Senate Order on Entity Contracts – listing relating to the period 2023–24 financial year  

Pursuant to the Senate Order for entity contracts, the following table sets out contracts entered into by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority which provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive) and which:

  1. valued at or above $100,000 (GST inclusive); and
  2. entered into prior to 1 July 2023 and not fully performed as of 30 June 2024; and/or
  3. been entered into during the 2023/2024 financial year.

Most of the contracts listed contain confidentiality provisions of a general nature that are designed to protect the confidential information of the parties that may be obtained or generated in carrying out the contract.

The reasons for including such clauses include:

  • ordinary commercial prudence that requires protection of trade secrets, proprietary information and the like
  • protection of other Commonwealth material and personal information.

The accountable authority of the APVMA has assured that the listed contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions.

Contract details

ContractorSubject matterAmount of considerationStart dateAnticipated end dateWhether contract contains provisions requiring the parties to maintain confidentiality of any of its provisions (Y/N)ReasonWhether contract contains other requirements of confidentiality (Y/N)Reason
Technology One Pty LtdImplementing a OneGov Financial Management Information System (FMIS)

$1 580 392.28

7 May 20187 May 2025YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
DXC Technology Australia Pty LtdProvision of ICT managed services and cloud based infrastructure

$27 459 597.60

13 Dec 201812 December 2024NoN/ANoN/A
MPG Funds Management Pty LtdLease of office accommodation

$18 050 757.00

3 June 20192 June 2034NoN/AYesOther: activities of the tenant at the premises; information disclosed during dispute resolution
Macquarie TelecomTelecommunications services panel arrangement Digital Transformation Agency (DTA)

$424 743.06

18 June 201930 June 2025YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
Macquarie TelecomSecure internet gateway services

$4 623 080.24

31 July 201930 June 2025YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
NBD Enterprises Pty LtdLease of office accommodation

$1 704 727.90

16 March 202015 March 2025YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
BellChambers BarrettProvision of audit services

$450 000.00

21 Sept 202021 Sept 2024YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
Reserve Bank Australia - RBAProvision of Transactional Banking Services (RBA)

$330 000.00

21 Dec 202122 Dec 2026YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
Origin EnergyArmidale Electrical supply

$148 500.00

1 Jan 202231 Dec 2024YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
Infinite Consulting Pty LtdProvision of personnel services

$624 514.28

3 April 202315 March 2025YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
Terrace Services Pty LtdMulti-Faceted Support

$1 716 613.62

21 April 202331 March 2025YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
McGrath Nicol AdvisoryProfessional Services Cyber Security

$1 028 500.00

28 April 202330 Dec 2025YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
Torque SoftwareLighthouse Software

$154 592.59

20 June 202320 June 2026YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
AurionProvision of Aurion payroll services and software agreement (SaaS-Cloud)

$322 224.17

2 August 202331 July 2026YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
Cre8tive Provision of GovCMS Drupal Services

$100 000.00

15 August 202330 November 2023YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
Clear DynamicsProvision of myAPVMA Scoping and Req

$110 000.00

9 October 202330 November 2023NoN/ANoN/A
Noetic Solutions Pty LtdProvision of Project Management Support

$250 000.00

27 November 202326 April 2024YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
Objective Corporation LimitedProvision of Objective Software (SON3490955)

$2 151 184.67

13 December 202312 December 2026NoN/ANoN/A
Derwent Search Pty LtdFor the provision of CEO Recruitment

$130 000.00

4 March 202417 July 2024NoN/ANoN/A
The Information Management Group Pty LtdProvision of Digitisation of Paper and Printed Materials

$290 092.68

1 May 20241 May 2026NoN/ANoN/A
ORIMA Research Pty LtdFor the provision of APVMA stakeholder and public survey (SON3352211)

$125 719.00

3 May 20241 January 2025NoN/ANoN/A
Capital RecruitProvision of Labour hire services

$100 890.90

1 July 20241 January 2025NoN/ANoN/A
BellChambers BarrettProvision of audit services

$865 000.00

27 Sept 20241 July 2027YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
Digital Transformation Agency - GOVProvision of VSA5 CCC Yr2 Annual 223*M365 E3 full USL & Annual Admin Fee – 12 months

$140 645.21

1 July 202330 June 2024YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
DellDell Latitude Laptops and Active Pen

$144 807.85

11 September 202324 September 2023NoN/ANoN/A
RSM AustraliaCRIS 2025 Data Analysis Services – 15 February to 30 June 2024

$110 000.00

15 February 202430 June 2024YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
RSM AustraliaAssistance in Preparation for CRIS 2025

$165 000.00

1 June 202430 December 2024YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988
Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty LtdDelivery of fitout project at 14 Childers Street, Canberra City as per Approved Plans and Cost Plan

$1 080 996.00

1 June 202430 December 2024NoN/ANoN/A
COMTRACComtrac Licenses x 11 user licences

$185 130.00

6 August 202415 September 2027YesPrivacy Act 1988YesPrivacy Act 1988

The estimated cost of complying with the Senate Order is $480.00 and is calculated based on the time taken by hourly rate.

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