Department of Health

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Government Outsourcing

Outsourcing Summary

Based on AusTender records and public reporting.

Outsourcing Vendors

Total Contracts

Work Performed In

Via outsourcing vendors

In Plain English

Department of Health has 9 outsourcing vendor relationships recorded on AusTender.
Amazon Web Services ($10M) — $10M+ COVIDSafe app. Detected very few contacts. Widely considered a failure.
McKinsey — 27 contracts (AusTender 2007-2025).
Accenture — on panel (AusTender 2007-2025).
IBM — on panel (AusTender 2007-2025).
EY — on panel (AusTender 2007-2025).
PwC — on panel (AusTender 2007-2025).
KPMG — on panel (AusTender 2007-2025).
Deloitte — on panel (AusTender 2007-2025).
DXC Technology — on panel (AusTender 2007-2025).

Based on data from public sources at the dates reported. Figures may not reflect current headcount. See sources below for full attribution.

Consultancy Engagements

Vendor	Type	Contract Value	Status
Amazon Web Services	Managed Services	$10M $10M+ COVIDSafe app. Detected very few contacts. Widely considered a failure.	Confirmed
McKinsey	Managed Services	27 contracts	Confirmed
Accenture	Managed Services	On panel	Confirmed
IBM	Managed Services	On panel	Confirmed
EY	Managed Services	On panel	Confirmed
PwC	Managed Services	On panel	Confirmed
KPMG	Managed Services	On panel	Confirmed
Deloitte	Managed Services	On panel	Confirmed
DXC Technology	Managed Services	On panel	Confirmed

What Public Sources Say

All information below is sourced from publicly available documents and reporting. Excerpts are direct quotes. Click source links to verify.

31 Dec 2025Other

AusTender Contract Data (2007-2025)

“All Commonwealth Government contracts over $10,000 published on AusTender since 1 July 2007.”

17 Jun 2020News

COVIDSafe app - $10M for barely functional app

“The COVIDSafe contact tracing app cost over $10 million to develop and operate but detected very few contacts. Development was partially outsourced.”