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Bull & Bear Special Assignments (BBSA): Your trusted partner in government service excellence. With 20+ years’ experience, we support agencies of all sizes in organisational design, workforce management, L&D and strategic innovation and support. Our team of experienced experts deliver impactful solutions using data modelling, forecasting and strategic analysis. We challenge conventional thinking, drive improvement and foster innovation, bringing fresh perspectives and alternative approaches to business practices. BBSA cross-skills staff for continuity, shares specialised knowledge and conducts risk assessments. We co-design with agencies to achieve efficient, effective outcomes. Discover the unique value proposition of BBSA today.

Lotus Amity specialises in valuing businesses and components of business value. We value intangible assets, including intellectual property, minority interests, preference shares, convertible notes, debt and options.

We provide a granular and comprehensive approach to valuation. This includes modelling cash flows and discount rates and providing fully referenced appendices.

Each valuation has a story. We carefully research, analyse and explain each valuation story and how the numbers (the cash flows and discount rate) relate to that story.

Our reports comply with the Australian accounting, ethical and valuation standards, the International Valuation Standards.

McKinsey brings deep global expertise, independent insight, and specialist capability to help clients accelerate transformation, strengthen change management, and build enduring institutional capacity. 

For 60+ years in Australia, our local partners and 200 security-cleared colleagues have supported the APS with rigorous analysis, evidence-based problem-solving, and bipartisan commitment. Guided by values aligned with the APS, we act only in the national interest. Consulting is our core business—we do not provide tax, legal, accounting, audit or secondment services.

PP&E Valuations is a specialist property valuation company focused on delivering high-quality valuation services to the public and government sector. 

We provide comprehensive financial reporting valuations in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, ensuring transparency, compliance, and accuracy for councils, government agencies, and public entities. With deep expertise across infrastructure, land, buildings, and specialised assets, we combine rigorous methodology with sector specific knowledge to produce reliable, audit ready valuation outcomes. Our team is committed to professionalism, clear communication, and supporting government organisations in meeting their statutory and strategic asset management obligations.

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers (HWLE) is a national firm which utilises qualified lawyers exclusively in providing Management Advisory Services to Commonwealth agencies including Privacy and Probity Services. Having intimate legal knowledge of policy, guidelines and processes in these areas, we have a unique ability to provide high quality consultancy services to government. 

Privacy 

HWLE's personnel are recognised advisors, with highly developed knowledge of the principles and requirements of the Privacy Act 1988. We advise agencies on their obligations, conduct PIAs, undertake privacy reviews, conduct privacy training, produce guidelines and notices, advise on data security assurance, and conduct privacy and data protection health checks. Our contacts for privacy services, Michael Palfrey, Will Sharpe and Kristina Mihalic, are well-known to the Commonwealth and sought after for their practical approach to managing complex privacy issues. 

Probity 

HWLE's advisors have deep understanding of the CPRs, CGRGs and according legal framework. George Marques and Brian Ambler have over 30 years' experience advising Commonwealth agencies and corporate entities in relation to procurements and grant processes. Their experience encompasses providing briefings, preparing probity plans and guidelines, competitive dialogue protocols and training to procurement and evaluation teams. They also provide ministerial briefings and investigation of conflicts of interest and complaints.

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.

At Projects Assured, our mission is clear: Our people turn the uncertain into certain. As a specialist management consulting firm in Canberra, we pride ourselves on being your trusted strategic advisors and proven delivery partners. We are renowned for solving our client's most challenging business problems.

Our team is a diverse group of energetic and pragmatic professionals. With deep specialist expertise, we are well-equipped to handle a wide range of challenges.  We can help you with:

Management Advisory Services: Our MAS team provides strategic advice and tailored business services to solve complex problems, ensuring sustainable change through best practices, proven methodologies, and effective strategies.

Information Technology Services: Our ICT team offers expert technical advice and delivery assistance for planning, designing, procuring, implementing, supporting, and maintaining enterprise-scale ICT systems, ensuring strategic alignment and optimal benefit realisation.

Capability Management Services: Our Capability Management Services team provides specialist advice and delivery assistance in planning, defining, acquiring, and implementing capabilities across the entire capability and project life cycle to achieve organisational objectives.

At Projects Assured, we are committed to delivering exceptional quality and ensuring a positive client experience.
 

Holan Group is an Australian owned professional services and legal firm based in Canberra. We provide services to federal government, and the private and not for profit sectors. Our organisation has grown rapidly since its inception, with staff located in Canberra and Sydney, and an operational footprint extending to Victoria, Queensland, New Zealand and Japan.

Our Experience

We provide professional and consulting services across all phases of the business lifecycle, transitioning fluidly from initial scoping and framing phases, through to governance and assurance. We possess significant security capabilities including a security accredited facility within the Canberra parliamentary triangle and the ability to sponsor AGSVA Security Clearances.

