28 April 2025
File Ref:2024034
Charles Finley
[FYI request #30566 email]
Tēnā koe Charles
Thank you for your email of 30 March 2025 to the Social Investment Agency (SIA) requesting, under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
Al contractors and consultants that have been engaged since the agencies establishment. Please
share the name of the contract, provider, the service being delivered, and the value of the contract. In
addition, where possible please publish the hourly rates being charged.
In addition to this, please can you share the decision-making logic for the use of contract resource
compared to that of internal, fixed term, or secondment type engagements.
Please find the requested information in the table below. Regarding your request for the hourly rates being
charged, this information has been withheld under section 9(2)(b)(i ) of the Act
to protect information
where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial
position of the person who is the subject of the information.
Contract Name
Provider
Service provided
Value of
Contract ($
excluding GST)
Provision of specialist
Noos
Specialist Advice
97,500.00
operationalisation advice for the
Limited
Social Investment Fund
Provision of technical advice to the Noos
Technical Advice
81,900.00
Chair of the Social Investment
Limited
Board
Talent Service Order
Robert
Technical Design lead
126,383.71
Walters
Talent Service Order
Potentia
User Centred Design
123,073.92
Talent Service Order
Potentia
Business Analyst
57,368.96
Establishment of Enterprise Project Olympus
Transformation Lead
150,000.00
Management Office
Consulting
Limited
Organisational design and change
First Stanza Change Manager
156,000.00
management services
Talent Service Order
Robert
Executive Assistant
21,201.60
Walters

Statement of Work (General) -
Bastion
IT Security
12,000.00
Consultancy and Professional
Services
All of Government Consultancy
Likemind
Procurement Specialist
50,000.00
Service Order
Limited
All of Government Consultancy
Deloitte
Establishing an investment
146,450.00
Service Order
management office: Scope,
discover and plan
Since its establishment on 1 July 2024, SIA has been setting up a range of new functions. We have
endeavoured to obtain capability through the use of fixed-term contracts and secondments where possible.
However, at some points it has been more suitable to engage consultants or contractors, particularly when
the business need is highly specialised, or there has been a need for additional short-term resourcing.
Regarding section 9(1) of the OIA, I do not consider that the withholding of this information is outweighed
by public interest considerations in making the information available.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance,
please contact
[Social Investment Agency request email]
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Yours sincerely
Kirsty Anderson
Manager, Ministerial Services
Social Investment Agency