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Full Cost Pricing & Competitive Neutrality

Full Cost Pricing & Competitive Neutrality

Transparent, auditable cost models for competitive neutrality compliance and sustainable service delivery. Purpose-built to meet statutory obligations while enabling informed pricing decisions.

OVERVIEW

Our Full Cost Pricing (FCP) models bring transparency and accountability to the true cost of delivering services. Each model is customised to reflect your organisation's cost structures, asset base, and legislative requirements. We allocate direct and indirect costs across service lines using defensible methodologies - ensuring your pricing reflects genuine costs while meeting competitive neutrality obligations. The models are designed for ongoing use, with clear documentation and annual roll-forward capability.

KEY BENEFITS

  • Benefit
    Meet competitive neutrality and statutory pricing obligations
  • Benefit
    Transparent cost allocation with clear audit trail
  • Benefit
    Identify cross-subsidies between services and customer segments
  • Benefit
    Support evidence-based pricing decisions for council or board
  • Benefit
    Separate direct, indirect, and overhead cost components
  • Benefit
    Enable year-on-year comparisons and trend analysis

Full Cost Pricing Model Demo

Direct Costs

$5.5M

Indirect Costs

$2.1M

Total Full Cost

$8.2M

Demo visualization. Actual models reflect your organisation's cost structures and services.

TYPICAL DELIVERABLES

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Standalone Full Cost Pricing model in Excel
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Cost allocation by service, activity, and cost category
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Direct and indirect cost build-up with source documentation
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Competitive neutrality compliance assessment
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Pricing options analysis with financial impact assessment
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Position paper for audit and governance review
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Annual roll-forward and update support
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Stakeholder briefings with finance and service delivery teams