned by the following capabilities/expertise:

• Expertise evaluating Australian government investments domestically and internationally, including Mid-Term-Reviews and End-of-Program Reviews.
• Specialisation in implementing large research activities domestically and internationally, helping inform program baselines, MERL Frameworks, Program Logic/s, Public Diplomacy and strategic pathways.
• Strong technical experience in climate change, natural resource management, food security, social protection, infrastructure economics, digital economics, education and training, law and justice, private sector development and international development.
• Excellent program management of Australian government funded development programs, including complex regional initiatives in difficult operating environments.

Sustineo’s commitment to delivering high-quality services is demonstrated through our capabilities, successful track record and robust management systems. We are dedicated to making a positive impact through our work, ensuring sustainable development across the Asia-Pacific region.

Australian Survey Research Group is a full-service market research company, as well as a software developer providing our secure online SaaS platform SurveyManager for enterprise surveys and data collection. We are specialists in conducting a range of customer and stakeholder feedback studies for our clients and have many years of experience working with a range of public sector engagements. We are flexible in our approach and work collaboratively with our clients to achieve the results they require. 

With over 28 years of experience working in both the public and private sectors, Consulting & Implementation Services (CIS) has grown to become one of the country’s leading mid-sized management consulting firms. Our quality of work and commitment to successful project outcomes, combined with practical implementable solutions has seen us build a loyal client base and enjoy strong continuous growth. Our approach is typically highly consultative as we understand the importance of being inclusive and considerate of key stakeholders needs.

Our capabilities reside in our experienced and exceptional team, which averages more than 11 years of consulting experience and possesses outstanding academic credentials, including PhDs, MBAs, Chartered Accountants and degrees in computer science, commerce, engineering, law and economics. We have worked extensively across most sectors of the Australian economy including agriculture, resources, energy, heavy industries, health and medical, energy, education and manufacturing.

We can assist the Commonwealth entities with conducting program reviews, program/business case development, customer engagement, stakeholder consultation, feasibility analyses, cost benefit analysis, data collection, market assessments, managing major projects (including $100M+ innovative ventures such as CRCs), financial governance, and commercialisation. Our deliverables are underpinned by our ongoing commitment to flexibility, clients’ needs and the necessity for implementable solutions.

Conscia Pty Ltd is an Australian-owned SME management consulting business able to provide a wide range of services. We are headquartered in Canberra and have offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. We have successfully delivered projects for many Australian Government agencies. The majority of Conscia’s staff have worked within or for public sector agencies, providing us an in-depth understanding of the priorities, pressures and processes that drive the public sector.

Conscia prides itself on providing well-reasoned, independent advice underpinned by technical qualifications and extensive experience in both the public and private sectors and supplemented by the expertise available via our network of partner companies.

We are invested in our clients’ long-term success. In the case of the APS, this includes formal knowledge/skills transfer arrangements with an emphasis on ensuring the smooth transition of our work onto its APS custodians, so that enduring benefits can be realised.  

Conscia is a member of the Defence Industry Security Program (DISP), with staff holding clearances up to and including Positive Vetting.  We are strategic in choosing who we work with so as to mimimise any potential conflict of interest. We represent a low-risk, high-value option for Australian Government agencies to supplement their core workforce. 

Bull & Bear Special Assignments (BBSA): Your trusted partner in government service excellence. With over two decades of experience, we’ve supported development within government entities of all sizes. Our core focus includes organisational design, workforce management, learning and development and strategic innovation. Our team of experienced experts develops effective solutions, ensuring impactful outcomes. We understand organisational vision and nuances, backed by skills like data modelling, statistical analysis, and forecasting. Our diverse skills empower us to challenge conventional thinking, bringing fresh perspectives and alternative approaches to business practices. This translates into continuous improvement and strategic innovation. BBSA meticulously plans its workforce, cross-skilling staff for seamless project continuity. We share specialised knowledge and conduct regular risk assessments. Discover the unique value proposition of BBSA today. Working with your government agency, we foster a collaborative environment that promotes cross-skilling and co-design. We can strategically support your organisation to achieve optimal outcomes, effectively and efficiently.

Bull & Bear Special Assignments: Driving government excellence, delivering public value.

Vincents is one of the largest independently owned professional services firms in Australia.  Founded in 1989, Vincents is a firm of highly specialised experts with a unique focus on meeting specific accounting and business needs in the areas of Accounting Advisory, Corporate Advisory, Financial Assessments, Financial & Economic Analysis, Financial Investigations, Forensic Audits and Valuations of Corporation, Trusts and other Financial Interests.

Each of the Vincents Directors has expertise in areas of practice including forensic investigations, financial litigation support, financial assessments, financial investigations and / or corporate advisory. Moreover, our Forensic Directors are accredited forensic accounting and valuation specialists with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand.

Vincents Directors routinely provide corporate advisory, forensic accounting, financial investigation, financial assessment and forensic computer expertise to Supreme Courts, the Federal Court, Royal Commissions, Commissions of Inquiry, Special Commissions, Parliamentary enquiries and to State and Commonwealth Departments.

Currently, Vincents has offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.

Please take the opportunity to consider our experts and services provided by Vincents.

Flinders University is a leading higher education provider in South Australia, known for its expertise and impactful research across many disciplines, such as science, engineering, technology, the environment, natural resources, health and medical, people and society, and defence. 