Our service offerings include:

• Business Improvement: Empower organisations to achieve operational excellence and transformation.
• Project & Program Management: Tailored solutions to help plan, foresee, coordinate, and manage projects every step of the way. 
• Workforce Optimisation: Enhance workforce capability through contemporary people-centric strategies, policies and programs. 
• Learning & Development: Build a high-performance workforce through customised development programs that drive lasting behaviour change.
• Commercial: Ensure value for money across engagements through commercial management, advisory, financial management, and specialised support.
• Legal services: Enhancing policy design and implementation through sound understanding of regulatory frameworks and legislation.
   

Governance has the potential to significantly impact the development and delivery of Public Policy outcomes.

Governance is a misunderstood category often grouped under the heading of “compliance”, rather than the broader topic of “governance systems and performance impacting policy outcomes”.

Thoughtpost is one of Australia’s leading public sector Governance specialist firms. Governance is all we do. 
We understand the nuance required when operating in a public sector environment, often influenced by what we describe as “constrained autonomy”.

Our principals were responsible for the development of the governance curriculum for the AICD.

Our subject matter specialist partners address the broad question of Governance from the integrated perspectives of

• policy and process,
• strategy and finance, 
• regulatory and legal, 
• behaviour and culture.

Alignment behind a common purpose produces better outcomes.

Thoughtpost can assist in multiple ways:

• We can ensure that governance structures are appropriate for the stated purpose, and effectively support the defined strategy. 
• We will help you benchmark and measure the key factors of performance and alignment to ensure effective delivery.
• We can work with you to ensure that the right skills and behaviours are engaged to drive a stable and enduring culture. 

Privcore’s team with over four decades’ combined experience helps business and government make privacy core business so they can deliver goods and services with the trust and confidence of customers and citizens. Privcore is a profit-for-purpose privacy, AI and cyber risk management company.

Annelies Moens, CIPP/E, CIPT, FIP, FAICD, CMgr FIML, a privacy professional practising since 2001 founded Privcore. Annelies is the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Vanguard Oceania 2023 Award recipient for demonstrating exceptional leadership, expertise and creativity in privacy and data protection.

Dr John Selby, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP joins Privcore as an experienced consultant, researcher and trainer in the fields of cybersecurity, AI and privacy and is one of the few legally qualified in Australia with CISSP and CISM credentials.

Privcore conducts privacy impact assessments (PIAs), privacy health checks, builds privacy programs and assesses the privacy risks of introducing new technologies, such as AI, into agencies. Privcore has produced a white paper on “What makes a great privacy impact assessment?” to assist agencies to understand what to look for when choosing to undertake a PIA. Other services are outlined under the services section of Privcore’s website.

RSM: Assurance, tax and consulting services for Australian business leaders.

We are proud to have supported clients with their audit, tax, and consulting needs for over a century. Our growth story, starting from a small husband-and-wife team and blossoming into a formidable team of 2000+ professionals, has positioned us as a leading player in Australia's professional services industry. 
Despite our remarkable growth, we remain rooted in our humble beginnings. With 32 offices spread across bustling capital cities and serene regional locations, our national footprint gives us a unique understanding of the local business landscape. We take pride in offering tailored solutions that proactively identify opportunities and address challenges.

The Parenting Research Centre is a national, independent and non-profit research and development organisation established in 1997.  We seek better outcomes for children by increasing effectiveness and fostering innovation in the way families are supported in their parenting. 

The Centre partners with clients in the health, education, disability and welfare sectors to deliver tailored solutions based on the best available evidence.  We design, adapt, implement and evaluate approaches to parenting support.   We believe that science can make a difference in the everyday lives of families when it is translated effectively into useable information, policy, and professional practice.

Biointelect is a premier life-science accelerator consultancy and CRO, uniquely positioned to support Australian government entities in their healthcare innovation initiatives. With unparalleled expertise from early-phase research to market launch, we provide strategic advice and technical support that drive successful outcomes.

Our extensive experience includes strategic business case development, ecosystem mapping, policy review, and public health leadership. We have a proven track record, executing over 450 projects across diverse disease areas and product types for more than 160 clients worldwide.

Biointelect 360degree view of the healthcare ecosystems from preclinical, clinical trial capabilities, through to commercialisation highlights our ability to navigate complex regulatory, market access, and policy landscapes.

As trusted advisers, we empower public agencies to embark on major infrastructure projects and policy reforms that enhance health outcomes for all Australians with proven impactful results. Our deep understanding of the healthcare innovation ecosystem and strategic planning positions us as ideal partners to support your goals.

Join us in advancing Australia's healthcare landscape. Partner with Biointelect to leverage our expertise and achieve groundbreaking success in your healthcare projects. Together, we can create a healthier future for Australia.

