Receipts
Contracts published in the last

12% of Commonwealth contracts published in the last 90 days appeared more than 42 days after they started.

That’s 1,916 of 15,656 contracts with a start date on record. Agencies have 42 days to report a contract.

$17.3Bcommitted across 15,656 new contracts
37%of that value went through limited tender, without open competition
13%of that value went to suppliers with an overseas address
401amendments to existing contracts published in the same period

Money published per day

2026-06-24: $121.3M across 99 contracts2026-06-25: $366.6M across 636 contracts2026-06-26: $350.9M across 346 contracts2026-06-27: $506.7K across 1 contracts2026-06-28: $884.7K across 7 contracts2026-06-29: $951.9M across 344 contracts2026-06-30: $168.7M across 388 contracts2026-07-01: $344.2M across 472 contracts2026-07-02: $667.6M across 315 contracts2026-07-03: $140.3M across 350 contracts2026-07-04: $0 across 0 contracts2026-07-05: $5M across 30 contracts2026-07-06: $19.5M across 73 contracts2026-07-07: $208.4M across 358 contracts2026-07-08: $459.5M across 556 contracts2026-07-09: $1.2B across 189 contracts2026-07-10: $229.7M across 361 contracts2026-07-11: $0 across 0 contracts2026-07-12: $4.1M across 27 contracts2026-07-13: $231.7M across 234 contracts2026-07-14: $72.5M across 63 contracts2026-07-15: $238.6M across 270 contracts2026-07-16: $115.7M across 140 contracts2026-07-17: $145.2M across 373 contracts2026-07-18: $172.9M across 34 contracts2026-07-19: $4M across 9 contracts2026-07-20: $182.3M across 217 contracts2026-07-21: $31.8M across 50 contracts2026-07-22: $144.9M across 209 contracts2026-07-23: $87.8M across 279 contracts2026-07-24: $599.7M across 309 contracts2026-07-25: $0 across 0 contracts2026-07-26: $105.3K across 6 contracts2026-07-27: $363.9M across 236 contracts2026-07-28: $96M across 202 contracts2026-07-29: $1.3B across 259 contracts2026-07-30: $327.2M across 174 contracts2026-07-31: $754.3M across 245 contracts2026-08-01: $0 across 0 contracts2026-08-02: $469.7K across 7 contracts2026-08-03: $185.7M across 263 contracts2026-08-04: $46.9M across 82 contracts2026-08-05: $697.7M across 326 contracts2026-08-06: $20M across 52 contracts2026-08-07: $670.9M across 227 contracts2026-08-08: $0 across 0 contracts2026-08-09: $40K across 1 contracts2026-08-10: $68.8M across 233 contracts2026-08-11: $258.5M across 209 contracts2026-08-12: $801.8M across 424 contracts2026-08-13: $102.6M across 76 contracts2026-08-14: $78.6M across 188 contracts2026-08-15: $0 across 0 contracts2026-08-16: $2.3M across 19 contracts2026-08-17: $179.7M across 225 contracts2026-08-18: $639.3M across 154 contracts2026-08-19: $90.4M across 464 contracts2026-08-20: $191.5M across 225 contracts2026-08-21: $185.3M across 103 contracts2026-08-22: $0 across 0 contracts2026-08-23: $1.5M across 7 contracts2026-08-24: $204.6M across 258 contracts2026-08-25: $134.7M across 108 contracts2026-08-26: $95.8M across 258 contracts2026-08-27: $91.6M across 186 contracts2026-08-28: $68.6M across 204 contracts2026-08-29: $0 across 0 contracts2026-08-30: $184.4K across 7 contracts2026-08-31: $331.6M across 261 contracts2026-09-01: $66.3M across 99 contracts2026-09-02: $39.8M across 240 contracts2026-09-03: $121.3M across 249 contracts2026-09-04: $538.4M across 243 contracts2026-09-05: $0 across 0 contracts2026-09-06: $47.7M across 36 contracts2026-09-07: $79.2M across 137 contracts2026-09-08: $118M across 263 contracts2026-09-09: $85.7M across 415 contracts2026-09-10: $57.6M across 121 contracts2026-09-11: $375.3M across 219 contracts2026-09-12: $0 across 0 contracts2026-09-13: $1.3M across 12 contracts2026-09-14: $24.4M across 103 contracts2026-09-15: $207.1M across 283 contracts2026-09-16: $49.7M across 136 contracts2026-09-17: $89.6M across 117 contracts2026-09-18: $62.4M across 235 contracts2026-09-19: $0 across 0 contracts2026-09-20: $2.1M across 7 contracts2026-09-21: $28.2M across 191 contracts2026-09-22: $64.3M across 122 contracts
2026-06-24Peak day $1.3B2026-09-22

Slowest to report

Share of each agency’s contracts published late. Agencies with at least 5 contracts.

  1. Murray-Darling Basin Authority100% (5/5, worst 672d over)
  2. Reserve Bank of Australia86% (6/7, worst 113d over)
  3. Australian Maritime Safety Authority79% (11/14, worst 337d over)
  4. Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation77% (10/13, worst 5,074d over)
  5. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare75% (6/8, worst 2,827d over)
  6. Safe Work Australia63% (15/24, worst 2,634d over)
  7. Australian War Memorial60% (3/5, worst 449d over)
  8. Grains Research and Development Corporation59% (10/17, worst 871d over)

Biggest spenders

Total value of new contracts published.