Among the many specialized groups at Flinders University are the following notable examples:

• The Australian Industrial Transformation Institute (AITI), which provides high level social, economic, industry and workforce research in response to major change and digitalisation. AITI has a long history of working successfully with industry and government on a wide range of economic and social policy challenges. The AITI team undertakes advanced quantitative and in-depth qualitative research, designs and conducts policy evaluations, and identifies policy solutions.
• The Health Economics and Health Services Research group, which provides expertise in the economic evaluation of technologies and services at all Technology Readiness Levels. The group has expertise and experience using decision analytic modelling techniques to synthesise data derived from disparate sources, including the use of expert elicitation to generate cost and effect estimates at earlier Technology Readiness Levels.

Please visit www.flinders.edu.au to find more on the breadth of research conducted by our institution.

Astryx is a specialist procurement and commercial services firm - that's all we do! Our team of highly skilled and personable experts bring experience across the Defence, ICT, Commonwealth and State Government sectors. As a female founded and led SME based in Canberra and Perth, we work collaboratively with our clients providing a drive to deliver you the best results in your procurement and probity matters.

We provide our advice and services as you require – we can deliver short, sharp and specific deliverables and expert advice, or provide specialist resources on a longer-term basis. Our skillsets cover the end-to-end procurement lifecycle, including:

• Strategy development
• Tender drafting
• Tender management
• Evaluation preparation, support and coaching
• Negotiation preparation
• Representation at negotiations
• Contract management preparation
• Ongoing contract management during delivery
• Probity advice

Throughout all activities, we engage directly with our clients and relevant stakeholders to ensure quality outputs. As an energetic, communicative and driven team of individuals, we love to support our clients in achieving your outcomes in an efficient and effective delivery approach.

Chartertech is a Canberra-based Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) with a national presence, specialising in building better finance capabilities for federal government entities.

As a registered Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) organisation, our team of qualified accountants, place strong focus on enhancing finance and business operations through federal government accounting expertise, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Resource Management (EPM) and financial systems knowledge.  

We provide wide-ranging financial services support including management accounting, internal/external budgeting, financial statements, cost recovery/allocations, Machinery of Government requirements, New Policy Proposal advice, etc. We support large and small entities, and pride ourselves on building enduring client relationships.

We are a trusted business partner that prioritises data security, demonstrated by our Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) membership. Chartertech is committed to ensuring the delivery of ethical and compliant services, evidenced through our company Code of Conduct and professional affiliation with industry best practice organisations.

As a fully Australian owned SME, we place importance on the Australian economy, evidenced by our:

• 150+ permanently employed, Australian-based and security cleared personnel.
• Local supply network, prioritising Indigenous business.
• Engagement with local education institutions through skills and employment opportunities, and
• Active participation with local charity and community organisations.

Forge is a 100% Australian SME in its eighth year of supporting Federal Government for project/program management, strategy, business cases, procurement and assurance. We work across capital acquisitions, infrastructure, Defence, technology, industry development and policy implementation.

Forge is on several Panels and is a MAS supplier for Commercial Services including Program/Project Management and Strategic Procurement Advice. 

Our services continuously grow and include: 

• Infrastructure strategy, planning and delivery 
• Strategic Business advice 
• Business Case development 
• Strategic risk management 
• Strategic communications 
• Stakeholder engagement 
• Government submissions 
• Procurement/Acquisition 
• Probity 
• Contract management 
• Project assurance 
• Organisational planning and development 
• Business process improvement 
• Logistics/Sustainment 
• Policy Development and Implementation 

Since 2017, Forge has delivered: 

• Over 65 separate contracts with the Federal Government. 
• More than 6 Government submissions worth more than $4Bn. 
• Tens of high-profile, complex projects across Australia and internationally. 
• A team with more than 450 years collective experience in Public Sector and Government. 

Our people are committed, ethical, reliable and no-fuss. They include project managers, engineers, cost, risk, scheduling, and communications experts. We can introduce current clients for references. 

We are based in Canberra, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Melbourne, Sunshine Coast and Sydney. We work on premise, remotely or travel and can be engaged through the MAS Panel.

At TMS Consulting, we believe that All Organisations are Human™, a philosophy that drives our commitment to helping clients elevate their performance across every aspect of people and culture. Our approach is rooted in a deep understanding of the complexities of leading and managing in today’s ever-changing business environment. We don’t just consult; we partner with our clients to seamlessly integrate engagement outcomes with their overall business strategies, ensuring alignment with their long-term goals.

Since our founding in 2006, we’ve grown into a dynamic SME, offering a comprehensive suite of consulting services designed to boost organisational capability, develop impactful leaders, strengthen cohesive teams, manage transformative change, and shape thriving cultures. At TMS, we are more than just solutions providers—we are trusted partners who immerse ourselves in our clients' businesses, tackling strategic and operational challenges with expertise and insight.

Our team includes specialists in organisational psychology, human resources, and organisational development, alongside seasoned change managers, coaches, and facilitators. We collaborate with all levels of government across Australia, unlocking potential and driving performance to new heights.

Sparke Helmore provides strategic probity and procurement advice to Commonwealth entities in support of a range of major procurements, funding initiatives and governance bodies. Our team members are practising lawyers who hold AGSVA security clearances, meaning that Commonwealth clients receive the highest quality advice, informed by the legal and policy framework, and delivered by a practical and friendly team. We have extensive experience supporting the Commonwealth through high-value and sensitive projects, ensuring that they can achieve real outcomes and effectively withstand external scrutiny. 

From a privacy perspective, Sparke Helmore offers a highly experienced and cohesive national team of privacy practitioners who deliver advice and support to Commonwealth entities. We undertake Privacy Threshold Assessments (PTAs) and Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), and advise on complex Privacy Act issues and Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) investigations. Our team has a strong track record in supporting Commonwealth clients to understand and comply with their privacy and secrecy obligations, particularly during the implementation of change programs.

