Purchasing (AEC Annual Report 2008–09)

Consultancies

Annual reports contain information about actual expenditure on contracts for consultancies. Information on the value of contracts and consultancies is available on the AusTender website (www.tenders.gov.au).

A total of seven new consultancies with a value of $10 000 or more were let during 2008–09. In addition, one ongoing consultancy contract, involving total actual expenditure of $11 125, was active during the year.

Appendix H contains detailed information on consultancy contracts let to the value of $10 000 or more during the year. It also contains a summary of the AEC's policy on the procurement of consultancies.

Australian National Audit Office access clauses

During 2008-09, no contract in excess of $100 000 (GST inclusive) that did not provide for the Auditor-General to have access to the contractor's premises was let.

Exempt contracts

No contract or standing offer in excess of $10 000 (GST inclusive) was exempted from publication on AusTender on the basis that it would disclose exempt matters under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.