Case studies

In 2011, the Millennium Challenge Corporation agreed to provide funding to the Government of Indonesia (GoI) for various projects, including the Procurement Modernisation Project (PMP) that ran from 2012 to 2018; with the objective of reducing poverty through economic growth. This project was carried out through the Millennium Challenge Account Indonesia and the National Public Procurement agency (LKPP); with the intention to improve the procurement function in Indonesia through three key projects – one of which was the Sustainable Procurement Project (SPP). Charles Kendall Australia was engaged to provide specialist advisory and project management services to achieve the objectives of PMP and sustain long term success.

Redland City Council (RCC), a local government authority in south-east Queensland, engaged Charles Kendall Australia (CKA) to assist them in moving from prescribed, spend-based procurement activities to a strategic model. CKA undertook a review of RCC's procurement functions and designed strategies to improve efficiency, capability and alignment with corporate objectives.

Information Management and Technology (IMT) branch has responsibility over Department of State Development and Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning for developing, delivering and maintaining technology solutions for its clients, as well as ensuring that information is appropriately managed. Based on concerns with how IMT branch operates to procure goods and services in the context of the department’s centre-led model, Charles Kendall Australia (CKA) was engaged to thoroughly review several aspects of IMT branch’s procurement practices.