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The chief executive of the Canberra Institute of Technology agrees to take leave until an investigation into the latest in a series of controversial consultancy contracts is completed.

Documents released by the government also appeared to show CIT wanted to award the contract without an open tender process.

The awarding of millions in contracts from CIT to a self-described "complexity and systems thinker" has set off a storm at the institute, which has made its way to the ACT Assembly.

The CIT ignored procurement officials' concerns about its vaguely worded contracts for strategic advice, new documents show.

A long-time teacher at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) writes to the ACT government and opposition expressing "deep concern" about a number of controversial consultancy contracts.

The CIT board says it will commission an independent audit of the latest in a series of controversial contracts issued to two consultancy firms, both owned by mountaineer and "complexity and systems thinker" Patrick Hollingworth.

The ACT government is not satisfied with the response from the board.

Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee will move a no-confidence motion against Skills Minister Chris Steel over the handling of contracts awarded to a "complexity and systems thinker".

Mr Steel has questioned whether the contracts were good value for money.

The Canberra Liberals are questioning why contracts worth millions of dollars were awarded to consultancy firms run by one man.