House of Assembly: Thursday, September 23, 2021

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Goods and Services

In reply to Mr BOYER (Wright) (4 August 2021). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. D.G. PISONI (Unley—Minister for Innovation and Skills): I have been advised the following:

For the Department for Innovation and Skills, the budgeted expenditure on goods and services for the financial year 2021-20 and each of the years of the forward estimates period is as follows:

21-22 22-23 23-24 24-25 25-26
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Total goods and services 15,877 12,267 11,564 12,715 12,969


No goods and services expenditure has been budgeted for the Department for Innovation and Skills – Administered Items.

The top 10 providers of goods and services for the financial year 2020-21 and the cost for these goods and services were as follows:

Supplier Total Value
Department for Infrastructure and Transport $4,838,317
Wavemaker $1,505,010
Data 3 Ltd $670,971
Rural Business Support Service $350,000
NEC IT Services Australia Pty Ltd $340,315
PricewaterhouseCoopers $307,243
Sideways Theory $292,504
Hays Specialist Recruitment $282,950
Frame Creative Pty Ltd $275,880
Taptu Pty Ltd $268,724


The top ten providers of goods and services for the financial year 2020-21 and the description of these goods and services is as follows:

Supplier Description
Department for Infrastructure and Transport Office accommodation provided under Memoranda of Administrative Arrangement.
Wavemaker Marketing costs for various government initiatives including Skilling South Australia.
Data 3 Ltd Software licencing and IT devices.
Rural Business Support Service Provision of services to support small businesses impacted by 2019-20 bushfires.
NEC IT Services Australia Pty Ltd Network support and server.
PricewaterhouseCoopers To provide analysis and advice on VET Strategic Market Development planning and review of the 'Upfront Assessment of Need' process to support future delivery.
Sideways Theory Marketing costs for various government initiatives including Skilling South Australia.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Temporary labour hire.
Frame Creative Pty Ltd Redevelopment of the Skills and Business digital ecosystem.
Taptu Pty Ltd Provision of enterprise and solution architecture services to support DIS systems.


No goods and services expenditure was incurred for the Department for Innovation and Skills – Administered Items in 2020-21.