12% of Commonwealth contracts published in the last 30 days appeared more than 42 days after they started.
That’s 542 of 4,418 contracts with a start date on record. Agencies have 42 days to report a contract.
Money published per day
Slowest to report
Share of each agency’s contracts published late. Agencies with at least 5 contracts.
- Grains Research and Development Corporation89% (8/9, worst 871d over)
- National Health and Medical Research Council86% (6/7, worst 379d over)
- Federal Court of Australia67% (8/12, worst 133d over)
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet51% (22/43, worst 79d over)
- Australian Centre for Disease Control50% (4/8, worst 93d over)
- National Anti-Corruption Commission50% (3/6, worst 1,124d over)
- CSIRO50% (3/6, worst 994d over)
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade48% (116/244, worst 2,237d over)
Biggest spenders
Total value of new contracts published.
- Department of Defence$1.1B (2,337)
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade$253.4M (244)
- Australian Taxation Office$227.7M (67)
- Australian Digital Health Agency$200.2M (10)
- Commonwealth of Australia$200M (2)
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Aid Program$177.6M (26)
- Department of Health, Disability and Ageing$170.1M (112)
- Department of Home Affairs$69.6M (68)
Top suppliers
Grouped by ABN where one is recorded.
- The Trust Company (Australia) Ltd A The 747 Collins St Trust and The Tr ABN 21000000993$212.3M (1)
- Accenture Australia Pty Ltd ABN 49096776895$183.1M (3)
- Palladium International Pty Ltd ABN 23010020201$166.7M (1)
- FMS ACCOUNT RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA $156.8M (2)
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“FMS Account” is Foreign Military Sales, a United States Government program. Defence buys the equipment from the US Government, which buys it from the manufacturer. The supplier name is shown as Defence published it: it identifies the account the payments go to, not the company that makes the equipment, and the manufacturer is not on the record. These purchases are always limited tender, because there is only one seller.
- ACTEWAGL RETAIL LTD ABN 46221314841$140.1M (2)
- COWATER INTERNATIONAL INC $110M (1)
- LEIDOS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED ABN 79612590155$100M (10)
- CALYTRIX TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD ABN 75092706217$63.9M (3)
Why competition was skipped
Reasons agencies gave for limited tenders, by contract value.
- No reason given$630M (2,609)
- 10.3.e. Additional deliveries by original supplier intended as replacement parts, extensions, or continuation for existing goods or services for compatibility.$167.8M (165)
- 10.3.d.iii. Supply by particular business: due to an absence of competition for technical reasons.$156.3M (96)
- 10.3.b. Extreme urgency or events unforeseen.$15.2M (9)
- 10.3.d.ii. Supply by particular business: with no reasonable alternative or substitute: to protect exclusive rights or proprietary information.$10.8M (27)
- Estimated value was under the procurement threshold.$1.9M (7)
- 10.3.g. Prototype intended for limited trial or developed at the entity's request for a research, experiment, study, or original development contract.$1.6M (4)
- 10.3.a.iii. No tenderers satisfied conditions for participation.$1M (3)
Largest contracts
| Contract | Agency | Supplier | Category | Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN4276373 Building Lease – Melbourne. Start date of lease 5 May 2027 | Australian Taxation Office | The Trust Company (Australia) Ltd A The 747 Collins St Trust and The Tr | Management, business and administrative services | open | $212,288,424 |
| CN4274352 New Colombo Plan Program Support | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Palladium International Pty Ltd | Management, business and administrative services | open38d late | $166,650,000 |
| CN4273297 Application Support and Maintenance Services for Digital Health Infrastructure | Australian Digital Health Agency | Accenture Australia Pty Ltd | Engineering, research and technology services | open | $161,556,495 |
| CN4274085 ACT Large Market electricity services - Whole of Australian Government
This contract notice has been reported on behalf of participant agencies under the Whole of Australian Government electricity services arrangement.
In the interest of transparency, the estimated contract value has been reported in full on behalf of agencies. | Commonwealth of Australia | ICON RETAIL INVESTMENTS LIMITED AND AGL ACT RETAIL INVESTMENTS PTY LTD Trading as ACTEW AGL RETAIL | Public utilities and public sector services | open28d late | $140,000,000 |
| CN4277004 Management of Human Development Initiative (Timor-Leste) | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Aid Program | COWATER INTERNATIONAL INC | Management, business and administrative services | open | $110,000,000 |
| CN4271829 Enterprise Computing Services | Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | LEIDOS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED | Engineering, research and technology services | open | $90,859,291 |
| CN4276014 Marine Craft Systems and Subassemblies Show more“FMS Account” is Foreign Military Sales, a United States Government program. Defence buys the equipment from the US Government, which buys it from the manufacturer. The supplier name is shown as Defence published it: it identifies the account the payments go to, not the company that makes the equipment, and the manufacturer is not on the record. These purchases are always limited tender, because there is only one seller.
| Department of Defence | FMS ACCOUNT RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA | Vehicles, aircraft, ships and their parts | limited | $85,201,420 |
| CN4277336 Marine craft systems and subassemblies Show more“FMS Account” is Foreign Military Sales, a United States Government program. Defence buys the equipment from the US Government, which buys it from the manufacturer. The supplier name is shown as Defence published it: it identifies the account the payments go to, not the company that makes the equipment, and the manufacturer is not on the record. These purchases are always limited tender, because there is only one seller.
| Department of Defence | FMS ACCOUNT RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA | Vehicles, aircraft, ships and their parts | limited | $71,592,061 |
| CN4274086 WA Large Market electricity services - Whole of Australian Government
This contract notice has been reported on behalf of participant agencies under the Whole of Australian Government electricity services arrangement.
In the interest of transparency, the estimated contract value has been reported in full on behalf of agencies. | Commonwealth of Australia | Shell Energy Retail Pty Ltd | Public utilities and public sector services | open32d late | $60,000,000 |
| CN4274619 Process Design and Design Integration services for new Nuclear Medicine Facility. | Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation | Synertec Pty Ltd | Engineering, research and technology services | open | $45,530,474 |
| CN4277136 Mekong-Australia Partnership Phase 2 Support Unit | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Aid Program | Tetra Tech International Development Pty Ltd | Management, business and administrative services | open519d late | $38,500,000 |
| CN4274268 Australian Cultural Orientation | Department of Home Affairs | IOM (AUD) | Politics and civic affairs services | open | $33,658,614 |