Founded in Canberra in 1999, Synergy Group is the leading sovereign, Australian-owned professional services firm servicing government. We have more than 400 specialist staff operating across Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Synergy Group has a rich history of excellence, innovation, and expertise, providing full end-to-end services incorporating strategy, design and innovation through ThinkPlaceX, transformation delivery services through Synergy Consulting, and managed services through Synergy ICTMS.  

Our approach is uniquely tailored to address the largest, most challenging and complex projects for our clients, working with them to guide, lead, solve and resolve challenges and providing whole-of-life services grounded in research and underpinned by robust methodologies and deep insight.

Synergy Group is a values-driven organisation dedicated to enacting positive change through our work and our involvement in local communities across Australia. As we grow, we are conscious of ensuring our expanding footprint leaves a positive impact on the environment and the communities we are involved with by upholding our values, which are at the core of who we are and what we do while driving our commitment to sustainable and considered growth.

Puzzle has extensive experience in helping our clients strategically transition their spaces and re-imagine how their people work together. We’re a trusted advisor & partner to clients across multiple sectors, including within the public sector.

We’re experts in:

Change management: We help our clients to engage their people and leaders, build confidence, enthusiasm and capability to align with new ways of working.

Workplace blueprint: We use data, analysis, insight and our deep experience to help our clients define their desired future workplace.

Transition: We apply rigorous project management to ensure that the physical movement of people, information and assets is seamless.
 

Tanner James is an Australian-owned Canberra-based small business with a 30+ year track record of working with the APS. We help departments and agencies uplift their project and program management capability through training and coaching in the practical application of best practice management frameworks including MSP, PRINCE2 and PRINCE2 Agile. 

We offer flexible services to individuals, project and program teams and PMOs, including establishing robust governance and plans for implementation of major new policy initiatives.

Since its inception in 2014, E3 Advisory has established itself as a leader in providing specialist advisory services throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.

E3 Advisory has been at the forefront of policy and strategy development on behalf of federal, state and international governments and government owned corporations. This includes a review of existing processes and policies for efficiency and effectiveness. We have extensive experience in establishing project and program management offices for special projects as well as assisting in establishing the governance structures for these vehicles.

E3 Advisory has developed business cases and investment proposals for major and mega infrastructure projects across Australia, and has considerable experience in undertaking business case assurance and reviews, identifying critical issues and risks.

We also provide strategic procurement services and delivery of major infrastructure projects, including strategic risk management advice.  We have extensive program and project design experience, including demonstrated expertise in managing the project delivery of some of Australia’s largest infrastructure projects. E3 Advisory also provides services for post-implementation review and assurance.

Our client first approach and deep understanding of stakeholder needs ensures that we deliver tailored, effective solutions that drive meaningful outcomes and long-term success.

SPA Australia is a leading provider of integrated consulting, legal, commercial and analytics services to government. We bring together brilliant minds to collaborate with our clients to solve their greatest challenges. Our multidisciplinary approach combined with trusted advisory and leading-edge technology and analysis takes our clients further.

For more than five decades, Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA), SPA Australia’s parent company, has specialised in providing analysis and data-driven insights to clients across the world with a deep expertise in the defence, intelligence, and homeland security portfolios. In 2025, SPA Australia acquired Proximity, a well-established and highly regarded professional services firm with specialist expertise in delivering legal, consulting, and commercial advisory services to government.

We provide helpful outcomes and generously share our experience and knowledge, ensuring our trusted advice and intelligent guidance is objective, grounded in data, enriched by experience, and reflects a deep understanding of our clients' goals.  Our team has worked with all major Commonwealth public sector agencies and across every area of government including the Department of Defence, Department of Home Affairs, Australian Taxation Office, Department of Health, Services Australia, and the Department of Social Services to name a few.
 

Interaction is an all-women led and powered, Australian small business and Registered Training Organisation. We’re not a big consultancy, and that’s the point. We work in complex environments, combining evidence, neuroscience and practical delivery to build capability and momentum. Clients trust us because we understand systems, people and the realities of change. We design tailored solutions that stick, lift performance and transform cultures. Change is hard. People matter. We help you be bold, be brave and be better.

Integrity Advisory is a boutique advisory service established in 2012. We specialise in assisting Commonwealth entities with the integrity of their operations.  We can provide:

• Fraud and Corruption Risk Assessments
• Fraud and Corruption Control Plans
• Integrity Frameworks, including comprehensive governance, policies and procedures.

BDO is one of Australia’s largest advisory and accounting organisations, with more than 2,980 people, including 343 Partners. We have offices located in Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, McLaren Vale, Melbourne, Parramatta, Perth, Sydney, the Sunshine Coast, and Townsville.

We offer the capability and depth of expertise of a large global practice, with the approachability and relationship-driven style you expect from a local firm.

Every BDO firm offers comprehensive local knowledge and experience within an international context, consistently delivering quality specialist advice. Our global network extends across 166 countries and territories, with over 119,600 people working out of more than 1,800 offices.