Empowering Government Excellence: Leveraging Axios Advisory’s Expertise

We are a Government-specialist SME that provides assistance with reform/transformation, focussing on:

• Business, service, operating model
• Business cases
• Program management/assurance
• Shared services
• ICT-based transformations
• System/ERP deployment.

Business Case and Gateway Submissions

Practical experience in delivering operations improvement, ICT transformation and costings to develop first and second pass cabinet submissions, and progress through the gateway process.

Technology and Digital Transformation

Strategic guidance on digital transformation initiatives, harnessing cutting-edge technologies to streamline processes, enhance service delivery, and promote transparency - equipped to deal with the rapidly changing ICT/cybersecurity environment (e.g. access to IRAP assessors and AI expertise).

Project, Program, and Technical Assurance

Program and technical assurance to ensure the successful delivery of government initiatives (waterfall and agile).

Why Choose Axios?

• Proven track record with Government: deep expertise in Social Services, Defence, and National Security, and the APS governance and risk frameworks
• Collaborative approach: we work hand-in-hand with stakeholders to co-create practical, sustainable solutions
• Innovation and excellence: we are committed to bringing proven capabilities from industry to government, leveraging emerging trends, best practices and strategic insights

We stand ready to partner with government to tackle their most pressing challenges and seize opportunities for transformative change.

Jacinta Galluzzo Consulting provides independent analysis and professional advice to government clients to inform and support policy development, implementation and review and otherwise support departments and agencies to achieve business objectives. Services include:

• Reviewing and analysing legislation and policies to provide strategic advice on reform options, implementation requirements and strategies, and possible improvements to compliance outcomes under key pieces of Commonwealth legislation.
• Undertaking research to identify and define policy/regulatory problems and scope options to address them, preparing reports outlining findings and recommendations.
• Analysing legal and regulatory frameworks to inform policy development and implementation.
• Advising on stakeholder engagement strategies to support policy development, implementation and review and designing and facilitating stakeholder engagement processes.

Founder Jacinta Galluzzo has extensive expertise advising ministers, senior officials and government departments and agencies on complex public policy and regulatory reform issues, developed during her 17-year career in the Australian Public Service where as an SES officer she led multi-stakeholder and cross-jurisdictional projects to deliver nationally-significant reforms. Jacinta is an experienced public policy practitioner able to apply highly-developed critical and analytical thinking to assess complex policy and project problems and present clear, concise and fit-for-purpose analysis and advice to clients to facilitate decision-making to achieve results.

Meld Studios is an award-winning, employee-owned strategic design firm specialising in co-designing and implementing better futures.

Our Expertise:

• Policy Design: Creating internal and external policies for change.
• Strategy Design: Exploring future directions of programs, services, customer experiences, engagement, sustainability and transformation.
• Service Design: Improving customer experiences, organisational delivery, and impact across digital and physical environments.
• Organisation Design: Refining governance, processes, working methods, mindsets, and culture.
• Transition Design: Planning for and implementing complex future changes and transformations.
• Design Capability Building: Enhancing co-design capacities at individual and organisational levels.

Our Process:

• Understand Today: Gather evidence and insights to understand current conditions and identify opportunities through qualitative and quantitative research, evaluations, impact mapping, and systems analysis.
• Imagine Tomorrow: Collaboratively explore and test future possibilities involving concept generation, prototyping, and vision mapping.
• Transition & Transform: Set the conditions for change through strategic planning, transformation audits, and orchestration.
• Upskill & Embed: Build internal capacities to enable collaborative and iterative work towards better futures.

With Meld Studios, our holistic approach is designed to equip organizations with the tools and knowledge to design and realise improved futures in the long run. We're not just a service provider; we're a partner in your journey towards a better future.

Ninti One is a First Nations-owned management advisory company, registered with Supply Nation that has been operating since 2003. We are one of Australia’s biggest First Nations consulting companies, having managed over 300 projects on behalf of the Commonwealth Government, to a value of $300M. 

Our vision is to build opportunities with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through research, innovation and engagement. Our services include:

Management Advisory - With deep understanding of First Nations social development in urban, rural and remote locations, we provide tailored advisory services to clients in Australia and internationally.

Stakeholder and Community Engagement - With direct links to community networks, we provide facilitation services to deliver services in complex settings.

Participatory Evaluation - We work with clients to develop culturally appropriate evaluation approaches and tools, applying a cultural lens to the interpretation of results.

Research and Data Collection - We undertake ethical research and data collection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

Training - We are a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) that delivers on-site work-based training in remote and regional communities across Australia.

Partner with us to drive impactful change and enhance service delivery for First Nations communities.

ACER is one of the world’s leading independent educational research centres. As a not-for-profit organisation, our mission is to create and promote research-based knowledge, products and services that can be used to improve learning across the lifespan. We have a strong reputation as a provider of reliable support and expertise to education policymakers and professional practitioners for 90 years. 

ACER staff have nationally and internationally recognised education research experience and expertise. Our researchers have led the design and implementation of qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods approaches to answer education research and policy questions. ACER is regularly commissioned to evaluate national and international education programs, including whole systems and elements such as curricula and large-scale learning assessments. Our researchers are frequently invited to address conferences, join expert advisory panels and comment publicly on education issues.

ACER consistently produces high-quality research reports, presentations and visualisations for diverse audiences and stakeholder groups. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget.

MinterEllison Consulting (MEC) is the leading Australian SME consulting practice of its kind, distinguished by its deep Government expertise, contemporary market insights, and commitment to delivering exceptional value to clients.

