Department of Health & Aged Care data spend reaches $32.8m

The Australian Department of Health & Aged Care has increased its data modernisation spending to $32.8 million following the signing of $13 million in new contracts. The initiative aims to establish a new enterprise data and analytics platform utilizing Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services.

Four primary companies are involved in the delivery and data migration work: Accenture, Deloitte, NTT, and Google. Accenture holds the largest contract, which has grown to $17.1 million following a $7.7 million amendment in July. NTT’s contract reached $9.7 million after a $5.3 million amendment in May, and it manages the GCP consumption. Deloitte’s involvement is valued at $2.6 million, while Google provided approximately $150,000 in platform training in 2024. Most contracts are scheduled to run through mid-2027.