Charles Kendall Australia is an Australian owned specialist firm with a dynamic team of procurement, contract management and probity specialists that have extensive experience across both public and private sectors in Australia and internationally. 

We have delivered over 300 probity advisory and audit engagements covering the full range of categories across federal, state and local government. 

Our engagements delivered include high value / profile / risk projects (including multiple billion dollar projects) and complex, interactive methodologies (such as co-design, competitive dialogue, Alliance, ECI and ETI). We balance the rigour to ensure a robust, defensible process with pragmatism to find solutions that achieve the best outcome.

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.

Our focus is helping deliver better public outcomes through the public and private sectors, and the juncture of the two. From people to performance, systems to design, culture to operations, we offer a unique blend of strategy meeting execution.

Our business is integrating your domain expertise with specialist skills in achieving and sustaining strategic change so that you get the outcomes you want. We bring an integrated set of skills in strategic change, program and project management, leadership and execution. Our consulting approach is to work collaboratively alongside your team to form a strong partnership, delivering meaningful change through integrated teams.

Where it makes sense, we couple our consulting approach with our breakthrough training programs to uplift your capability in strategic thinking and problem solving, implementing change, procurement, and communicating with influence.

The expertise and guidance you get from Kiah will be pragmatic, insightful, and implementable. Our clients get extraordinary value from engaging us because our highly skilled consultants bring masterful consulting acumen coupled with public and private sector expertise.

There are common factors in how we work with our clients—and you will always find us bringing our collaborative and human-centred approach to the execution of strategic change.

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.

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. 

Yaran is one of Australia’s longest continuously operating 100% Aboriginal-owned management consulting businesses. Rick Callaghan had a desire to provide economic and culturally acceptable services and started Yaran in 2000. Rick is an Aboriginal man descended from the Potaruwutj people of the Padthaway region of South Australia and remains the sole owner and Managing Director of Yaran. 

Yaran has built an extremely strong reputation for professionalism and excellence in the advisory services it provides to First Nations corporations and Commonwealth and State Government agencies around Australia.

Yaran’s range of services include:

• Program Evaluations and Reviews
• Development of regional, business, and strategic plans across a range of industries and geographies
• Developing commercial opportunities on the back of ILUA’s
• Understanding Heritage Trust Management 

The majority of Yaran’s projects involve gathering substantial amounts of information from community consultations, desktop research and interviews/workshops with small stakeholder groups. This data is analysed and further discussed with our client prior to presentation of the final outcome. Due to the sensitive nature of our evaluations, we often need ethical clearance prior to commencing work. 

Yaran maintains close working arrangements with several trusted subject matter experts, using them as required.

Established in 2009 Lonergan is a full-service strategic market research agency. We deliver large and small-scale projects, and have in-house capabilities for online surveys, face to face, CATI and mail out. We have a full suite of qualitative services including focus groups, in-depth interviews and senior executive and stakeholder interviews. We have an in-house data science team, and run our own qualitative recruitment services We have specialist expertise amongst vulnerable groups, including First Nations, people living with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA, people with a lived experience of trauma, younger people and remote Australians. 

We deliver strategic consultancy through combining proven data collection with innovative thinking and leading-edge techniques. We offer great value for money to the government, providing a discount for services and lower fees for large value projects. 

The quality of Lonergan’s work can be confirmed by our longstanding relationships and repeat projects across social housing, privacy, transport, disability, finance, aged care, legal aid, arts and culture, and many others. 

We are ISO20252 (market research) and ISO 27001 (cyber security) accredited, supported by rigorous quality and project management tools. Our senior researchers work on every project, and are members of The Research Society. 

McGrathNicol Advisory specialises in advising the Commonwealth on: Governance and Financial Assessment; Compliance, Audit & Assurance; Consulting; Risk Management; Procurement and Probity; and National Security and Cyber.  
Our experienced team of more than 40 Canberra based Partners and staff work closely with our Australian Government clients to meet your needs and ensure high-quality delivery on time and on budget.

KPMG is a global network of professional firms delivering Audit & Assurance, Consulting, Deal Advisory & Infrastructure, Tax & Legal, and Innovation & Digital Solutions to organisations across industries, government, and not-for-profit sectors. In addition, KPMG Enterprise provides tailored services for mid-sized, fast-growing, and family-owned businesses. In Australia, KPMG has a long-standing reputation for professionalism and integrity, supported by approximately 10,000 people, including over 600 partners, in offices nationwide. Through deep expertise and a dynamic, collaborative approach, KPMG helps clients solve complex challenges, drive transformation, and create sustainable value in a digital-driven world.

Scyne Advisory are public purpose specialists, focused on helping governments and their agencies build more resilient, secure, equitable and prosperous communities. Scyne Advisory is an Australian owned, independent, contemporary, national business with the scale and capabilities to support public purpose projects and governments at all levels right across Australia.