Backed by Australia’s largest law firm, MEC was established in 2017 through the acquisition of ITNewcom, a highly respected technology advisory firm. Since then, MEC has complemented ITNewcom's proven experience in procurement, negotiation and technology optimisation, with specialist capabilities across privacy, cybersecurity, ESG, education, regulatory, strategy, human capital, finance and risk. Through our integrated service offerings, we have advised clients on over $70B in projects, as well as   some of their most complex problems.

Underpinning this capability is one of the most sophisticated market research, benchmarking and analytics capabilities dedicated to Australia. This provides our clients with unparalleled visibility into industry trends, pricing insights, supplier capabilities, skills, risk and commercial models.

With a law-firm history dating back to 1827, we take independence seriously and are ready to be held to the highest levels of probity and integrity. We are authentic and innovative in our advice, leveraging deep expertise coupled with contemporary digital tools and a strong commitment to uplifting the capability of our staff and our clients.

Leadenhall was established in 1982 and is a leading Australian independent advisory firm specialising in the valuation of businesses, intangible assets, debt and complex financial instruments (options, convertible notes etc.). We have a national team of 20 people and access to a network of international experts.

We are a group of highly experienced valuation professionals, many with ‘big 4’ corporate finance and valuations experience. Our approach is transparent and responsive, with a commercial mindset. Through our extensive technical and commercial experience, and our industry knowledge, we offer clients high quality valuation advice to support decisions and assist in satisfying regulatory and compliance obligations.

You can be assured that you’ll get a valuation report that everyone can understand, and that is able to withstand the most robust scrutiny. You’ll get a transparent assessment of the value of the business that’s clearly communicated and explained.

Trust the team of experts that others trust. We provide valuation courses for Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, we’re a member of the ASIC Panel of Independent Experts and the Australian representative of the Valuation Research Group.

HWLE Consulting (HWLE) is Australian owned and operated. HWLE has provided Procurement and Probity Services to the Commonwealth since 2017. HWLE has a strong track record delivering professional, high quality, commercial advisory services. We offer dedicated teams with an appropriate mix of personnel to maximise efficiencies and manage cost, and deliver seamless project outcomes. Our expertise in procurement and contract management puts us in a unique position to advise government on major projects.

HWLE personnel are specialists in Australian Government procurement and are highly familiar with the Commonwealth legal and policy framework. All our advisors from Level 2 up have tertiary legal qualifications which provide a strong background for our (non-legal) consultancy services.

We have a strong team of Principal Advisors with decades of strategic Commonwealth commercial procurement and contracting experience between them including Elizabeth Skelly, Justin Bernau, Marko Misko, Rachel Bannikoff, Nick Karagiannis and Fabio Fior.

HWLE provides advice across the full procurement lifecycle - from identifying and analysing requirements and market capacity and capabilities, to procurement and contracting strategy and design, procurement delivery and contract execution.

Our consultancy delivers meaningful change. With over 25 years of experience delivering outcomes for Commonwealth, state and local governments,  Communication Link is here to support you in achieving remarkable outcomes.

At Communication Link, we appreciate the power of effective communication and stakeholder engagement. We will work closely with you to create positive change, both internally and externally, and help you navigate complex matters.

Our team of experienced consultants is dedicated to delivering meaningful outcomes working at a strategic and on-the-ground level.  With strong logistical management and problem-solving skills, we will ensure that your project runs smoothly from start to finish.  Our focus on data-driven solutions and effective reporting will provide you with the insights you need to make informed decisions.

What truly sets us apart is our dedication to customer service. We build strong relationships, share learnings to build agency capability and tailor our approach to your needs. Our team is not only qualified and experienced but also creative, friendly, and professional.  

Whether you need assistance with community engagement, strategic communication, change management or leadership training, Communication Link has the expertise and resources to support you. Contact us today and discover how we can help you achieve your goals.

Braxford Consultancy is a Perth, Western Australia based organization dedicated to corporate governance and risk management. We specialize in delivering comprehensive Probity Services (Advisory & Audit), serving the needs of all three levels of Government successfully since 2002. 

We are highly experienced in assisting with probity guidance and probity assurance, recognising the PGPA Act and CPRs. Our probity plans cover pre-procurement activities from market sounding, estimates, procurement planning, risk identification, confidentiality controls establishment, conflict of interest management including all the other decision-making steps throughout the procurement, commercial arrangement, and/or grant funding lifecycle. Extensively experienced in Alliance & ECI Contracts, D&C, AS 2124 & AS 4000, Direct Negotiations, BAFO, etc. in any field or industry.

We have built our reputation by providing consistent, independent, and practical advice/opinions to heads of government, Boards and Steering Committees. Government leaders respect us because we balance their desire to reach end goals, with a suitably robust but agile probity regime. Similarly, industry leaders respect us because they know we work hard to protect their rights and ensure the principles of fairness on equity are always upheld. We are known and trusted for our ability to manage highly sensitive and confidential information during assignments.

We are a Canberra-based SME with a 30-year track record of enhancing APS program and project management capability. Creating policy is one thing; successful implementation is a whole new challenge. We specialise in helping departments and agencies implement policy through the practical application of best practice program and project management frameworks including MSP, PRINCE2 and PRINCE2 Agile. We bring focus to the things that are important and will help you avoid cumbersome template-driven approaches that don’t add value. We have worked with over 50 departments and agencies, and have built a strong reputation founded on trust, respect, and rapport. We offer flexible services to individuals, policy implementation teams, project and program teams, and PMOs. We provide support at all levels, including mentoring SES2 and SES1 officers who are leading major initiatives. We pride ourselves on living our values and the relationships we build with our clients. We are human beings, just like you!

