The 400+ consultancies on the Management Advisory Services Panel
The Australian Government has completed the multi-year procurement process for its Management Advisory Services Panel, appointing a total of more than 400 consulting firms and professional services groups to its list of preferred consultancy suppliers for Commonwealth entities.
Launched in 2021, the Management Advisory Services Panel provides commonwealth entities and government organisations with a framework and vetted list of consultancies that must/can be procured for their consultancy projects.
The framework agreement, also known as a Whole of Australian Government arrangement, has been established to improve the quality, consistency and efficiency of externally hired consulting services, with a total of 411 suppliers appointed to the three panel services areas: financial management advisory services, corporate management advisory services, and commercial management advisory services.
After unveiling the list of suppliers for the financial management advisory services panel mid-2021, early 2022 the consultancies for the corporate management advisory services panel were appointed. Late last year the procurement process for the third panel – commercial management advisory services – was concluded.
Within each panel, consultancies have been selected for one or more service categories (for example: human resources within the corporate management advisory services panel) or service subcategories (for example: workforce management within the service category human resources) for which they were assessed to provide value for money.
A full list of the suppliers appointed to the Management Advisory Services Panel:
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A&P Advisory
Aalto Consulting
ABMRisk
ABR Virtus
ABT Associates
Accenture
ACIL Allen
Adam Smith International
ADAPTBL
AECOM
Aegis9
Aerosafe Risk Management
Agilient
Agora Consulting
Aither
Aldermane Consulting
Alinea International
Allen and Clarke Consulting
Alluvium Consulting
Ally Group
ArcBlue Consulting
ARTD Consultants
Artemis Partners
Asia Pacific International
Aspex Consulting
Astryx
Attained Success Consulting
Atticusnow
Aurecon Australasia
Australian Academy of Science
Australian Academy of the Humanities
Australian Catholic University
Australian Government Actuary
Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association
Australian Healthcare Associates
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian National University
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Australian Survey Research
Auxiom
Axiom Associates
Axios Advisory
Bastion Insights
Bayley Family Trust
BBSA
Bdna Group
BDO
Beacon Strategies
Beca
Behavioural Insights
Being Group
Bell Settlement
Bellchambers Barrett
Bendelta
Bentleys
Bevington Group
Big Village Australia
BIOINTELECT
BIS Oxford Economics
Block 5 Consulting
Bluebird Consultants
Braxford Consultancy
Brenda Colahan Fine Art
Broadleaf Capital International
Brooke Institute
Bryan Whitefield Consulting
Business Review Group
Callida Consulting
Capgemini
CAST Intelligence
Castalia Strategic Advisors
Centium
Centre for Customs and Excise Studies
CEPA
Challis & Company
Charles Kendall Australia
Charterpoint
Chartertech
ChatHouse
Citigroup Global Markets
Clayton Utz
Clear Horizon
Clyde and Co
Cobalt
Collective Insights Consulting
Collegium (Negotiation Partners)
Colliers International
Common Capital
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Communication Link
ConceptSix
Conscia
Consulting & Implementation Services
Coolamon Advisors
Coras Solutions
Corcillium
Cordelta
CoreBridge Consulting
Cornwall Insight
Corporate Scorecard
Coxswain Alliance
Credit Suisse
Crowe
Cube Group
Cultural Perspectives
CurbyMcLintock
Curijo
Curtis Incorporated
Customer Driven Solutions
Customer Science
Cyber Capability
CyberCX
D.B.M Independent Consultants
Dandolo Partners
Dart Legal and Consulting
DBM Social Research
Deloitte
Delos Delta
DMV Consulting
Downer Professional Services
Duniya
DXP Consulting
E3 Advisory
Economic Insights
Elabor8
Elemental Insight
ElevenM Consulting
Ellipsis & Company
Elysium EPL
EMCa
EMD Consultants
Emerson Health
EP Accountants Advisers
Equal Research
Equity Economics & Development Partners
Etheus
Evaluate Consulting
Ever Change and Communication
Evohealth
EY
Farrier Swier Consulting
Faster Horses
Fiftyfive5
Financial & Commercial Advisory
Finity Consulting
Flagstaff Partners
Flinders University
Forge Advisory
Freebody Cogent
Freeform Strategy
Frontier Economics
FTI Consulting
Future Friendly Team
Fyusion
Galent
Galexia
Gensolutions
Geoffrey Leeper
GHD
Graham Harold Partington
Grant Samuel
Grant Thornton
Grey Advantage Consulting
Griffin Legal
Griffith University
Grosvenor Performance Group
GSA Management Consulting
Gurugun
H4 Consulting
Hall & Partners
Hardwicke's
Harrier Talent Solutions
Hazelbrook Legal
HBA Consulting
Health Policy Analysis
Health Q Consulting
Healthcare Management Advisors
HealthConsult
Heartward Strategic
Helmsman
HKA
Holan Group
Holding Redlich
Houston Kemp
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
HWLE Consulting
ICA Partners
Iceni Group
Incept Labs
Inclusive Growth
Indigenous Professional Services
Information Integrity Solutions
Information Services Group
Inside Policy