We provide clients with access to the skills and capabilities to support the delivery of government agendas and public purpose projects. We have a market leading depth of public sector expertise across a range of capabilities including Strategy & Transformation; Finance, Risk & Cyber; Data & Digital; Infrastructure & Property.

We have an ecosystem of experts around Australia with over one thousand people working with our strategic network partners to deliver excellence in supporting public purpose organisations to solve some of our biggest challenges.

Scyne Advisory is a company not a partnership, with a Board and an independent chair. Our governance practices are underpinned by Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) corporate governance principles and public sector code of conduct standards. Our business has robust engagement management processes that ensure our work is aligned with our purpose and vision and is conflict free from the private sector.

The JLL Public Sector Valuation (PSV) team delivers comprehensive asset valuation and advisory services to public sector entities. Our expertise encompasses financial reporting, insurance, asset modelling, acquisition, and disposal purposes across all major asset classes, including land, buildings, plant, equipment, machinery, infrastructure, and cultural and heritage collections.

Comprising over 15 professionals strategically located throughout Australia, our team structure includes a diverse range of roles: administration, graduate valuers, research analysts, modelling analysts, cost estimators, valuers, senior valuers, directors, and senior directors. This multifaceted composition is integral to our success in providing high-quality and reliable valuation advisory services.

Our team's breadth of experience and specialised skills enable us to offer tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of public sector entities. By leveraging our collective expertise, we ensure accurate valuations and strategic asset management advice that support informed decision-making and compliance with strict regulatory requirements.

The PSV team is committed to future planning, currently supporting four graduate valuers who are either participating in or about to begin our graduate program. Notably, three of our four graduate valuers are successful women.

Welcome to Evohealth, where we prioritise delivering swift and effective solutions designed to support your organisation in delivering better health to patients. As leading health consultants, our evidence-based approach ensures that every recommendation and solution we provide is grounded in robust research, evidence, and industry best practices.

With deep sector expertise at our disposal, we’re uniquely positioned to add significant value and help solve your most pressing challenges. Our teams of health consultants are carefully crafted to address your specific requirements, whether it’s kickstarting strategic initiatives or implementing transformative projects.
 

Galpins are a strong firm of 50+ staff. With our Lead Partner initially trained in Performance Audit at the Australian National Audit Office and with subsequent consulting experience in Canberra, our team have an exceptional track record. Our work spans internal audit and assurance, governance, strategy and improvement, compliance and fraud. We’d love to work with you and show you that smaller can be better – we are qualified, skilled, directly available to you and provide a value for money service. Key examples –

• extensive internal audit- eg procurement, grants, financial controls, legislative compliance, asset management, sub-contractors, program/project reviews, debtor management , staff management (eg payroll, workforce planning)
• compliance/fraud reviews (on behalf of SA ICAC, reviews of governance relationships within councils, extensive reviews of procurement/adequacy of provider processes)
• business strategy, performance and improvement - service and performance reviews, including process mapping with an eye for a pragmatic balance of control and efficiency, development of strategies for clients (eg procurement strategy), strategic analysis and plans, service design. 

We also work with a variety of clients (predominantly within SA) across fields – education, primary industry, environment, regulation (eg essential services), local government, arts.

We’d love to work with you, please reach out!

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 specialise 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 optimisation
• 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 optimise 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.

IOD PARC is a private employee-owned consulting company and a leading, global specialist-provider in results-based performance assessment in international development.  With its varied client base, including multilateral, bilateral, and UN agencies, IOD PARC has developed an acclaimed reputation for its work that combines the rigour and analytical skills of monitoring and evaluation expertise with a process-based approach to organisational development and change interventions.

YouGov Australia delivers cutting-edge custom research, specialising in political, social, and market trends. Our extensive experience in conducting in-depth and impactful research, with expertise in Government and social research, ensures tailored insights to meet your unique needs.

Leveraging a global panel of over 27 million members, including 630,000+ Australian panellists, we provide accurate, representative samples. Our quantitative experts work closely with you to design and execute research aligned with your goals, using methodologies such as opinion polls, brand perception tracking, stakeholder sizing, and advanced analytics like segmentation and predictive modeling. We also offer streaming data and automated dashboards (e.g., Crunch) for real-time insights. Rigorous quality control, including real-time checks and comprehensive data cleaning, ensures reliable results.

We excel in exploring the "why", resulting in impactful storytelling and action-focused reporting. Our qualitative experts design and run focus groups, in-depth interviews, online diaries, and ethnographies to provide you with deep insights. We produce detailed and insightful reports, presentations, and workshops to ensure your studies are actionable and get traction.

Our proven track record includes accurately predicting major election outcomes and referendum results. We are fully compliant with GDPR and the Australian Privacy Act, ensuring your data's security and confidentiality. We are also ISO 20252 certified, highlighting our commitment to high-quality research standards.