Aerosafe Risk Management is an Australian owned SME specialising in the development and delivery of governance, risk management and assurance services and training. With the company’s heritage founded in the aviation industry, Aerosafe has a proven track record in adapting this approach to all sectors at the national, enterprise, program and operational levels. Over the past 25 years Aerosafe has diversified its expertise to serve over 560 clients in 17 countries, representing the leading edge of risk management consulting. 

Our scope of services includes the development and enhancement of risk management frameworks, implementation of risk programs and the design, review or update of risk systems, provision of support to Risk and Audit Committees, conduct of Senior Leadership risk engagements, undertaking independent risk reviews and facilitating risk management workshops.  We also deliver risk training at all levels, including post-graduate qualifications (Graduate Certificate in Risk Management).

Aerosafe has unique, internationally recognised, cutting-edge risk profiling methodology applicable at the national, industry, sector, capability and program levels, bringing a highly capable and outcomes-focused team of credentialed risk professionals to our consulting projects. Aerosafe is certified under ISO 9001:2015 to provide services, support and tailored products in the fields of governance, risk management and assurance.

WELCOME TO THE DYNAMIC WORLD OF VUCA

Solving your governance and leadership challenges.

VUCA Trusted Advisors is a bespoke advisory team, with deep expertise in governance. We have strong experience working with government agencies, providing tailored and cost-effective advice. We understand the pressures and challenges to assist Boards and Executives to navigate these to achieve continuous improvement and success.

We help our clients solve problems, improve governance and create confidence. VUCA Directors and Associates are a group of experienced thought leaders who share our passion to build and optimise individual and organisational excellence, to help our clients succeed.

GOVERNANCE | STRATEGY | SEARCH | LEADERSHIP

VUCA Expertise

• Board Governance Review
• CEO Performance Review
• Board Governance Framework
• Board Skills Analysis
• Workshop Facilitation
• Executive Search
• First Nations governance and strategy

In the spirit of reconciliation, VUCA Trusted Advisors acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

HKA is a leading global consultancy in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, expert witness and litigation support. We anticipate, investigate and resolve complex challenges by harnessing world-leading multidisciplinary expertise and experience.

On infrastructure projects, HKA can assist in designing organisational change with a strategic review that will quickly establish your organisation’s capability, capacity and maturity, while identifying areas for improvement and recommending improvement plans. We proactively manage change programmes and understand the importance of stakeholder engagement and communications to support transformational change, and we can help you define the likely long-term impacts and identify the risks and opportunities.

HKA’s forensic accountants and valuers have an accomplished track record in the calculation of economic damages, asset valuations, insurance claims and investigations. Our experts consult and testify on a wide range of engagements before courts, arbitration tribunals and regulatory boards worldwide. We consult on behalf of listed and private companies, government agencies, advising both claimants and respondents, and across all industries.

HKA provides expert capability at the right time to inform effective decision-making. Our people are creative and analytical problem-solvers who are geared to ensuring sustainable, world-class outcomes for our clients.

Kitbag Consulting drives transformation by offering an intuitive method to reveal the interconnected aspects of your enterprise and facilitate the achievement of your social and policy goals. We achieve this using advanced business modelling intelligence to bring order to complexity, secure intellectual property, improve enterprise efficiency and deliver exceptional results tailored to meet your business and strategic requirements.

Our services empower you with a sustainable platform for self-sufficiency and improvement, enabling comprehensive business understanding and modelling. Our approach to change equips you with managerial and operational tools to optimise engagement across your entire organisation and among team members.

In today's digital landscape and mobile workforce, the complexity of tracking, managing and aligning critical data and staff efforts across various departments and platforms poses significant challenges. Kitbag Consulting addresses these challenges by leveraging data to analyse the impacts of decisions to chart pathways toward future service delivery, ensuring resilience in the face of unfamiliar change.

Welcome to Painted Dog Research, where our name symbolizes our distinctive approach. As a leading market and social research agency in Australia for over 17 years, we specialize in tackling complex commercial and social challenges through advanced analytics, primary research, neuroscience, and data science.

We are renowned for delivering actionable insights that empower strategic decision-making. Our full-service agency excels in:

• Brand health and positioning
• Market sizing and segmentation
• Campaign development and evaluation
• Customer experience
• Product optimization
• Stakeholder engagement

Inspired by the African Painted Dog, we embody strategic thinking, adaptability, and collaboration. Our dynamic team integrates qualitative and quantitative research to simplify complexity and optimize performance. By leveraging cutting-edge techniques and maintaining a relentless pursuit of excellence, Painted Dog Research ensures transformative insights.

With offices in Perth, Melbourne, Canberra, and Adelaide, and global connections, no project is too small or too large for us. Our diverse team of consultants, data scientists, and business analysts is dedicated to meeting your research needs with precision and innovation.

Ruth Bayley draws on her substantial experience of government procurement to deliver practical advice that helps clients to undertake their procurement processes in ways that achieve results whilst also demonstrating compliance with the procurement policy and legislative framework. Ruth holds a PhD from QUT which examines the explanations given by corrupt public officials and suppliers for their corrupt behaviour in Australian public sector procurement processes. Her research informs Ruth’s strategic procurement and probity advising.

Ruth is committed to providing prompt, well-reasoned, practical, and independent advice for clients. She firmly believes that clients engage her to identify potential process, probity and reputational risks and help them to devise practical plans to manage or mitigate these, even if that is sometimes uncomfortable or challenging. She takes this obligation most seriously.

