What Value Network does

Value Network is a privately held specialist consultancy headquartered in Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, operating since 2003 (firmographics) with a 1-10 person team. The firm delivers advisory services across seven core service lines: Infrastructure Investment Services, Acquisition Management Services, Project Management Services, Project Assurance and Excellence, Team Formation and Development, Business Improvement Services, and Change Management Services. Its client base is split between NSW/local government agencies and private sector organisations in construction, infrastructure, and commercial development, with documented engagements for entities such as Northern Beaches Council, Barangaroo Delivery Authority, and State Water Wise.

Value Network's competitive positioning rests on a small team of senior executives with deep public and private sector experience, including leadership on landmark Australian infrastructure projects (Wynyard Walk, Barangaroo Ferry Hub, Adelaide Desalination Projects). The firm holds prequalified supplier status across multiple NSW Government schemes and Adjudicator accreditations under several state Security of Payment Acts, providing regulated access to public sector work. The operating model is a traditional people-based consultancy: no proprietary technology platform, no software product, no AI/ML components, and no API or app presence.

Revenue is generated through project-based, customised consulting engagements, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on the firm website, social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter), referrals, and direct contact via phone or email. The firm is led by Director & Principal Ted Smithies with a senior team of five additional consultants, and operates on a founder/management-owned basis with no external investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity in the available data. Geographic reach is concentrated in New South Wales, though individual team members reference international project experience.

Name

Value Network

Legal name

Value Network

Website

https://valuenetwork.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Value Network is a privately held Australian specialist consultancy (1-10 staff, Camperdown NSW) delivering infrastructure investment, project management, procurement, project assurance, and change management advisory services to NSW government agencies and private sector infrastructure and construction clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Infrastructure, Engineering & Public Works Technical Assistance (WASH/Transport/Energy) (BPADAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & JVs Advisory (BPAHADAI)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Infrastructure consulting
• Project management advisory
• Procurement and acquisition consulting
• Change management advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Camperdown

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Value Network generates revenue through providing specialist consulting services across infrastructure investment, acquisition management, project management, project assurance, team formation, business improvement, and change management. Services are typically project-based and customised to client requirements, delivered by experienced consultants with expertise in public and private sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Value Network is a specialist consultancy that delivers advisory services across infrastructure investment, acquisition and procurement management, project management, project assurance, team formation, business improvement, and change management. The firm serves NSW government agencies, local councils, and private sector clients in construction, infrastructure, and commercial development sectors, delivering customized project-based engagements led by senior consultants with public and private sector executive experience.

Product overview

Value Network is a specialist consultancy firm offering a portfolio of advisory services rather than a unified software product. The core service offerings include Infrastructure Investment Services, Acquisition Management Services, Project Management Services, Project Assurance and Excellence, Team Formation and Development, Business Improvement Services, and Change Management Services. These services are delivered by a team of experienced consultants and are designed to help clients optimize business outcomes across various sectors including construction, infrastructure, government, and private organizations. The firm operates as a traditional consultancy without a technology platform or software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Infrastructure Investment Services Advisory services helping clients maximize returns on infrastructure investments through business cases, feasibility studies, value management, risk management, and economic and financial appraisals. Targeted at government and private sector clients undertaking infrastructure investment decisions.
• Acquisition Management Services Expertise in developing and implementing customized procurement, tendering, and supply chain reform strategies for public and private sector clients managing acquisition processes.
• Project Management Services Structured, end-to-end project management covering the full project lifecycle from feasibility through to completion, serving strata, commercial, and residential sectors. Delivers projects on time, on budget, and with maximum value for money.
• Project Assurance and Excellence End-to-end project consulting providing assurance, governance, and a best practice approach for assessing project health, viability, and supporting successful outcomes for clients.
• Team Formation and Development Services to build and maintain high performing teams through communication frameworks, change management consulting, team alignment workshops, and lessons learned. Targeted at organizations seeking to enhance team capability and results.
• Business Improvement Services Holistic business management consulting covering organizational leadership, innovation, strategy implementation, business improvement, organisational development strategies, and performance measurement for organizations seeking improved planning, direction, and results.
• Change Management Services End-to-end change management strategies and implementation frameworks including change impact assessments, stakeholder management, communications, and training frameworks, bridging project delivery and end users.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• Javelin AssociatessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist consulting firm that partners with Value Network to reinforce services with expert knowledge in their respective fields. Partnership ensures seamless engagement agreed with clients and delivered and coordinated by Value Network.
• Rolyat ServicessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist consulting firm that partners with Value Network to reinforce services with expert knowledge in their respective fields. Partnership ensures seamless engagement agreed with clients and delivered and coordinated by Value Network.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP Australia: WSP is a global professional services firm with a sizable Australian infrastructure advisory practice. It competes broadly for the same NSW government consulting panels and major project advisory mandates Value Network targets, while also offering much wider services beyond infrastructure.
• Mott MacDonald Australia: Mott MacDonald has a substantial Australian infrastructure and transport advisory practice that competes with Value Network on feasibility, business case, and project assurance work for NSW agencies.

Direct peers

• Turner & Townsend: Turner & Townsend provides cost, commercial, and project management advisory to Australian infrastructure and construction clients. It competes for the same NSW public-sector project assurance and program management work as Value Network.
• RPS Group Australia: RPS provides infrastructure and project advisory to NSW and broader Australian public sector clients. Its project management and assurance capabilities overlap directly with Value Network's service portfolio.
• Aurecon: Aurecon is a large Australasian engineering and infrastructure advisory firm with deep NSW government exposure and prequalification on similar panels. It competes with Value Network across infrastructure investment advisory, project assurance, and program management, but at much larger scale and across all of Australia and APAC.
• EY (Ernst & Young) Infrastructure Advisory: EY's Infrastructure Advisory practice competes for the same public-sector procurement, transaction, and project assurance mandates as Value Network, including in NSW, and brings comparable economic/financial appraisal expertise.
• KPMG Australia (Infrastructure & Projects): KPMG Australia's Infrastructure & Projects group provides business cases, feasibility, transaction, and project assurance services to NSW and other state governments. It is a direct competitor for advisory scopes similar to Value Network's Infrastructure Investment Services.
• Arcadis Australia: Arcadis is a global design and consultancy firm with significant Australian infrastructure and project management capability. It competes for advisory and PM mandates on NSW government infrastructure projects at scale.
• PwC Australia (Infrastructure): PwC Australia's Deals and Infrastructure practice provides strategy, transaction, and project advisory services to NSW government clients, directly competing with Value Network's infrastructure investment and acquisition management mandates.
• Deloitte Australia (Infrastructure & Real Estate): Deloitte's Infrastructure & Real Estate advisory covers business cases, probity, procurement, and project assurance for Australian government clients, overlapping with nearly every service line Value Network offers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Wix
• Facebookfacebook.com/wix
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wix-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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