Partner with YouGov for bespoke market research and intelligence that drives informed decision-making. Visit our website to learn more about how we can support your research objectives. 

ARTD is a public policy advisory firm, specialising in monitoring and evaluation. Since 1989, our team has delivered developmental, process and impact evaluations exclusively to government and community organisations. We work with all levels of government supporting effective decision making and building evaluation capacity.

Over 35 years in public policy have allowed us to hone our expertise, processes and ethics. We listen wholeheartedly. We work with you to understand your needs and goals, and then tailor our approach accordingly.  

Our vision is for a more thoughtful world. Robust evidence and data underpin our analysis. The collective wisdom of our highly engaged senior leadership team informs every project. We back this up with strong project management processes, flexibility and high levels of client service.

Our people care deeply about their work and the impact it has for government, the environment and the wider community. As an employee-owned SME, we have teams in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and the surrounding regions. We also have an extensive network of lived experience and First Nations associates around the country who co-design and co-deliver projects with us.

Connect with us for strategic evaluation, monitoring and research services that increase the likelihood of program success.

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.

At Ora, we believe bold thinking drives real progress. As experienced industry leaders, we don’t just consult – we partner, challenge, and deliver. Our clients come to us with complex problems, and we show up with clarity, courage, and a practical mindset to get things done.

‘Be bold’ isn’t just our tagline, it’s how we operate. Whether we’re advising on strategy, managing transformation, or delivering financial insights, we bring a fearless, authentic approach, cutting through complexity and making a real impact.

From strategic advisory to learning and development, from financial audits to human resources, Ora delivers across a wide spectrum of services, always with the same bold, reliable, and human approach.

Creating and promoting research-based knowledge, products and services to improve learning.

ACER is an independent, not-for-profit organisation committed to improving learning globally. Established in 1930, ACER provides research-based insights, large-scale assessments, digital solutions, and consultancy services to governments, education systems, and organisations in over 70 countries. With expertise in educational research and innovation, ACER delivers evidence-based approaches that enhance teaching, learning, and policy outcomes.

We’re not a consulting firm. If you just want name recognition or a body-shop to provide excess resources – that’s not us. But if you want a genuinely personalised approach to engaging with complexity, great facilitation skills and considered insights based on years of actual leadership experience, thorough research, transformational creativity, collaboration and co-design – maybe we’re just the right place for you. And if you need to develop strategies and plans that will actually be implemented, that is our special talent. We bridge the gap between concept and execution. We make it possible for you to succeed.

Our highly innovative, full-time team includes behaviour scientists, educators, communication specialists, designers, copywriters, animators, videographers and digital marketing specialists. Complex communication is part of every meaningful change and improvement, and we have a truly holistic approach to transformation. And we know how to shift culture.

We are trusted by the ATO, Defence, ACSC, Fair Work Commission and many other public sector organisations, as well as prestigious private sector organisations such as QBE, AMP, Telstra, TEDx and many more.

We don’t consult. We help you achieve and communicate the remarkable. The Being Group.

Our team of negotiation professionals bring a wealth of real-world knowledge and negotiation experience you won't find in a textbook.

We can provide sound advice and support on any commercial negotiation issue.
 

Conscia is structured with three key service lines:
1. Corporate Advisory
- Transaction Advisory
- Business Planning, Strategy & Execution
- Business Improvement
- Digital Transformation
- Government Policy Development & Implementation

2. Projects
- Project Management & Contract Administration (PMCA)
- Program Management Office (PMO)  
- Financial & Economic Analysis
- Business Case Development
- Tender & Bid Advisory

3. Capability
- Procurement Management
- Project & Project management
- Technical & Systems Advisory
- Asset Life Cycle Planning
- Acquisition & Delivery

Sapere Research Group is an Australasian expert consulting firm that has been providing analysis and advice across government and industry since 1997. Our core values are independence, integrity and objectivity.

With over 70 experienced consultants, Sapere's expertise spans policy, economics, finance, regulation, program/project development, governance, and public management. Our sector knowledge includes environment, water, agriculture, biosecurity, infrastructure, transport, telecommunications, defence, small business, innovation, science, technology, energy, climate change, health, education, skills and training, employment, local government, regional development, media, sport, heritage and creative industries, amongst others.

DXP Consulting is a research, policy and strategy consultancy specialising in providing clients with the insight and advice necessary to make better decisions.

Our mission is to inform and influence the design and reform of exceptional policies and strategies. Our motivation and passion is to make a difference.

We do this through the application of evidence-informed quality analysis, sound judgement and working tactically to positively influence outcomes. We work effectively at all points of the cycle from ideation through to evaluation.

While we are generalists, able to turn our heads and energies to a diverse range of issues, we have developed deep and specialist expertise in a range of areas. Education and skilled migration policies, and the labour market conditions and challenges of the professions, are key areas of specialisation. Other foci include gender equity, Indigenous opportunity and business strategy.