Ruth provides advice promptly, recognising how stressful waiting for advice can be for clients If possible in the circumstances, she provides clients with multiple options to consider, so that clients can choose the approaches that suit them. However, Ruth always provides the advice needed in the circumstances, even if this may not necessarily be what the client “wants to hear”. Ruth works cooperatively with other members of the procurement team and advisers.

Narada Consulting is a leading Canberra-based firm, proudly Australian-owned, offering top-tier ICT leadership to the Commonwealth government. 

With a strong focus on delivery of ICT outcomes, our team, led by founders Stuart Gibson and Diana Gardner, brings extensive experience from delivery of diverse and demanding projects. We excel in advisory roles and managing complex ICT procurements and transformations, ensuring clients maximise their ICT investments. 

Our mission is to convert technological advancements into real business results, acting as catalysts for success in a dynamic industry. Trust Narada to navigate the evolving ICT landscape with confidence, professionalism, and a track record of developing and delivering on Commonwealth Government strategic goals.

Narada’s focus areas:

• ICT Transformation Strategy 
• Program Delivery
• ICT Sourcing Strategy & Procurement Management
• Commercial Negotiation 
• Capability Transformation
• Public Cloud Services
• DevOps Support and Development Approaches
• Consulting and Advisory Services

At Commonwealth Bank, we support the funding needs of Australia’s most iconic organisations and influential initiatives, placing us at the forefront of themes that impact governments, businesses and households. In alignment with the government’s ambitions, we’re focused on delivering solutions and tools that build Australia’s future economy, through lending, bonds, trade finance and alternative solutions, such as structured asset finance, carbon offerings, sustainability frameworks and client risk management.

Our technical financial capabilities span an array of debt structures, both unsecured and with varying levels of security across a range of asset classes and industries, including renewable energy, low carbon transportation, logistics, aviation, manufacturing, healthcare and technology equipment. This is augmented by proven execution experience that leverages our considerable balance sheet, liquidity and global connectivity to deliver complete solutions for government, that are flexible, and aligned to shared values on sustainable transition and economic growth.

Our Financial and Economic Analysis capabilities include CommBank iQ, a joint venture between Commonwealth Bank and Quantium, combining Australia's largest pool of transaction data and one of the nation's leading data science capabilities. CommBank iQ helps governments unlock maximum value using data insights to make more timely, data-based decisions to support policy making, implementation and measurement. 

Our consulting services are provided by Professors Stephen Satchell and Graham Partington. We have over fifty years’ experience in finance, economics and econometrics. Our experience involves consulting, together with teaching, and researching at universities around the world including Cambridge University and the University of Sydney. We have coauthored and also edited many books on finance and published over three hundred research papers. Our consulting experience covers reports to government entities, corporates and financial institutions, either in an advisory capacity or as an expert witness. That advice has involved corporate finance, particularly valuation and the cost of capital, dividend imputation, forest valuation, asset pricing, financial econometrics, quantitative finance, risk measurement, and asset management by investment funds.

Coras is not just a consultancy; we're a veteran-founded, employee-owned Crew providing cutting-edge advisory services to the public and private sector. We are passionate about business improvement, asset and project management, strategic procurement, regulatory compliance, and governance and assurance. Through the impactful work we do, our trailblazing consultants have developed a strong reputation in Defence and National Intelligence. We are trusted advisors, renowned for the calibre of our people and our track record of quality service delivery.

At the core of our business is an ethos of Thinking New, and the belief that a diversity of perspectives is the key to progress. We bring extensive knowledge, sound processes and, given our humanistic approach, awesome stakeholder management. Beyond their expertise, our team members are individuals of integrity, fostering collaborative relationships with our clients and partners. Our Crew is allergic to average, and is always on the lookout for innovative solutions to deliver real value to our clients.

Our success lies in enabling clients to thrive independently. We're committed to continuous improvement, investing in our team to uphold the highest standards. We offer extensive knowledge, robust and effective processes, and exemplary stakeholder management, all rooted in a deeply human approach. 

The University of Wollongong (UOW) is a leading global university, powered by its people, partnerships and communities. UOW’s vision is to inspire a better future through education, research and partnership.

UOW is globally recognised for delivering impactful research that drives positive change. UOW ranks 44th among the world’s universities for social and economic impact in the 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which are benchmarked against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

UOW’s world-class capabilities provide a deep base of research and commercialisation capacity that greatly magnifies the potential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to grow and compete.

Our researchers work with some of the world’s best research partners to solve the biggest questions facing society, striving towards a better quality of life for future generations. UOW’s research is purposeful, focusing on:

• Power, energy and infrastructure
• Healthy living
• Bio-medical sciences
• Future manufacturing 
• Social change and public policy

UOW is providing solutions that support emerging businesses and transform core industries to adopt advanced technologies and innovative systems. The research community has created an environment where entrepreneurship and innovation can thrive so research can be transferred into commercial products and services.

Atturra Advisory and Consulting (Atturra Advisory) is the strategic consulting arm of Atturra, a publicly listed, sovereign-owned advisory and IT solutions provider with almost 1,000 employees and a national footprint across Australia. Supporting the Australian Government for over 20 years, we have established ourselves as a leading strategic management advisory firm. With a deep understanding of the unique operating environment of the public sector and its key pain points, Atturra Advisory is trusted to provide practical, independent advice to senior executives across government at strategic, operational, and tactical levels.

We offer a comprehensive suite of capabilities, including strategy development to help government agencies achieve their long-term objectives, enterprise governance to ensure effective and compliant operations, risk management to protect operations and assets, and process improvement to enhance efficiency. These services enable us to deliver tailored, impactful solutions that meet the unique needs of the public sector.