  1. Department of Defence$6.9B (7,299)
  2. Department of Health, Disability and Ageing$2.4B (492)
  3. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade$653.2M (651)
  4. Services Australia$644.4M (752)
  5. Australian Federal Police$607.8M (324)
  6. Department of Employment and Workplace Relations$554.6M (304)
  7. Australian Taxation Office$517.3M (270)
  8. Department of Home Affairs$468.1M (376)

Top suppliers

Grouped by ABN where one is recorded.

  1. DATA#3 LIMITED. DATA 3 GROUP ABN 31010545267$3B (215)
  2. FMS ACCOUNT RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA $1.8B (12)
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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.

    • CN4265062 Launchers, $1,026,174,285
    • CN4265585 Missiles, $442,276,349
    • CN4276014 Marine Craft Systems and Subassemblies, $85,201,420
    • CN4277336 Marine craft systems and subassemblies, $71,592,061
    • CN4265060 Missiles, $63,442,492
    • CN4265061 Measuring and observing and testing instruments, $22,371,520
    • CN4259875 Transportation Components and Systems, $15,528,837
    • CN4259386 Transportation components and systems, $15,090,671
    • CN4256468 Light Weapons and Ammunition, $11,381,629
    • CN4270390 Military services and national defence, $8,079,445
    • CN4270389 Security and control equipment, $2,784,403
    • CN4270391 Business administration services, $795,899
  3. VIVA ENERGY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN 46004610459$555M (21)
  4. Commerz Real Australian Management Company Pty Ltd ABN 69600097096$423M (1)
  5. GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd ABN 47100162481$415M (1)
  6. SYMBION PTY LTD ABN 25000875034$311.6M (1)
  7. The Trust Company (Australia) Limited ABN 21000000993$310.3M (3)
  8. ActewAGL Retail ABN 46221314841$294.7M (7)

Why competition was skipped

Reasons agencies gave for limited tenders, by contract value.

  1. No reason given$4.7B (8,797)
  2. 10.3.e. Additional deliveries by original supplier intended as replacement parts, extensions, or continuation for existing goods or services for compatibility.$773.4M (541)
  3. 10.3.d.iii. Supply by particular business: due to an absence of competition for technical reasons.$580M (378)
  4. 10.3.d.ii. Supply by particular business: with no reasonable alternative or substitute: to protect exclusive rights or proprietary information.$148.5M (81)
  5. 10.3.b. Extreme urgency or events unforeseen.$23.1M (21)
  6. Estimated value was under the procurement threshold.$19.4M (25)
  7. 10.3.c. Advantageous conditions arising only in the very short term, not routine procurements.$14.7M (5)
  8. 10.3.a.i. No submissions or value for money submissions received.$10.3M (11)

Largest contracts

ContractAgencySupplierCategoryMethodValue
CN4265062
Launchers
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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.

  • Contract period: 15 July 2026 to 15 June 2033
  • Published: 29 July 2026
  • Classification: Defence, law enforcement and security equipment (UNSPSC 46140000)
  • Supplier address: UNITED STATES
Department of DefenceFMS ACCOUNT RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIADefence, law enforcement and security equipmentlimited$1,026,174,285
CN4268597
Volume Sourcing Arrangement
Department of DefenceDATA#3 LIMITED. DATA 3 GROUPIT, broadcasting and telecommunicationsopen$719,899,547
CN4270016
Fuels
Department of DefenceVIVA ENERGY AUSTRALIA PTY LTDFuels, lubricants and additivesopen7d late$552,977,397
CN4265585
Missiles
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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.

  • Contract period: 13 July 2026 to 15 Dec 2035
  • Published: 31 July 2026
  • Classification: Defence, law enforcement and security equipment (UNSPSC 46120000)
  • Supplier address: UNITED STATES
Department of DefenceFMS ACCOUNT RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIADefence, law enforcement and security equipmentlimited$442,276,349
CN4267434
Domestic property lease
Australian Federal PoliceCommerz Real Australian Management Company Pty LtdManagement, business and administrative serviceslimited21d late$423,000,000
CN4257170
Supply of Essential Vaccines to the National Immunisation Program
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingGlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty LtdDrugs and pharmaceutical productsopen$415,000,000
CN4259696
Supplying Diabetes Products
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingSYMBION PTY LTDHealthcare servicesopen$311,569,342
CN4255585
ACDP Part Life Refit – Construction phase
CSIROBesix WatpacBuilding, construction and maintenance servicesopen$281,723,164
CN4259692
Supplying Diabetes Products
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingAPI Services Australia Pty LtdHealthcare servicesopen$274,453,885
CN4255306
Building Works
Department of DefenceSITZLER PTY LTDBuilding, construction and maintenance servicesopen$227,675,846
CN4263885
Software Licencing
Department of Employment and Workplace RelationsDATA#3 LTDIT, broadcasting and telecommunicationsopen$215,502,866
CN4276373
Building Lease – Melbourne. Start date of lease 5 May 2027
Australian Taxation OfficeThe Trust Company (Australia) Ltd A The 747 Collins St Trust and The TrManagement, business and administrative servicesopen$212,288,424