We value rigor, practicality and integrity. We are rigorous in the application of relevant data and insights to issues and opportunities. Our advice on how to design or reform policy and strategy is practical. Integrity is the foundation of all our relationships and actions.

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.

For 75 years, SMEC has built a reputation as a trusted partner on major Transport, Water and Energy projects around the world. We deliver advanced Transport, Water, Energy and Urban solutions for our clients, partners and communities. 

Through our network of global specialists, our teams draw on deep expertise and systems thinking to simplify the complex and deliver integrated engineering solutions across a range of diverse environments. Through our network of global specialists collaborating with local partners, we deliver excellence across the life-cycle of each project, regardless of size or complexity.

SMEC is committed to positively impact the people, the environment and the clients and communities we serve. Our teams of specialists and design leaders are enabled by data and technology, guided by specialist critical thinking, and grounded by extensive experience. Our People, Process, and Technology (PPT) framework ensures we bring the right expertise and the right technologies to projects of all complexities, delivering best-for-project solutions on a case-by-case basis. 

Real impact, made together | Real impact, made together expresses our shared commitment to create meaningful, tangible, and enduring change, through collaborative efforts with clients, partners, and communities, shaping a brighter future for all.

Ninti is an Aboriginal-owned and led project management company, registered with Supply Nation and in operation for over 20 years. As one of Australia’s biggest First Nations consulting companies, we have managed over 300 projects on behalf of the Commonwealth Government.  
Our vision is to build opportunities with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through research, innovation and engagement. Our services include project management, stakeholder and community engagement, participatory evaluation and research and data collection.
 

Workplace Research Associates is an award-winning and highly accomplished management consultancy specialising in a number of areas such as: organisational design and structural reviews, job sizing and job design, program evaluation and workforce management. We design, review and implement people management frameworks such as Work Level Standards and Capability Frameworks, policies, tools and systems. We are evaluation experts, with extensive training and experience in the use of advanced statistical and research methods. We draw on applied theory and best practice, utilising an extensive body of organisational research to inform project directions and to enhance final recommendations.

Workplace Research has provided services to APS agencies for 28 years – we also work across other public sector jurisdictions. We always work in close partnership with our clients and have delivered services to a wide diversity of organisations, spanning policy, regulatory, program and service delivery functions. We have a network of consultants and researchers based in Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide.

Workplace Research employs a team of experienced, tertiary qualified consultants, all with long tenure. We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver against our core values of:

• Professional competence
• High calibre client service
• Respectful partnerships
• Client confidentiality

Health Q is a specialist consulting company delivering national projects since 2019, across the disability, NDIS, health care and human services sectors. Our team has ‘real-world’ experience working not only as consultants but also holding senior and executive positions guiding strategy and service delivery.

Health Q has particular expertise in program and project evaluation, reviews and outcome measurement. As evaluators, we pride ourselves on balancing robust evaluation design and tailored methodological approaches with key interpersonal skills of active listening, empathy, collaboration, and partnership. We believe that a team that listens, facilitates reflection, and progresses coordinated and frequent opportunities for learning will enrich and enhance evaluation outcomes. Our relational approach ensures stakeholders are engaged meaningfully in the evaluation process, with diverse stakeholder needs sensitively managed to achieve the project objectives.

In addition, we have expertise in respect to business case development, business models, organisational governance, strategic planning, qualitative and quantitative research, stakeholder consultation and service mapping.  

We co-create innovative, practical and sustainable solutions. Empathy, compassion and respect are fundamental to what we do, as well as commercial and strategic thinking.

Established in 2005, our 20-year-old veteran-owned SME prides itself on agility and quick mobilisation, with teams located throughout Australia to support defence, government, national security, and purpose-driven organisations. We are dedicated to excellence, integrity, and enhancing processes for the benefit of all Australians.

• We provide strategic business advice, leadership, governance, and business analysis so that clients can confidently navigate complexities, make informed decisions, and achieve their business goals with clarity and purpose.
• We specialise in organisational restructure, workforce planning, culture change, and change management to help clients streamline operations, optimise resources, and drive sustainable growth.
• We excel in program and project delivery so the client can execute initiatives efficiently, minimise risks, and achieve your objectives on time and within budget.
• We offer enterprise protective security solutions so the client can safeguard their assets, mitigate security threats, and maintain business continuity with confidence.

At Providence, we excel in transforming complex challenges into actionable solutions, leveraging our diverse experience to maintain high standards across all sectors. We partner with clients to assess in-house capabilities, ensuring our expertise maximises their investments and delivers impactful results. With Providence, the promise is that clients are not just customers – they are valued partners.