Leveraging our connection to our parent company, Atturra, we provide end-to-end organisational transformation capabilities at any stage of the maturity cycle. Atturra’s offerings include advisory, cloud business solutions, business applications, data and analytics, and managed services. Additionally, as an ASX-listed entity, we comply with ASIC’s stringent governance requirements, ensuring commercial sustainability and integrity.

Limerick & Associates is a small management consultancy specialising in Indigenous governance, research and evaluation and community development. The Principal, Dr Michael Limerick, brings a rare blend of high-level public sector expertise in Indigenous policy, legislation and service delivery together with academic rigour in research and evaluation practice. Dr Limerick has 14 years’ experience in legislative, policy and management positions in the Queensland Government and 16 years’ experience as a consultant specialising in Indigenous governance development, research, program evaluation, and facilitation of cross-sector partnerships.

Limerick & Associates has particular strengths in project management and coordination of complex policy and program evaluations and initiatives, engagement with First Nations stakeholders, rigorous research and analysis and preparation of high quality reports. After three decades working in and with First Nations communities, Limerick & Associates has a strong network of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consultants and field workers who can be engaged for particular projects. Limerick & Associates also partners with Aboriginal social enterprise, Myuma Pty Ltd, for evaluations and other community development projects.

Sando Australia Pty Ltd is a 100% Australian-owned and staffed specialist consultancy. Our clients include Federal/State government departments, along with large commercial organisations across Australia, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. We specialise in:

1. Strategic Sourcing: Comprehensive option development and analysis, procurement risk assessment, sourcing strategy and tender creation, end-to-end multi-stage tendering process management (e.g. ITR, EOI, RFx, etc), ‘red team’ reviews and robust evaluation of tender responses.
2. Corporate Negotiations (including Dispute Resolutions): Negotiation of large multi-faceted contractual arrangements that govern the buying and selling of strategic assets and services. We cover the full gambit of operational, commercial, financial, legal, environmental and relational elements that must seamlessly coexist for contemporary B2B contracts to be effective.
3. Vendor Optimisation: Design, implementation and improvement of vendor arrangements and related policies/procedures (e.g. governance, quality assurance, risk management, contract administration, etc).

Sando purposely consists of only a handful of senior professionals - each with extensive qualifications and experience at the Executive level.  This enables us to be a market-leader in our chosen specialist fields and provide truly tailored and pointed advice and services to our clients. We embody the central attributes of honesty, integrity, dedication and diligence in all that we do.

elevenM is a specialist consulting firm helping you mitigate digital risks and build trust, with our service offerings across cyber security, privacy, AI and data governance, strategic communications, awareness and training. Our mission is to build trust in the online world. 

With Australian organisations collecting, handling and storing more data than ever before, and uses digital technologies in more innovative ways than ever before, managing data and the information environment is now a significant challenge. This challenge crosses the increasing community and regulatory expectations in privacy, the rapidly evolving threat landscape in cyber, and the increasing data holding associated with the digital economy.

Adding to that, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are taking businesses by storm. But making the most of these technologies requires a structured and rigorous approach to understanding and mitigating their risks.

Our team spans and closes these gaps, bringing together Australia’s leading (and multi-disciplinary) cyber security, privacy, and information, data and AI governance experts, to ensure your digital challenges and data risks are considered holistically, with an expert view across the entire field. 

As well as breadth of experience in the industry, the elevenM team brings extensive experience across both the public and private sectors. 

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) is the national peak membership body for public and not-for-profit hospitals and health services – across hospital, primary and community care. We connect leaders within and beyond the health sector, across research, policy and practice, to achieve a collective focus on the best healthcare system to support a healthy Australia.

Our consulting services are dedicated to transforming the healthcare landscape towards this vision. We draw together the expertise from our networks, achieving a systems lens for innovative solutions that are outcomes-focused and value-based.

We offer comprehensive support in navigating complex healthcare environments. Our team of seasoned professionals is committed to fostering collaborative partnerships and creating actionable insights that drive impactful reforms.

Partnering with AHHA for your consulting services means accessing a wealth of expertise and a commitment to excellence in advancing health systems and services. 

As one of the largest and most successful medical research institutes in Australia, we have a trusted reputation for producing high quality research, with researchers and facilities of the highest standing in the sector. We recognise that by collaborating with Government, we can help ensure our research is informed by real-world contexts and can be more effectively translated into policy and practice outcomes that are appropriate, feasible and pragmatic.

At the Institute, we conduct research across several research themes, including: Indigenous Health, Brain and Behaviour, Chronic and Severe Diseases, and Early Environment. We bring together experts with wide-ranging knowledge and skills who work with Government to advocate for evidence-based programs and initiatives, drive systems change and direct investment to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families.

We offer a range of services and tailored solutions to Government agencies including, but not limited to:

• evidence review and synthesis
• population-based surveys
• community consultation
• stakeholder consultation
• monitoring and evaluation frameworks
• data analytics, linkage and statistical modelling
• program/service evaluation
• economic analysis and modelling

Our strong collaboration with Government ensures that our research is both useful and used, helping to achieve our vision of happy healthy.

Merit Solutions is a Brisbane-based consultancy with a highly qualified team who have worked at senior levels in the Australian and Queensland governments. We have been in operation since 1996 and specialise in providing ethical and professional consulting services for public sector clients.  While based in Brisbane, we can travel throughout Australia or deliver services virtually where appropriate.

Within the category of Organisational Planning and Development - Business Strategy and Improvement, our track record includes successful projects for Australian and Queensland Government clients.  These have involved functional reviews of organisational design, resourcing and workforce capability; development of options and recommendations in relation to organisation structures and related implementation plans; business process reviews and mapping which have streamlined delivery.  

