Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee [Part 2], , 1:41:37 to 1:44:02
Updates on the timing and scope of upcoming ANAO information reports regarding government procurement and contract amendments.
Topics: Procurement, Government spending
Speakers: Senator Barbara Pocock, Dr Caralee McLiesh, Lisa Croswell, Carla Jago, Unknown Speaker
>> Can I just finish one last little question? Um thanks so much for all of the work you have done on that uh consulting and contracting out. I just wanted to ask a question about the uh ANAO's information report Australian government procurement contract reporting. Um this is a report which gives a useful overview of the shape of government procurement. It's a three-yearly report last tabled in February 2023 but I don't see it in your forward work program. Do you plan to provide another update of that report?
Uh yes, we do. And uh I'm not sure about our expected tableling date. I'll just
currently scheduled for February. We had hoped to table it earlier this year. [clears throat] and we're unable to and given the the time frame involved, we're now updating it toward oh sorry procurement.
Just one moment.
>> Yeah, sure. I'm interested in what
>> We can come back to you on that. Intend is to table next year.
>> February 2027's tableabling. And you
>> February 2027 was grants, not procurement.
>> Was what?
>> Grants, not procurement. We have a
similar information report that summarizes trends in uh grants across the uh the Commonwealth. Uh I think you're referring to a information report that we prepare around procurement data.
>> Contract procure reporting. That's >> Procurement reporting. That's what I'm asking about.
>> Yeah. Apologies I answered about grants.
>> Okay. So are you doing this?
>> We're looking up procurement now.
>> Okay. Sorry. And yes, we do have an exercise of looking across government at procurement data and I believe it's later next uh year, but um we'll we'll come back to you and confirm that.
>> I'm interested in whether you can give me any preliminary data because we've waited quite a while.
>> I can answer now. Carla JGO, deputy auditor general. April is when we expect to table that report.
>> Okay. Thank you. Um, and I'd be interested in what period it will cover and whether you can give us any interim data on the value of contracts, the value of contract amendments, the increase or decrease in the median value of parent contracts compared to the previous 10 years. Thank you and thanks for letting me finish that off. Uh,
Senator McDonald,