Instinct and Reason
Integrity Advisory
Integrity Partners
Interaction Consulting Group
IPSOS Public Affairs
Jacinta Leanne Galluzzo
Jacobs Group
Jarrah Hill
JLL
Jost & Co
JWS Research
Kantar Public
Kaye Annette Bysouth
Kearney
Kiah Consulting
Kitbag Consulting
Korda Mentha
KPMG
KR Digital
Kristine Battye Consulting
L.E.K. Consulting
La Trobe University
Landell Probity
Latitude 4-40 Consulting
Lawyerbank
Lazard
Leadenhall Valuation Services
Leading Insight Group
Leeson Valuers & Minsol Group
Limerick & Associates
Linesight
Lonergan Research
Lower Capital
m3property
Macquarie Capital
Macquarie University
Mainsheet Capital
Marsh
Mary Haines Consulting
MBB Group
MBMpl
McGrathNicol
McKinsey & Company
McNair YellowSquares
McR Advisory
Meld Studios
Mercer
Merit Solutions
Metis
Metrix Consulting
MF & Associates
Mills Oakley
MinterEllison
Monash University
Moore
Mott MacDonald
MPC Consulting
MXA Consulting
Narada Consulting
NCEconomics
Negotiating Skills
NEM
Neoteric Group
Nexia Canberra
Ngamuru Advisory
NGS
Ninti One
No Cooking The Books
Noetic
Nous Group
Oakley Greenwood
O'connor Marsden & Associates
Omni Executive
Ontoit Global
Open House Research Services
Opteon
ORIMA Research
Outcomes Assured
Oxford Policy Management
Painted Dog Research
Paper Giant
Parbery Consulting
Parenting Research Centre
Partners in Performance
Paxon Group
Peter Berry Consultancy
Phoenix
Pickles Valuation Services
Pioneering Economics
Pitcher Partners
Pitt Group
Plan International
P-M Partners Group
Pollinate
Pottinger
Pragma Partners
Praxis Consulting
Preston Rowe Paterson
Privcore
Proallied
Procure Group
Procurement Co
Procurement Professionals
Professional Financial Solutions
Projects Assured
Prominence Consulting
Prosci
Protiviti
Proximity
Publicis Sapient
Puzzle Partners Consulting
PwC
Qp3 Consulting
Quantium Group
Quantum Market Research
RAND
Raphael Advisory
RBG Lawyers
RD Consulting
Reason Group
Resilience Outcomes
Resilient Results
Resolution Consulting Services
Risk 2 Solution
RMIT University
Rothschild
Roy Morgan
RP Infrastructure
RPS AAP Consulting
RPV Consultants
RSM
Sando
Sapere Research Group
Scripted Vision
SEC Newgate
Sententia Consulting
SER Solutions
Smarterknowledge
SMEC
Social Ventures
Sparke Helmore Consulting
Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Stantons International
StewartBrown
Strategic Development Group
Strategic Project Partners
Successful Projects
Sue Bird Consulting & People Services
Sunday Trading
Sustainable Governance
Sweett Group
Swinburne University of Technology
Switch Transformation Consulting
Synergies Economic Consulting
Synergistiq
Synergy Group
Tailored HR Solutions
Tanner James Management Consultants
Tarsier Consulting
Taylor Fry
Telethon Kids Institute
Terra Schwartz
Terrace Services
Tetra Tech Coffey
The Australia and New Zealand School of Government Limited
The Australian Council for Educational Research Limited
The Behavioural Architects
The Boston Consulting Group
The Centre for International Economics
The Insight Executive Search Group
The Lote Agency
The Marsden Jacob Unit Trust
The Sax Institute
The Social Research Centre
The Trustee for DLH Trust
The Trustee for Levant Consulting Trust
The Trustee for the Peak Usability Trust
The University of Adelaide
The University of Queensland
The University of Wollongong
Thinkable Partners
ThinkPlace
Thoughtpost Governance
TMS Consulting
Tracey Brunstrom & Hammond
Transport Management Consulting
TSA Management
Turner & Townsend
Ubique Partners
Uncommon Knowledge
University of Canberra
University of New South Wales
University of Newcastle
University of South Australia
University of Tasmania
University of Technology Sydney
Urbis
ValQuip Consulting
VCG Digital
Vescient
Vincents
Voak Group
VUCA
Wallis Social Research
Walter Partners
Whereto Research Based Consulting
William Buck
Woollahra Partners
Work Science
Workplace Research Associates
Yaran Business Services
Yardstick Advisory
According to the latest data from the Australian National Audit Office, total spending by the government on external staffing is above the $5 billion mark annually, with a sizeable chunk of that number going to consultancies. Notably, more than $1 billion is spent on ‘just’ seven large consulting firms.
About the Management Advisory Services Panel
According to the Government’s definition, consultancy refers to “the provision of professional, independent advice, and other strategic services that involve the development of an intellectual output which represents the independent view of a service provider and assists with entity decision‑making.”
For non-corporate Commonwealth entities that are subject to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act), the use of the panel is mandatory (i.e. they have to use one or more of the consultancies listed on the framework). Corporate Commonwealth entities (CCEs) listed in the PGPA Act are “strongly encouraged” to work with suppliers listed on the panel.
For other Corporate Commonwealth entities and Commonwealth companies (CCs), including Government Business Enterprises (GBEs), the use of the panel is optional.
All three framework agreements will expire on 30 September 2025 , after which the Government will either extend the panel period for up to four years, or run a new procurement process.