Within the category of Human Resources – Workforce Strategy, we have completed successful projects for Australian and Queensland Government clients.  Examples include reviews of roles and structures including consideration of classification level and job design, development of job descriptions and recommendations regarding organisational structure, review and development of human resource policy, procedures and related resources.

We are client-centred, genuinely ethical and committed to a collaborative approach which delivers outcomes and is generous in sharing expertise to build internal capability. 

HoustonKemp Economists is a full service, economic consultancy firm that works closely with government clients to provide robust evidence-based insights to policy design, evaluation, and implementation. We are known for our professionalism, quality of our analysis, and capacity to deliver within tight time timeframes. 

Our services include cost benefit evaluation, input/output analysis, CGE modelling, market analysis, competition analysis, regulatory analysis, economic analysis, data analytics including data visualisation, statistical analysis, optimisation and wholesale energy market modelling.

We have particular expertise in infrastructure sectors (electricity, gas, water, transport, ports), policy areas including decarbonisation, energy transition, heavy vehicle regulation, infrastructure regulation, energy efficiency, and policy design and implementation.

We work closely with our clients to provide our technical and subject matter expertise to meet our clients’ needs. With 30 professional economists, and access to the ‘best-in-class’ economic modelling and statistical tools, HoustonKemp has the depth and breadth of technical economic capabilities to meet any analytical need. 

We are regularly called upon to provide insights to improve public policy decision making and analysis.

We are project management and advisory specialists that provide an array of services, including:

• Project Management & Contract Administration
• Business Case development and Economic Analysis
• Procurement and Transaction Management
• Decarbonisation and Climate Advisory
• Sustainability Strategy, Reporting and Disclosures
• Communications and Stakeholder Engagement
• PMO and Project Controls
• Value Engineering
• Lifecycle Costing
• Asset Management
• Programming and Scheduling
• Constructability Advice

We operate across a range of key sectors, including Infrastructure, Transport, Defence, Energy, Residential, Social Infrastructure, Commercial Property, Resources and Water.

We have a range of capabilities that enable us to work across the whole project life cycle, helping clients work through concept, project requirements and business case development, procurement, and into delivery, operations, and maintenance.

TSA Riley’s difference lies in our independence, global reach and unique depth and breadth of services. We combine this with the connected intelligence of a global team of over 1,000 experts. They bring deeply specialist sector knowledge and hands-on, lived experience to all our projects.

We look forward to partnering with you.

Griffin Legal (GL)’s advisory government team are leaders in privacy, probity and procurement and policy development and analysis. 

GL are a Canberra based, nationally operating small-to-medium enterprise and are 100% female owned. 

GL have significant experience advising Commonwealth Government Departments in relation to their privacy obligations and practices under the Privacy Act. We have conducted numerous Privacy Impact Assessments and provided complex privacy advice for various Departments. GL personnel are considered experts in privacy and data security and are routinely engaged for our privacy expertise. This experience allows us to be a trusted advisor with a thorough and working knowledge of the complexities faced by the Commonwealth.

GL are well versed in the Commonwealth policies and legislation. Our team provide comprehensive and practical advice, including managing conflicts of interest, as part of delivering our probity and procurement services. GL has developed key documents which we regularly use when engaged to provide probity advisory services for our numerous government clients, including briefing packs, probity plans, probity registers, evaluation plans and communication plans. 

GL are passionate about building capacity and leaving tangible benefits, such as templates and advice, for our clients to use again after our engagement ends. 

At Ground Effects Consulting (Sunday Trading Pty Ltd) we work hard to understand what you want to achieve, and work with you on how it is delivered to unlock value. We have experience across multiple industries in Operations, Production, Project Management, Maintenance Engineering, Logistics and Commercials, and the company is well placed to develop whole of business solutions.

The Ground Effects approach is collaborative and systemic. It relies on a deep understanding of the problem space, close integration with leadership teams and program stakeholders, an ongoing focus to understand the conditions needed to deliver on the objectives and the application of our extensive experience to put them in place.

We anchor success on early and robust planning, appropriate attention to detail, the contribution of our experience to problems, and sound progress controls. We continually work to support contributors and stakeholders from the initiating phases through to final delivery and review.

We selectively apply elements of recognised management frameworks including the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Agile Project Management and various Change Management approaches, to achieve the best results. In this way we combine creative approaches with a clear methodology to discover, plan, act and deliver tailored outcomes.

Grosvenor specialises in Procurement, Program Evaluation, Strategy and Governance, and Performance Improvement in the public sector. We are a multi-award winning, Australian owned, small to medium enterprise (SME).

Since 1996 we helped the Commonwealth across hundreds of projects in:

• Procurement and Contract Management: end-to-end procurement support, procurement team on demand, tender evaluation support, contract management, procurement maturity assessments and capability uplift
• Program evaluation: design of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, program evaluations, program design
• Strategy and Governance: corporate plans, performance monitoring, governance maturity assessment and improvement, integrity and assurance reviews, AI and data governance
• Performance improvement: process optimisation, service delivery improvement, organisational model review, capability framework, capability models, culture assessments
• Property advisory: operational reviews, benchmarking and better practice, outsourcing and portfolio strategy, accommodation plans and asset management.

We transfer our knowledge and avoid all conflicts of interest. We back our claims with our ISO9001 Quality certification, the fact that 60% of our clients are repeat clients and an industry leading Net Promoter Score of +60. We have local teams in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. We consistently hear that we don't just do great work but are also great to work with because we are experts without the attitude.