Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions KordaMentha KordaMentha The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council KordaMentha In reply to the Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (28 November 2019). The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing KordaMentha The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing): I am advised: SA Health approved a variation to extend the expiry date of the KordaMentha contract, from 25 November 2019 to 9 December 2019, at an additional cost of $715,000.00. This allowed CALHN to seek relevant approvals for a contract variation from the State Procurement Board and cabinet. The South Australian government has now extended KordaMentha's contract by two months until 9 February 2020, at a cost of $3.466 million. This short-term contract extension will ensure that Central Adelaide Local Health Network can continue to work towards its savings targets while ongoing contract negotiations are underway.