Fears consultants are ‘gaming’ procurement with smaller contracts


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

The Senator leading inquiries into government’s use of management consultants has put the spotlight on the relationships between Boston Consulting Group management and senior bureaucrats after a series of its contracts fell just below a threshold for competitive tenders.

BCG has been prolific supplier to government technology projects and regularly provides advice, working on projects like the COVIDSafe app, but has worked widely across the federal government.

A group of its contracts have drawn the attention of Labor’s Senator Deborah O’Neil, who is leading scrutiny of large consultancies and their government work through multiple inquiries.

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