Pottinger is a small-to-medium enterprise (SME) independent financial and strategic advisory firm. We advise leading companies, state and federal governments, industry associations and growth stage companies on M&A and equity capital markets / financing transactions, corporate strategy and public policy. We are specialists in providing market-based commercial advice to support government decision-making. We bring cross-border and global experience and perspective.

Examples of our work for government departments and agencies include scoping studies, feasibility studies, independent reports and transactional advice, including asset sales. We advise on projects that draw on the intersections between science, economics, strategy, policy, investments and transactions. We have technical expertise in many fields, including financial services, renewable energy / power, water, infrastructure, technology, care, agriculture, education, health, sustainability, climate change and ESG.

Our skills include financial ratio analysis, financial risk assessment and mitigation planning, the analysis of corporate structures, the design of financial due diligence programs and financial viability assessments. We conduct stakeholder communication and engagement, stakeholder mapping and deep analysis of stakeholder implications and how any proposed changes can best be realised in practice.

The Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) is a unique multi-jurisdictional organisation, created by governments to provide leading-edge research, advisory and education services that meet government needs and enhance the quality of public sector leadership and management across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

We bring together academics and practitioners to produce high quality, contemporary research and advice for government, and create spaces for learning, reflection and sharing. We work to deliver public value in everything we do.

Our range of services include:

• Design and delivery of research on contemporary issues in public administration, policy development and management.
• Advisory and evaluation services that deliver comprehensive research, evidence, innovation and advice to public service leaders.
• Facilitated roundtables and curated conversations to inform and evaluate public administration, policy development and management.
• Bespoke executive education programs for public sector agencies and departments.
• International programs, research and evaluation designed to build capability and relationships with Indo-Pacific government partners.
• Executive education programs designed to strengthen capability from mid-level to senior public administrators in areas such as leadership, public policy, regulation, governance, integrity, and First Nations.
• We also support communities of practice, including the National Regulators Community of Practice.

B&A Valuers is an independent Australian firm founded over a decade ago, providing trusted valuation and asset advisory services nationwide. Our team of certified valuers brings decades of combined experience in delivering accurate valuations for property, plant, machinery, and infrastructure assets.

Our business helps organisations, government departments and businesses get the most out of their risk management activities - by both creating value and protecting value.

The Bevington Group is Australia’s leading Operating Model Design and Process Reengineering company. Our client base includes many of Australia’s most respected institutions and businesses. Over the last 30 years we have built an exceptional reputation for excellent results with a friendly, pragmatic, and highly contemporary approach. We are distinctive in four ways:
•    As specialists in our core disciplines
•    We have more senior personnel in our team mix
•    We delight in knowledge transfer to our clients
•    Clients say we are very easy to work with

Our core practices include: 
•    Operating Model Design
•    Process Reengineering
•    AI, Automation and Digital
•    Risk intelligence
•    Change management and transformation

Agilient, an Australian-owned and operated SME, excels in solving complex risk challenges in today's multifaceted business environment.

Agilient specialises in risk management, security, cyber security and resilience (emergency, crisis, business continuity management and disaster recovery planning).

The Agilient team has developed advanced risk, security and resilience methodologies for government and industry sectors for many years. Our team members founded and chaired the National Centre for Security Standards (NCSS) and have overseen the development of Australian and international standards associated with risk, security and resilience. Many of these standards now underlie government policy and best practices.

Agilient has successfully delivered services to numerous government agencies, including ABS, AEC, Comcare, the Department of Finance, Future Fund, the Office for the Information Commissioner, the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency, the Department of Defence, the Australian Taxation Office, various hospitals and health services, universities and local councils.

Agilient has provided services for critical infrastructure entities like AEMO, AGL, Jemena, ARPANSA, Commonwealth Bank, Viva Energy, Quantem, Sydney Opera House, water utilities, and Australia's major international airports. Our high-profile private sector clients include IAG, Boral, Schneider, Equinix, Global Switch, Mirvac, Aurecon, Ramsey Health, Tyree, Hutchinson Builders, Built, Port of Geelong, and Hutchinson Ports.

A small and medium enterprise, Galent Management Consulting (Galent) is a boutique management consulting firm established in 2011with team members working throughout Australia.
Our highly skilled and experienced management consulting professionals, span a broad spectrum of services and capabilities, offering clients established credentials in the delivery of high-quality services to the public, private, community and not for profit sectors.  We offer extensive expertise in the working with and for First Nation Organisations and representatives.
Built on a foundation of key personnel from renowned consulting practices, we provide clients a strong and diverse base of skills and experience.

Gurugun is an established firm that provides professional services to government and business clients. Gurugun has core capability in organisational development services and people and contractor services. We are Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) members. Gurugun is a Supply Nation Certified supplier supporting Government and business to meet Indigenous procurement and contract objectives. Gurugun is an approved supplier on whole of government and agency panels. Gurugun can partner and sub-contract with trusted businesses and prime contractors to support delivery of high-value contracts.