Insights · Australia

The Australian government tender market

Who spends the most, and what is coming up across the country.

Open tenders by trade and state

Live counts, 11 October. Darker means more open tenders. An underlined number has a page; click it.

TradeNew South WalesVictoriaQueenslandWestern AustraliaSouth AustraliaTasmaniaAustralian Capital TerritoryNorthern Territory
Civil works188196120 civil works tenders open in Queensland82 civil works tenders open in Western Australia6717857
Building works59543129303012
Electrical1831026970 electrical tenders open in Western Australia327338
Plumbing and air conditioning35402934208125
Cleaning271912146307
Landscaping and grounds635630 landscaping and grounds tenders open in Queensland33 landscaping and grounds tenders open in Western Australia19149
Security services8109114401
Waste and recycling4330252114303
IT and software32 IT and software tenders open in New South Wales2924 IT and software tenders open in Queensland23 IT and software tenders open in Western Australia10834 IT and software tenders open in Australian Capital Territory3
Engineering services11710648 engineering services tenders open in Queensland66 engineering services tenders open in Western Australia37129 engineering services tenders open in Australian Capital Territory23

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Who spends the most

Published contract award values over the three-year window.

  1. 1
    Department of DefenceAUD 115,366,406,663 · 71226 awards
  2. 2
    Transport and Main RoadsAUD 26,082,137,990 · 6638 awards
  3. 3
    Sydney MetroAUD 19,253,475,663 · 141 awards
  4. 4
    Department of Home AffairsAUD 17,704,015,722 · 4234 awards
  5. 5
    Transport for NSWAUD 14,547,043,920 · 1639 awards
  6. 6
    Department of CommunitiesAUD 14,237,520,716 · 374 awards
  7. 7
    Department of Health, Disability and AgeingAUD 12,289,594,661 · 3628 awards
  8. 8
    Department of Social ServicesAUD 7,252,926,134 · 883 awards
  9. 9
    Services AustraliaAUD 6,649,990,860 · 5687 awards
  10. 10
    Main RoadsAUD 6,453,824,739 · 480 awards
  11. 11
    Homes NSWAUD 6,216,553,027 · 552 awards
  12. 12
    Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and WaterAUD 5,333,073,861 · 6016 awards
  13. 13
    Department of Veterans' AffairsAUD 5,308,354,733 · 6713 awards
  14. 14
    Department of Employment and Workplace RelationsAUD 4,834,186,427 · 3377 awards
  15. 15
    NSW Department of Communities and JusticeAUD 4,785,166,138 · 1326 awards

Across the country

JurisdictionContracts ending within 12 monthsPlanned this quarter
Australia (Commonwealth)37979112
New South Wales65960
Queensland802282
Western Australia5500
Northern Territory066

Updated 10 October · How we collect this data

Contains data from Department of Finance (AusTender), CC BY 3.0 AU; Queensland Government (Forward Procurement Pipeline), CC BY 4.0; Queensland Government agencies (contract disclosure reports), CC BY 4.0; Department of Finance (AusTender annual procurement plans), CC BY 3.0 AU; Government of Western Australia (Tenders WA contract award details), CC BY 4.0; State of New South Wales, NSW Treasury.